Who is the best singer in metal?

[Taliwakker]

King diamond pretty much is the best,most original voices in metal.NOBODY can copy his voice nor should they try.

Nils K Rue can do an awesome King Diamond impersonation.

 

[Mr.Squishy]

Ihsahn tries but he cant sing.He sounds like an idiot.Although mikeal Is a good singer yet he can growl with the best of em.

 

[Matt]

I think he's pretty good, defenitley one of the best BM/Deathish singers.

 

[i am fabio]

My Favorites are as follows.....
I like them all in different ways but if I had to pick a singer to front my band I think (tough decisions) this would be the order in which I would draft them...

1. Daniel Heiman (Heed, Ex-Lost Horizon)
2. Russell Allen (My Favorite Band.....You Know)
3. Fabio Lione (Rhapsody, Ex-Vision Divine)
4. Nils K. Rue (Pagan's Mind, Eidolon)
5. Michele Luppi (Vision Divine)
6. Mike Baker (Shadow Gallery)
7. Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian, Demons & Wizards)
8. Roy Khan (Kamelot)
9. Jens Karlsson (Dark Empire, Persuader, Savage Circus)
10. Olaf Hayer (Luca Turilli, Dionysus)
11. Iuri Sanson (Hibria)
12. Arno Menses (Sieges Even)
13. Tom Englund (Evergrey)
14. Matt Barlow (Ex-Iced Earth)
15. Edu Falaschi (Angra)

Also I would like to mention the Legends... Ronny James Dio and Bruce Dickenson. IMO Without these pioneers we would not have any of the singers listed above.

 

[DoomsdayZach]

Nils does a FANTASTIC king impression, both on the new Eidolon and on the pagan's mind disc (can't remember which one). And Ihsahn is a fantastic singer. His voice is majestic.

Did anyone mention the dude from Tyr yet? Don't feel like looking up his name.

 

[Statler Waldorf]

In my opinion nobody can touch Zak Stevens, but some other guys I like are Russ Allen, Ronnie James Dio, and Daniel Gildenlow.

 

[Wander]

First singers that come in my mind are:

Russel Allen
Mikael Åkerfeld
That Blind guardian singer... Hansi Kurch was it?
I agree that Ishan from Emperor is also quite good.
James Hetfield
I guess James LaBrie is ok too..

 

[Jaen]

since no one else has mentioned him, i'll do so: Klaus Meine

 

[Ferrari]

Dio is the king!

 

[1by4by9]

Hmm, every time I read the topic I think of some singer in a mold with hot liquid metal poured over. I've seen Terminator 2 - Judgement Day too many times.

 

[Dominick_7]

Andre Matos! Period.

If one can count Michael Kiske, then ok, he's a close runner up.

 

[Horus]

Oh my god a satanstache on someone else, it's a Kenneth wanabee!!

Actually, he'd be a Kenneth wanabee if his avatar was tinted red.