Its quite intressting to hear Johan sing, he clearly has gotten alot better "growling" then befor, Personally i think the best growler is the singer in "The project Hate", But what i like about Johan is that he growls good but you can hear everything he sings to, Alot of growlers growls that way so you can't hear a singlething of what they sing.
Who is the best growler you can think of?
Johan, tbh. Those vocals on Asator were just earth-shattering.
Peter Tagtgren, Mikael Stanne and Peter from Vader are really good
Yes, although Mikael does the melodic death metal style higher rasp, rather than a true growl. The guy from Vader also uses a different technique than most death vocalists, making it more comprehensible but less deep. Sounds like an evil Lemmy, which is awesome.
Mikael Akerfeldt has one of the most badass growls. Very, very deep, yet still pretty clear. His cleans and screams are also great, and he's a great guitarist. Generally just a fucking beast.
The vocalist from Kataklysm is also quite good.
Corpsegrinder (Cannibal Corpse and Paths Of Possession) is a mixed bag - I love his deeps, which are clear and brutal, but don't like his screams, which are annoying imo.
Anders Friden's (In Flames) vocals on The Jester Race are godlike.
David Vincent (Morbid Angel) did some great vocals on the first couple. About as much hoarse shout as growl, but very fitting and of course not hard to understand.
Chuck Billy (Testament) uses mainly growls on The Gathering, and it's amazing. He's a fantastic vocalist all around.
Btw, Schuldiner is a god of guitar, but as a vocalist not so hot. He didn't use true growls, really, either.