List your top 10 Rock/Metal vocalists of all time

[See You In Hell]

In no Particular order:

Noddy Holder(Slade)


Damn you ARE old, my friend! hahaha Oh wait.... crap so am I because I know who that is!

 

[Qrusher14242]

1. Ronnie James Dio
2. Ray Alder
3. Russell Allen
4. Jorn
5. Robert Lowe
6. Urban Breed
7. Jeff Scott Soto
8. King Diamond
9.Jon Oliva
10. Rob Halford

Honorable Mentions:
Guy Speranza
Tony Martin
DC Cooper
Noddy Holder(Slade rules!!)

 

[happytimes]

No real particular order, except for the #1 slot:

Andrew "Mac" Macdermott
Russell Allen
Roy Khan
Andreas Novak
Jorn Lande
Ray Alder
Mike Baker (RIP)
Ronnie James Dio (RIP)
Raphael Dantas

#1 Roger Daltrey

 

[Thorshammer69]

As many have said, top 10 is hard!!

1. Dio(R.I.P.)
2. Halford
3. Daniel Heiman
4. Carl Albert(R.I.P.)
5. Roy Khan
6. Russell Allen
7. Tony Martin
8. Ray Gillen(R.I.P.)
9. Tim Owens
10. Jorn Lande

Honorable Mentions: Oliver Hartmann, Jon Oliva, Jeff Scott Soto, Tony Moore, Michael Eriksen.

 

[Fury of Polaris]

In vague order...

10. Mathias Blad (Falconer)
9. Tommy Karevik (Seventh Wonder)
8. Michael Eriksen (Circus Maximus)
7. Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian
6. Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad/Solo)
5. Mikkel Sandager (Mercenary)
4. Damian Wilson (Ayreon/Threshold)
3. Andre Matos (Angra/Shaman/Solo)
2. David Defeis (Virgin Steele)
1. Matt Barlow (Iced Earth)

Honorable Mentions (In no order):

Devon Graves (DeadSoul Tribe/Psychotic Waltz)
Tomi Joutsen (Amorphis)
Jonas Heidgert (Dragonland)
Daniel Heiman (Lost Horizon/Heed)
Christian Alvestam (Scar Symmetry/Solution .45)
Fabio Lione (Rhapsody/Of Fire)

 

[edgeofthorns]

01.Russell Allen
02.Jorn Lande
03.Zak Stevens
04.Tom S. Englund
05.Ray Alder
06.Jon Oliva
07.Johnny Lindqvist
08.Mike Dimeo
09.Tommy Karevik
10.Urban Breed

Honorable Mentions:
Tony Martin
Ronnie James Dio
Steve Walsh (1974-1979 he was untouchable, but his voice has aged TERRIBLY)
Tobias Sammet (if I were counting "frontman" skills, he'd easily be top 10, along with Bruce Dickinson)
Oliver Hartmann
Glenn Hughes
Dug Pinnick

Jeff, I'm not wanting to pick a fight with you, but I can't help question you on something. How in the world can Russell and Jorn be your favorite vocalists, but Ronnie James only gets an honorable mention?

~Brian~

 

[oldboy]

a) Rob Halford
b) Ronnie James Dio
c) Hansi Kursch
d) Graham Bonnet
e) Ralf Scheepers
f) Andi Deris
g) Bruce Dickinson
h) Geoff Tate
i) Russell Allen
j) Ian Gillian

 

[saskthunder]

1. Roy Khan- no huge range, not super powerful, but ooo the drama!
2. RJD- SO glad i was privileged to see him w/Sabbath on the Mob Rules tour back in the day
3. Jorn Lande- does he EVER stop working???
4. Marco Hietala- raw, ferocious, & great...met him having a smoke (not him!)outside at XI, & was surprised by how soft spoken he was- awesome guy!
5. Nils K. Rue- great energy range & tonality & creative use of his range
6. Rod Evans (Captain Beyond)- not so wild about his early 'purple stuff, but this album never fails to blow my mind
7. Robert Plant
8. Fish (Marillion)
9. Rik Emmitt (Triumph)
10. Frank Dimino (Angel)

 

[AngraRULES]

Jeff, I'm not wanting to pick a fight with you, but I can't help question you on something. How in the world can Russell and Jorn be your favorite vocalists, but Ronnie James only gets an honorable mention?

~Brian~

Personal taste, perhaps?

 

[Bryant]

5. Robin McAuley
(Robin's work on the mid period MSG albums are phenomenal!)

This is one of the reasons I both love and hate these "favorite/top 10" lists. "Anytime" by MSG has to be one of the greatest vocal performances of all-time, but I simply forgot all about it until you mentioned it. Others also mentioned Brad Delp. I can't leave him out of my top 10, but I can't drop anyone either.

Bryant

 

[fatesmiles]

In no particular order and in cases not just talent but ability to emote:

Dio
Dickinson
Alder
Jon Arch
Jon Oliva
Zak Stevens
Floor Jansen
Tony Harnell
Geoff Tate
Midnight
Michael Kiske
Mikael Akerfeldt
Tom Englund
JS Soto
Daniel Heiman

 

[i am fabio]

In order but can fluctuate a little bit. I do realise most of these guys have had more than one band but I am listing my favorite project from them in the paranthesis.

1.Daniel Heiman (lost horizon)
2.Fabio Lione (Rhapsody of Fire)
3.Jorne Lande (Beyond Twilight)
4.Tommy ----------(seventh wonder)
5.Russel Allen (Symphony X)
6.Edu Falaschi (Angra)...maybe controversial but i dont care i love him on songs like "Sprouts of Time."
7.Nils (Pagans Mind)
8.Mike Baker (Shadow Gallery)...favorite song is "Destination Unknown"
9.Michelle Luppi (Vision Divine)
10.Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica)

 

[The_Metal_Messiah]

Shit! I just realized I forgot Joey Eppard...

 

[Met-Al]

I'm having a really hard time putting these singers in order of preference, so I'm just going to list them in alphabetical order. Though there are plenty of singers that sound great on their albums, I'm sticking with singers who are consistently great on stage as well. All of the singers listed below have the qualities I admire: extensive range (or excellent use of a somewhat limited range), unique killer tone, and powerful emotional delivery.

Russell Allen
Mark Boals
Bruce Dickinson
Ronnie James Dio
Daniel Gildenlow
Rob Halford
James LaBrie
Jorn Lande
Rob Rock
Nils K. Rue


Stay metal. Never rust.
Albert

 

[modernwizardry]

David Byron
Dio
Ian Gillan
Phil Lynott
Geddy Lee
Bruce Dickinson
Kai Hansen
Hansi Kursch
David Bowie
Alice Cooper

 

[nomisofsiman]

I've been refraining from saying this, but I have to say it because I'm curious. I find it very interesting so many people are listing Kai Hansen. Don't get me wrong, I love Gamma Ray, but I wouldn't consider him a high quality vocalist by any stretch. To me, he works very well for Gamma Ray but only in the confines of that band. Is it just that people like him because he's unique or what? I'm just curious more than anything else.

 

[modernwizardry]

I've been refraining from saying this, but I have to say it because I'm curious. I find it very interesting so many people are listing Kai Hansen. Don't get me wrong, I love Gamma Ray, but I wouldn't consider him a high quality vocalist by any stretch. To me, he works very well for Gamma Ray but only in the confines of that band. Is it just that people like him because he's unique or what? I'm just curious more than anything else.

He is definitely unique and probably one of my favorite power metal vocalists. When I saw them a couple years ago at the showcase I was amazed. When he took the stage he completely took control. It was one of my favorite shows ever. Not only that but he is shredding on the guitar while he sings. That's pretty impressive to me. I guess I took more than singing talent into consideration.

 

[modernwizardry]

forgot Glenn Hughes!

 

[drmetal8]

In no particular order

01) Rob Rock
02) Jorn Lande
03) Chity Somapala
04) Nils K Rue
05) Jeff Scott Soto
06) Russell Allen
07) Danny Vaughn
08) David Readman
09) Midnight
10) Frank Vestry

Damn good list. Rob has also been my fave singer for a long time. Were you able to catch his performance recently on the TBN network? A different one is airing this Friday on TBN as well.

 

[AngraRULES]

I've been refraining from saying this, but I have to say it because I'm curious. I find it very interesting so many people are listing Kai Hansen. Don't get me wrong, I love Gamma Ray, but I wouldn't consider him a high quality vocalist by any stretch. To me, he works very well for Gamma Ray but only in the confines of that band. Is it just that people like him because he's unique or what? I'm just curious more than anything else.

This. He sounds like a coarse goose sometimes. Yet, it works brilliantly in Gamma Ray.