Bryant said:
Well you can just name your favorites.
Here we go
Ronnie James Dio : the most emotional voice I can think of. After all, he's The Voice of Metal!
Rob Halford : he has (had) it all, emotics, power, control, range, unbelievable high notes, killer phrasing... too bad he lost some of it... but he's still the Metal God.
Carl Albert (Vicious Rumors, RIP) : IMO the most underrated Metal singer ever! He had so much power and soul in his voice, one of my top 5 singers. Easily recognizable, and how many vocalists can sing like both Geoff Tate and Blitz (Overkill) ? Only one, Mr Carl Albert.
Christian "Zouille" Augustin (Sortilège) : maybe the most technical singer I know, truly impressive, with a great sense of melody. Think the perfect mix of Halford, Dickinson and Tate. Too bad he's been retired from the Metal world for 15 years... On a side note, he was the favorite singer of Chuck Shuldiner!
Eric Adams (Manowar) : pounding like a hammer or deep and emotional, he is THE Epic voice! His vocals on "Gates of Valhalla" (and many more) always give me the chills...
Geoff Tate (Queensrÿche) : the master as far as melody and vocal lines go, the perfect example of how to use an incredible technical prowess. Too bad he's not the singer he used to be anymore...
Harry Conklin (Jag Panzer) : probably the best singer I've ever seen live, he is amazing in terms of power and control, everything seems so easy when you see him! He never disapoints and I heard that he doesn't even warm up before shows!
David Byron (Uriah Heep, RIP) : a unique tone, unique melodies... well, he's unique, that's it.
Warrel Dane (Sanctuary / Nevermore) : his voice has changed a lot since the Sanctuary days but I love both era : the stratosphere screams of Sanctuary (how did he do that??) and the dark and emotional delivery of Nevermore.
David Defeis (Virgin Steele) : his voice is like a guitar, it can be sharp like a monster riff, and beautiful like an eerie solo... a pure vocal genius.
Midnight (Crimson Glory) : a threatening voice, vicious and majestuous, dark and sharp, thin and melodic, I cannot think of any other singer like him. Killer high notes too.
King Diamond : the King! What else to say? Love him or hate him but there's noone like the King.
Bruce Dickinson : it was about time I mentionned the Air Red Siren
Still in very good shape after years and years of singing, Bruce always delivers the goods.
Ian Gillan : "Child in Time". "When a Blind Man Cries". "Highway Star". Any questions?
Ray Alder (Fates Warning) : I don't know the english words I need to describe his voice, but he's always in perfect tune, singing with class, not so powerful but so well done. His voice is a jewel.
Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray) : not as technical as singers above, still skilled though, gifted for emotics and creating vocal harmonies. I also love when his voice becomes a razorblade! Even in the early Helloween days
Rob Rock (ex-Axel Rudi Pell, Impelliteri) : a classic mid-range voice with (huge) balls!
Dirk Thurisch (Angel Dust) : he's all about emotion and tone, this guy is so underrated.
Jon Oliva (Savatage) : iiin the haaaall, of the mountaaaaaiiiiiiin kiiiiiiiing................ did I forget "Believe"? "Gutter Ballet"?
Zak Stevens (Savatage) : his vocal delivery is often a bit "slow", I don't know how to describe it but it works so well, so deep and passionate.
Andy B. Franck (Brainstorm) : his vocal work on Ambiguity was incredible, he could do everything! Always powerful too.
DC Cooper (Silent Force) : he's like a mini Geoff Tate crossed with David Byron, such a great lyric style with class!
John Cyriis (ex-Agent Steel) : the siren from hell... or from the outerspace, fits better with the band heh... an ear-piercing razor voice, it's quite particular and that's why I love it!
Mike Howe (Metal Church) : we already talked about him a lot... he rules!
Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear) : may sound like a lot like the early days of Halford.... so what? He's also more lyric than Rob and still has a superb voice after 20 years of screaming (for vengeance). Listen to "Visions of Fate" on the latest album. Or "Silence" on the first Gamma Ray album, that's classic.
Blackie Lawless (WASP) : the kind of guy you can recognize from miles away, incredible tone! I'mm a wiiiiild chiiiiiiild, I waaaaant youuuuuhouuuuouuuuuuu
Messiah Marcolin (Candlemass) : one of a kind once again! epic, lyric, dark, majestuous... Messiah!
Harridon Lee (ex-Scanner) : a smooth voice not so powerful for a speed metal band, but he has such a beautiful and elegant vocal delivery. Anyone heard his version of "Innuendo"?
Tomas Englund (Evergrey) : not technical at all, but fits so well with the music... so emotional and melancholic.
James Rivera (Helstar, Destiny's End, Seven Witches) : he's like a darker Bruce Dickinson, very powerful, with some Halford-esque screams from time to time. He had some weird vocal lines in Helstar, I think that's why many people don't like him. But I do
Tony Martin (Black Sabbath) : we already talked about him a lot...
Sean Peck (Cage) : the new Halford! He's different though, even more agressive, with a darker tone, and some awesome lyric vocal parts.
Ronnie Atkins (Pretty Maids) : At first I thought there were 2 singers in Pretty Maids... but no, the guy has 2 voices, one rough and one soft.
Mark Shelton (Manilla Road) : A unique magical nasal voice (and sometimes very rough too), you have to hear it to understand... can be a turn off for many people though.
Chuck Billy (Testament) : one of my favorite thrashers.
Tobias Althammer (Lanfear) : he's unknown but deserves to be a superstar ahah.... between DC Cooper and Geoff Tate, his control blew me away, and more important point, his melodies are always catchy.
Glenn Hugues : how could I forget Glenn? He rules and always will!
Thomas Rettke (Heaven's Gate) : a mix between Dio and Dickinson, a few high notes too, sometimes not that far from Mike Howe or even Urban Breed
Underrated.
Blitz (Overkill) : now that's a vicious thrash voice
Can be emotional too, as he CAN sing ("Soulitude", "Burn You Down to Ashes", "Years of Decay").
Michael Sweet (Stryper) : hehe yes I like him, he sounds like a girl at times but his vibrato is unique! Very gifted for melodies.
Guy Esperanza (Riot) : not lyric or anything, but "punchy" (is it a word?) as f**k! RIP Guy, you will be missed.
Charles Rytkönen (Lefay) : he has a particular tone that I love, a bit raspy, yet so elegant. Another unique voice!
Guy Ritter (ex-Tourniquet) : if Udo would like to sing like King Diamond, his name would be Guy Ritter
You have to hear it to believe it, one of the most original voices ever. Either you love it or you hate it with passion.
Lizzy Borden (Lizzy Borden) : Kinda agressive and/or rock 'n roll high-pitched voice, with a good control. The frontman kicks ass too!
Roy Khan (Conception) : I know he sings in Kamelot now, but I prefer his voice in Conception, there were less happy melodies, a bit deeper tone...
Bob Mitchell (Attacker) : David Wayne (Metal Church) + Udo + more technical abilities = Bob Mitchell.
Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian) : rough yet melodic, and no other like him, go Hansi!
Valery Kipelov (Aria) : the russian Dickinson? mmm... could be, but no, he's more than that. He's truly incredible as far as feeling goes.
Devin Townsend : well, anybody knows him now, and there's a reason
Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween) : remember him shining during the Keepers days? Too bad the only thing he can do now is ranting on Metal...
Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy) : now we're talking about soul in a voice, thanks Phil for all the great music you wrote and sung.
Joacim Cans (Hammerfall) : ok he's far from being powerful and I can understand why many people can't stand his vocals, but I like his thin voice, especially on the Warlord reunion album, where he manages to sing in a very epic way.
Andy Muck (Stormwitch) : the spiritual father of Joacim
similar type of voice and feeling. Only better?
Tim Owens (Iced Earth) : I knew he was a great singer ("Diamonds and Rust" live version), but when I heard Gettysburg on the last IE album.... OMG, how can someone be that good?? Too bad he's a much better singer than a frontman...
Sven the Axe (Solemnity) : 2 voices in his throat, one vicious and one epic, killer!
Ritchie Krenmaier (Stygma IV) : between Dio and Jon Oliva, another pure emotional and powerful voice... he knows how to express sad emotions very well too.
Nils Patrik Johansson (Wuthering Heights / Astral Doors) : the new Dio!! A bit rougher and he can sing with a clean tone as well, the guy is damn gifted.
Daniel Heiman (Lost Horizon) : agressive, lyric, powerful, elegant... everything I like
Robert Lowe (Solitude Aeturnus) : his clean wails sound so etheral... so much passion!
Leather Leone (Chastain) : Last but not least, I had to mention some women
She's awesome, soooo agressive and soulful at the same time.
Jutta Weinhold (ex-Zed Yago) : kinda of female version of Rob Rock or Bruce Dickinson, I've always loved her style, her power and lyric abilities.
Urban Breed : who knows him?
