Clean vocals or screaming/growling/yelling?

[Life Sucks]

Which do you prefer? I prefer screaming/growling/yelling, and not just because I listen to a lot of dm and bm. I also prefer my thrash with non-clean vocals, since they are just so much more aggressive - I would take Drunkard or Torture Squad over Forbidden or Megadeth any day. I still do like a lot of bands with clean vocals though, such as Judas Priest, Helloween (early), Iron Maiden, Blind Guardian, Grave Digger, etc.

 

[Lies and Perfidy]

Dude, no offense, but that's a ridiculous question. You can't make a blanket statement when you've got so many different musical possibilites, to say nothing of so many different styles of clean and harsh vocals. I mean, shit, just take one singer–I like Martin Walkyier's snarl with Sabbat, and I like his clean singing with Skyclad. There's no comparison.

 

[Life Sucks]

Dude, no offense, but that's a ridiculous question. You can't make a blanket statement when you've got so many different musical possibilites, to say nothing of so many different styles of clean and harsh vocals. I mean, shit, just take one singer–I like Martin Walkyier's snarl with Sabbat, and I like his clean singing with Skyclad. There's no comparison.

Not really. I'm talking about general preference. I generally prefer angry non-clean vocals, even though Rob Halford, Bruce Dickinson, Michael Kiske, and Warrel Dane are my favore vocalists.

 

[Episteme]

I like the harsh vocals more so than the clean ones, but if used well, clean vocals are great.

 

[Life Sucks]

I like the harsh vocals more so than the clean ones, but if used well, clean vocals are great.

My sentiments exactly.

 

[Slayed Necros]

Harsh vocals. I listen to very few bands with dominant clean vocals.

 

[Morbid_Corpse]

i would have to say I prefer clean vocals, like power metal style.

 

[Hell Mike]

What fits the music, but I mostly listen to raw and violent music so I mostly want raw and violent vocals.

 

[Crimson Velvet]

When listening to metal, I prefer the harsh ones, although nothing beats the combination of the two, if it's done properly.

 

[Morbid_Corpse]

there needs to be more options in this poll. e.g Power Metal, Death, Hight Pitched etc.

 

[Victim of Deception]

Well-done clean vocals > harsh vocals > other clean vocals

Overall, I'd probably go with clean, simply because most of my favorite vocalists use that style.

 

[ThePhilosopher]

Well achieving a good singing voice is much harder than growling or screaming, so I guess I respect clean vocalists more. I personally prefer "Extreme" vocals myself however.

 

[Intoxicator]

It really doesn't matter to me, as long as the vocalist doesn't suck.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

Depends on the style of music. In general extreme vocals are more appropriate in conveying the concepts and emotions behind metal, but clean vocals can be effective as well.

 

[Trucid]

I prefer the raspy screaming but clean vocals are good too.

 

[Jean-Pierre]

Definitely clean. I'd take Grimmett, Halford, Arch and Conklin over anyone.

My favourite non-clean singers would have to be Quorthon, Lemmy (if you consider him non-clean), Tom Angelripper, etc.

 

[byrne]

Matthew Chalk - Sceptre of the Ancients !!
Generally I prefer growls, like Lindberg etc, but it doesn't rule out the fact that clean vocals are wicked as well.

 

[Nico]

^You're right Misfit, Chalk has one fucking extreme non-clean range.

 

[Pessimism]

Well-done clean vocals > harsh vocals > other clean vocals

if they do it right i think clean dominates the harsher voicings of metal - but it has to fit the music.
overall though i enjoy much more of the demonic vocals over the clean ones i have heard

 

[Arch]

I like both.