Best non-melodic metal vocalist ?
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Satanstoenail
My Larpstyle determines my Derpstyle
John Tardy
Tom Araya
Barney Greenway
David Vincent
Mille Petrozza
Glen Benton
Frank Mullen
Martin Van Drunen
Patrick Mameli
Chuck Shuldiner
All great in their prime.
Fear Factory are some of the worst noise-gate metal ever and Burton C Bell is just a lame/hipster wannabe Barney Greenway (with added FX and clean bits!) so your opinion of John Tardy is hereby stricken from record.
Tom Araya
Barney Greenway
David Vincent
Mille Petrozza
Glen Benton
Frank Mullen
Martin Van Drunen
Patrick Mameli
Chuck Shuldiner
All great in their prime.
Fear Factory are some of the worst noise-gate metal ever and Burton C Bell is just a lame/hipster wannabe Barney Greenway (with added FX and clean bits!) so your opinion of John Tardy is hereby stricken from record.
The Ozzman
Melted by feels
John Tardy is one of the most unique death metal vocalists in history
I'll give you that. He actually sounds like an adult version of a spoiled brat who gets angry when mommy won't buy him that videogame he needs to have to survive.
Killer track, I'm a fan of West's. But ffs listen to that guy.
CiG
Approximately Infinite Universe
Phylactery
Active Member
Well. I agree it's fucking disgusting, but probably in a way different from yours. Hey, I tried !
Let's see. Oh yeah, Johan Hegg. One of the best I've heard. Now that's a virile, powerful voice:
Phylactery
Active Member
You want power? Ares of Aeternus is a beast.
Check out 2:55 - 3:53
"In shimmering circles of silver light, an icy wind and spitting fire, through flowing stream, and ancient moooouunnntttaaaaaaaaaaiiiinnnnn! Thou alone dost see me!"
And:
Basically the entire performance, but here's some of my highlights:
When the vocals first enter at 6:40, fucking chills. "Bloodred sky, bloodred fields, the sun in its last breath..."
8:21 - 8:37 holy fuck. Blood curdling.
10:34 - 10:50 - "Their blood shall paint my armour, as I slay them all brutally!"
11:45 - end - "My wary hatred engraves fear in their faces as they see their death! I am war, I am death! My hammer crushes skulls and bones, screams of fear. My sword's thirst drowns in blood tears and begging for mercy! I laugh and kill, I am the God of war, I am ARES!"
3:46 - 4:16 "I will hunt these weak infidels, my people's souls must be given their rest, they must be given their rest, I will HUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNTTTTTTTTT"
Check out 2:55 - 3:53
"In shimmering circles of silver light, an icy wind and spitting fire, through flowing stream, and ancient moooouunnntttaaaaaaaaaaiiiinnnnn! Thou alone dost see me!"
And:
Basically the entire performance, but here's some of my highlights:
When the vocals first enter at 6:40, fucking chills. "Bloodred sky, bloodred fields, the sun in its last breath..."
8:21 - 8:37 holy fuck. Blood curdling.
10:34 - 10:50 - "Their blood shall paint my armour, as I slay them all brutally!"
11:45 - end - "My wary hatred engraves fear in their faces as they see their death! I am war, I am death! My hammer crushes skulls and bones, screams of fear. My sword's thirst drowns in blood tears and begging for mercy! I laugh and kill, I am the God of war, I am ARES!"
3:46 - 4:16 "I will hunt these weak infidels, my people's souls must be given their rest, they must be given their rest, I will HUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNTTTTTTTTT"
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thanks for that post. Always interesting to exchange thoughts and opinions. To answer your first question: well, yeah ! Seriously what other thing could one seek from a death/groove metal vocalist besides 'power' ?
There's good presence and shrieking ability from the Aeternus vocalist but I really am not sure it's coherent to consider black metal vocals "powerful" on the same level as death metal. I mean shrieks are evil sounding, they represent the ugliness of extreme metal... but it's the growls and barks that are "powerful". Glenn Benton, David Vincent, Steve Tucker, Frank Mullen...
Oh and has anyone mentioned Erik Rutan yet ?
1:10
And fkn Max Cavalera. Don't remember reading his name here...
that chorus is so heavy.
CiG
Approximately Infinite Universe
Erik Rutan and Johan Hegg. 
That Soulfly chorus fucking stinks though. You really do like that gay shouty shit don't you? lmao.
That Soulfly chorus fucking stinks though. You really do like that gay shouty shit don't you? lmao.
well don't tell ME that. Tell metal legend Max Cavalera. I'm just the messenger.Erik Rutan and Johan Hegg.
That Soulfly chorus fucking stinks though. You really do like that gay shouty shit don't you? lmao.
How about contributing something positive to the thread, assclown ? (yes, I'm a big Office Space fan). Users post links, some dude shits on them. Now that's gay. Wtf are we doin here ? Suggestions rather, let's see some links.
Vegard Pompey
ALLY TO GOOD, NIGHTMARE TO YOU
What I love about Johan Hegg is how intelligible his growls are, you can almost make out all the lyrics by ear alone.
because they're actually powerful. The less powerful your growls, the less intelligible because you have to add a ton of bullshit (hand muffling the mic', fake-growling, weird throat posture etc...) to make up for the lack of natural power. A lot of the brutal death metal vocalists out there can't really growl for shit, and it's just a matter of producing enough distortion from the vocal chords that it's considered somewhere within the boundaries of "growling". Glen Benton is sort of the father of deep growling, and I can actually tell what he's saying most of the time, I never had to google the lyrics to 'Blame it on God', that chorus is just pure death metal catchiness and a lot of it is due to Benton's excellent growling, same with Dechristianize. But nobody has a clue what the fuck Mohammed Suicmez is blabbering about on the Necrophaggot albums, okay sorry *Necrophagist the first record was brilliant respect due.
Phylactery
Active Member
I'm not usually a fan of the ultra deep and guttural vocals, but this guy is insane. BAAAAAPPPHHHOOOMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTT!
Also, did you even listen to the Aeternus links? Because while their first 2 albums are definitely black metal, Ares' vocals are deep death metal growls. There's a bit of shrieking, but it's mostly low growls. So no idea what you are talking about!
not bad material actually. Haha yeah BAPHOMEETTTTTTTTTTT. Good growler indeed.
Yes I listened to all the Aeternus links, not convinced.
Here. Not a huge fan of this next guy, but he had some pretty brutal performances:
Lots of power coming through and a great lows/highs distribution in the voice. Sounded bassier back then than now.
mutantllama
Active Member
Oblivious Maximus
I am the worm
For growls, it's Craig Pillard hands down. His work on Mortal Throne alone warrants the distinction. Absolutely disgusting sounding and at times so low it's hard to tell when they come in, blending with the abusive cacophony that is the music.
Haven't seen Nattefrost get a mention. His vocals got better with each album.
Haven't seen Nattefrost get a mention. His vocals got better with each album.
Allfader
Kvelding
Just to name a few:
Craig Pillard. Crawling chaos made flesh. THE monster on death metal ultra low vocals. One of the most intimidating vocalists ever.
Peter Tägtgren. In a similar fashion, his range is incredibly wide and brutal. His work on Bloodbath's NMF and mid/late Hypocrisy is devastating.
Daniel Corchado. Beastly vocals and one of the most underrated vocalists in extreme metal.
Lord Worm. Uncomprehensible, but brutal as hell vocals and great lyrics, especially for the style he did most of his work. A legend.
In black metal..
Mikko Aspa. Versatile and intimidating delivery in mostly excellent albums. Quite unique vocalists and a huge influence over the last 10-15 years of black metal around the globe.
Gruttle Kjelson. Fierce and piercing vocals, full of conviction and a marvelous catalog of albums under his belt.
Stefan Necroabyssious. One of the most passionate vocalists out there. His work on Varathron and Katavasia is just bestial.
Garm. Huge influence over black metal, almost unlimited versatility in a number of styles. Excellent catalog in black metal.
Craig Pillard. Crawling chaos made flesh. THE monster on death metal ultra low vocals. One of the most intimidating vocalists ever.
Peter Tägtgren. In a similar fashion, his range is incredibly wide and brutal. His work on Bloodbath's NMF and mid/late Hypocrisy is devastating.
Daniel Corchado. Beastly vocals and one of the most underrated vocalists in extreme metal.
Lord Worm. Uncomprehensible, but brutal as hell vocals and great lyrics, especially for the style he did most of his work. A legend.
In black metal..
Mikko Aspa. Versatile and intimidating delivery in mostly excellent albums. Quite unique vocalists and a huge influence over the last 10-15 years of black metal around the globe.
Gruttle Kjelson. Fierce and piercing vocals, full of conviction and a marvelous catalog of albums under his belt.
Stefan Necroabyssious. One of the most passionate vocalists out there. His work on Varathron and Katavasia is just bestial.
Garm. Huge influence over black metal, almost unlimited versatility in a number of styles. Excellent catalog in black metal.
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