Favorite Lead Vocalist and Why?

[Sophii]

Most people look at the vocalist/front man to judge if they like a band. Who is your favorite? They dont necessarily have to be unique or special, just who you love the most.

Mine is Kyo from Dir en Grey. Not sure if you consider them metal or not, but his ability to bend vocal styles flawlessly is enough to get me going.

 

[Draehl]

While I like several other bands more nowadays my favorite frontman is still James Hetfield. Voice, Stage presence, etc. he's the man! Used to like Mikael Akerfeldt, but he's changed over the years and seems bit of a twat anymore.

 

[The Ozzman]

3 way tie:

Bruce Dickinson
Dio
Rob Halford

If this expands outside of metal, the list changes obviously

 

[CiG]

Rob Halford would be a strong consideration for my top 5.

 

[The Ozzman]

Rob Halford would be a strong consideration for my top 5.

Matt Barlow and Geoff Tate would be in mine probably

 

[Sophii]

Nah I meant mostly metal.

Rob is absolute batshit insane. Dio is god tho.

 

[Sophii]

Oh
Speaking of Maiden
What do you guys think of Blaze Bayley when he fronted Maiden?

 

[CiG]

I'll always have a massive soft spot for X Japan's Toshi.

 

[Omni]

1. Rob Halford
2. King Diamond
3. John Arch

All others unranked:

Geoff Tate
Ronnie James Dio
Eric Adams
Johan Längqvist
Robert Stevens
Harry Conklin
Siki Spacek
Tim Baker
Midnight
J.D. Kimball
Bruce Dickinson
Russ North

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Michael Schmidt - White Stallions

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Thanks man.

 

[Sophii]

Oh hey, I've talked to you on Facebook a few times, if I recall. Didn't realize you were here man.

 

[CiG]

Omni's list is pretty much mine lol.

 

[no country for old wainds]

tom araya
harry conklin
tomas lindberg
eric wagner
john arch
brian ross
bruce dickinson

struggling to cut it down any more than that, i already had to lose a few gems.

 

[CiG]

How could I forget about Agyl?

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Oh hey, I've talked to you on Facebook a few times, if I recall. Didn't realize you were here man.

Who are u?

 

[Omni]

tom araya
harry conklin
tomas lindberg
eric wagner
john arch
brian ross
bruce dickinson

struggling to cut it down any more than that, i already had to lose a few gems.

I guess that there's room for Brian Ross on my list too.

 

[CiG]

What about non-clean vocalists?

Chris Reifert is definitely one of my favourites in that area. His sick, demented style still holds up today even.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Terry Jones (RIP)

 

[isberg]

Tom Araya
Devin Townsend
A.A. Nemtheanga/Alan Averill
ICS Vortex/Simen Hestnæs

Choosing favourite vocalist is just as hard as choosing a favorite band. There are too many great ones to select just one. Never did get the bajeebies of the big ones, like Bruce Dickinson, Hetfield, Dio and so on. Great vocalists ofcourse, but a vocalist gotta give me chills down my spine for me to say its one of my favorites, and these do.