Most badass metalsinger?

[lekteri]

James Hetfield?

 

[JBroll]

He's one of my least favorites of all time. His voice and their guitar tones make it all but impossible for me to listen to even early Metallica.

Jeff

 

[Skinny Viking]

Ok I'll weigh in (and these are in no particular order):

1. Devin Townsend
2. Russel Allen
3. Mike Patton
4. Hansi Kürsch
5. Rob Halford
6. David Defeis
7. Urban Breed
8. Tomi Joutsen (toured with him, this skinny fucker can ROAR like noone's business)
9. Chuck Billy
10. Martin Walkyier (Civil War Dance baby!!!!)

 

[Kenny Lee]

Actually, there's one who CAN:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyDuGwlrFRs

Kazrog!!! You forgot Darth! He rocks!!!

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seriously on the subject .... what about Max Cavalera!!! Hells yeah!!! Chuck ? Tommy Araya? And for Black Metal Shagrath!!!

 

[Chryst Krispies]

James Hetfield?

I'd second that actually.

 

[morta platoon]

rob flynn and Russell Allen for me anyway

 

[Metaltastic]

+1 to Garm, if nothing else for his awesome pseudonyms

 

[MonochromaticStains]

Chuck Billy, Devon Townsend, Tom Englund, Howard Jones, and Anders Fridén

 

[Skinny Viking]

OOOOPS!!!!!!

Almost forgot to add Jorn

Ja .... JORN!!!!!!!!!

 

[grywolf627]

OOOOPS!!!!!!

Almost forgot to add Jorn

Ja .... JORN!!!!!!!!!

Absolutely!!!

 

[Metaltastic]

Who?

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

I was reading through this thread realizing I don't have that much respect for singers in this genre. I know what they do is hard for some reason though it's harder for me to call up some names that really stick out in my head. My criteria for a good singer though is someone who is unique (all you have to do is hear them and you know it's them) and can sing on pitch without auto tune help. There are allot of singers that fit this bill but I can't seem to pick out any favorites.

It's so much easier to rate played instruments than it is voice. One thing for certain though it's very easy to pick out a shit singer.

All that said, I don't think I have any favorites.

 

[beyond dead]

jonathan davis lol just kidding!!!

phil, chino, devin
also... peter dolving man that guy is fuckin intense

 

[metalizer]

Rob Halford
Bruce Dickinson
Warrel Dane
Chuck Billy
Tim Owens
Tom Arya
Phil Anselmo
Rob Flynn
George corpsegrinder Fischer
Frank Mullen

 

[Radd]

Not necessarily in the "singer" cata-gory but if you're talking about straight up bad ass then I'm gonna have to say this guy:

 

[Notuern]

I was reading through this thread realizing I don't have that much respect for singers in this genre. I know what they do is hard for some reason though it's harder for me to call up some names that really stick out in my head. My criteria for a good singer though is someone who is unique (all you have to do is hear them and you know it's them) and can sing on pitch without auto tune help. There are allot of singers that fit this bill but I can't seem to pick out any favorites.

Yeah, it might be hard to find one of those singers in a genre as metal, but I think Phil Anselmo has a very unique voice and a great sence of pitch.
Other then him its really only Ozzy and Zakk I think have unique voices.

Edit: Im sorry if ive spelled something wrong or anything like that, im a poor half drunk swede right now. ;D

 

[JBroll]

I like Dolving, too, forgot about that one. Awful memory...

Jeff

 

[SM1214]

John Bush

 

[Coprosatanica]

Almost all of my favorites have been listed already... except

John Arch & Ray Alder (Fates Warning)

No mention of Randy Blythe yet?

 

[poidaobi]

Mikael Åkerfeldt...