Top vocalist

[I Rock 4 God]

Sooooooooo, sup?


Anyway, I want to do a little pole, and I was wondering, who's better?

For me, it goes:

Matt Smith (Theocracy (DUH ) )
Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian)
Russel Allen (Symphony X)
Tarek Idouani (Myrath)

Those are my top four. What are yours, and WHO'S BETTER?

 

[M@RS]

It's 'poll'.

Simone Simons of Epica.
James LaBrie of Dream Theater.
Tarja Turunen formerly of Nightwish.
Herbie Langhans of Sinbreed.
Matt Smith of Theocracy.

 

[Aish!]

1) Matt Smith - one of the greatest musicians the world has ever known!
2) Placido Domingo - the world's greatest EVER operatic tenor (and he's a baritone!!!)
3) David Raymond Reeves of Neon Cross - most impressive glam falsetto of the 1980s.
4) Ivan Rebroff - German born Russian folk singer with a 4.5 octave range!
5) Aish! (Yeah, I think I'm pretty hot stuff too!)


... or did you just mean metal vocalists?

 

[Follow The Wolves]

Okay, fun! So here are some of my favourites, in a non-specific order:

Matt Smith (Theocracy)
Tommy Johannson (Reinxeed)
Roy Khan (ex-Kamelot)
Edward Reekers (Kayak)
Herbie Langhals (Seventh Avenue, Sinbreed)

Yeah, I think I'm pretty hot stuff too!

I wish I could say the same thing about myself...

 

[Child Of God]

Tommy Johannson (Reinxeed)

I really can't stand his voice when it goes too high.

There are 4 singers that really impress me when I hear them :
Fabio Lione (Rhapsody)
Matt Smith
Roy Khan (ex-Kamelot)
Johanna Aaltonen (HB, mostly in Piiki Lihassa, I don't like at all how she sings in the new stuff)

 

[Follow The Wolves]

I really can't stand his voice when it goes too high.

Honestly, I think that's what he's best at. There are few (male) singers that I know of that can spit those high notes out that clearly (like in 'Dragonfly' or 'Reach for the sky').

 

[M@RS]

I really can't stand his voice when it goes too high.

Totally agree. His voice is way too soft for metal. It's good, just not metal.

 

[Ryan M.]

I believe we already have a vocalist thread:

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/theocracy/637366-vocalists.html

 

[Child Of God]

There are few (male) singers that I know of that can spit those high notes out that clearly (like in 'Dragonfly' or 'Reach for the sky').

Yeah, it's a performance for sure, but I really don't like it. I see what I don't like in his voice when it goes high (but it's pretty unexplainable), it results in a soft/weak (but not really) tone... Matt often sings very high but he sings high with a different singing technique that just works very well.

 

[Snert]

I like ReinXeed, but I'm glad Tommy Johannson doesn't sing so high on the last two albums as often as on the older albums.

My favorite vocalists:

Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine)
John Schlitt (Petra)
Les Carlsen (Bloodgood)
Tomi Joutsen (Amorphis)
Michael Kiske (Ex-Helloween, Place Vendome)
Matt Smith (Theocracy)
Ed Kolwaczyk (Ex-Live, solo)
Mark Hall (Casting Crowns)
Marc Powell (Third Day)

 

[Ryan M.]

Please use the old thread? lol.

 

[guitr4God]

There is a depressing lack of Russel Allen on this thread...

Russel Allen (Symphony X)
Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian)
Matt Smith (Theocracy)
Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge)

 

[I Rock 4 God]

It's 'poll'.

idiot = me.

Soory, but hey! I just moved, and am tired!

And I forgot James Labrie (Dream THeater)
and Myrath's new find Zaher.

 

[TheLegendaryDreamer]

Here is my list of favorites, in no particular order:

Timo Kotipelto (Stratovarius)
ZP Theart (ex- DragonForce)
Jonas Heidgert (Dragonland)
Matt Smith (Theocracy)
Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian)
Alessio Garavello (ex- Power Quest)
Chitro "Chitty" Somapala (ex- Firewind, Civilization One, Power Quest, etc)
Pasi Rantanen (ex- Thunderstone)
Andre Matos (Symfonia, ex- Angra, Shaman)
Fred Johanson (a very talented musical stage actor, who is featured on Dragonland's newest album which comes out November 18th [this Friday]. You can find a performance of his on Jesus Christ Superstar of you search him up on YouTube.)