Chuck Billy VS. Steve Souza

[The saYer]

equal...
I liked oldschool chuck better than oldschool zetro, but like new zetro better than new chuck.

I do prefer the mighty paul Baloff, he could take them both to old and new school.

 

[JimmyPL]

For me both are great singers !! It`s just like compraing Baloff to Zetro - You can, but why to do that ??

 

[Captain_Steel]

Chuck Billy BY FAR....

I'm sorry, but I could never get into Steve Souza's voice. It's not nessesarily BAD sounding, but idunno.....There's just something about it i can't get into.

I'm currently listening to the new EXODUS, and I can say the music is incredible, but the vocals just don't hit me.....especially during the groove parts, the vocals REALLY don't fit, but maybe I just don't like groove. idunno....

Also, "First strike still deadly" is a great CD, but again.....Souza's vocals just don't cut it. Chuck's vocals really fit with Testament for ALL era's the band has evolved through. Souza's vocals fit better with Exodus, but I still can't seem to grasp them for some reasons.....

.....discuss.....

Dude, I completely agree. Souza sucks. I mean I'm sure he's a cool guy and all and my thing isn't like to go out and try to cause shit or insult people personally. But I'm just being honest about my opinion about his singing.

Comparing Chuck Billy's voice to Steve Souza's is like comparing a ferrari to a go cart. I don't know how Souza ever even made it to the "big leagues" so to speak. He doesn't possess the skill of a professional singer...but yet he is one...I dunno why that is. But as far their new album. I bought it and I hate it. Not only are the vocals lame but the infantile, anti-american lyrics are trash. (I'm not a patriot just a hatriot....) The guitars are pretty good I guess...no Bonded by Blood though of course.

Chuck Billy's voice is awesome in every way. He can sing fast or slow, emotional, aggresive, anything and everything. He rules.

 

[Captain_Steel]

i definitely prefer Chuck to Steve.... its just as simple as that.
i really seem to have gone off exodus now.... i love their older stuff, but shit man i think that the new stuff is way too produced and boring!! i mean its way thrashy but it just doesn't sound old school and raw anymore.
when i saw them live they just didn't sound good either because of the mix...
i dunno... i'm a bit fussy with my thrashmetal....

Testament are sooo fucking cool! \m/

I know what you mean about the new Exodus album being overproduced. It's like every instrument is so loud that there is no dynamic to the sound...It's just flat.

 

[DiscipleOfThePit]

I prefer Chuck to Zet but both are great. LOVE the new Exodus. I didn't live through the thrash metal years but I can see why people aren't so keen on it. The new Exodus stuff live was incredible though. On a live front I haven't had the chance to see Chuck live yet, shameful I know.