Who do you think is the best thrash metal vocalist?

[Phylactery]

I havent listened to Blessed are the sick yet, but i dont find the vocals on Altars of madness that strong myself. It might be the fact that he sounds physically in pain though why some would prefer him.

He sounds much different on Blessed are the Sick (much lower than on Altars, but not as low as Covenant), they are pretty much 100% intelligible as well. I actually love the vocals on Altars but some don't which is why I listed Blessed instead.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

His vocals are great on that cover, he's hitting all the right notes, hitting them while doing death metal vocals (see also, things most singers wouldn't attempt if you paid them 6 million bucks in advance), and sometimes, although rarely, hitting them stronger than Halford did on the original recording in a purely technical sense. So that's reflective of your taste if anything, not the musical strength of the performance.

This post is actually just incorrect. I'll explain why in as plain a way as I can.

In comparison to Halford, Schuldiner's reliance on technically amateurish vocal belting to achieve shrill and poorly sustained falsetto high is a joke. This is in addition to the fact that Rob Halford has a much more controlled voice in his performance of the song and demonstrates the ability to sing a lot of high notes in full voice rather than head voice like Schuldiner.

It's requires much less vocal ability and control to sing in falsetto than it does in your full voice. Halford utilizes both methods during his performance of the song and makes Schuldiner's attempts look like those of a novice. I'm not a very big fan of the original song, but it's a really powerful vocal performance by later Rob Halfofd.

 

[MrTagoMago]

He sounds much different on Blessed are the Sick (much lower than on Altars, but not as low as Covenant), they are pretty much 100% intelligible as well. I actually love the vocals on Altars but some don't which is why I listed Blessed instead.

Ill check it out later tonight and see what i think.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

I'm still here. Sorry to disappoint you.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

Why is that not your avatar? It totally should be.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

Back on topic, I feel that Paul Baloff would be far more popular if he had appeared on more than one studio album.

 

[MrTagoMago]

Back on topic, I feel that Paul Baloff would be far more popular if he had appeared on more than one studio album.

Im sure he would but hes still very popular among those who do know him, and for good reason ofcourse.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Baloff would still be in my top 5. His vocals on Heathen's 1988 demo as well as that Piranha demo are even better than the ones on BBB.

 

[CiG]

I wasnt saying you couldnt but id say Kreator and Sodom were more significantlythrash bands than any other genre, while i see Sabbat as black metal above all else. Im not going to make a big deal out of it arguing over genres is idiotic to me besides i like seeing him mentioned.

If Celtic Frost count as thrash enough, so do Sabbat, who really don't sound too black metal. Remove the vocals and it's just very rough sounding thrash metal.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Tom G Warrior was one of the worst metal vocalists of the 80s.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

HBB was one of the worst metal opinionators of the 21st century.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

In-crowders can't into thrash.

 

[Burkhard]

Dawn Crosby (R.I.P.)

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

Tom G Warrior was one of the worst metal vocalists of the 80s.

I can't decide if you try to be wrong or you just are.

 

[Phylactery]

HamburgerBoy definitely has some of the most out there opinions on this forum. I'd think he was trolling if he didn't also like many great things.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

He literally sounds retarded. I don't deny his influence, but by any measure other than uniqueness he is a shit singer.

 

[MrTagoMago]

HamburgerBoy definitely has some of the most out there opinions on this forum. I'd think he was trolling if he didn't also like many great things.

I have a feeling this is the general consensus on me.

 

[Phylactery]

Yeah I don't think yours are as out there as HamburgerBoy's.

Some I remember:

"Black metal doesn't have riffs" or a similar one where he said something to the effect of "Some black metal has riffs, but they're so weak they're not worth being called riffs".

"Trivium is better than Emperor because at least Trivium have riffs"

 

[MrTagoMago]

Yeah I don't think yours are as out there as HamburgerBoy's.

Some I remember:

"Black metal doesn't have riffs" or a similar one where he said something to the effect of "Some black metal has riffs, but they're so weak they're not worth being called riffs".

"Trivium is better than Emperor because at least Trivium have riffs"

Id use some of my favorite Bathory songs as examples of black metal with great riffs but i recall how not so subtle he is about how much he hates Bathory for some reason.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

He literally sounds retarded. I don't deny his influence, but by any measure other than uniqueness he is a shit singer.

He sounds more authentically tortured or evil (depending on the performance) than almost any other vocalist that I know. His voice is awesome.

If you look at him as a singer, which I suspect you may be doing, his singing (if you can call it that, I sure wouldn't) is technically quite bad.