Top 20 METAL SINGERS OF ALL TIME
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Top 20 METAL SINGERS OF ALL TIME
Next up in my Best Vocalists of All Time series, we have the Top 20 Metal, Male Vocalists of All Time.
This one was a little challenging to compile as I had to try and make the call of who belongs in which camp.
I tried to focus on including those that would still fall under the 80s and 90s metal category but there was still some crossover with those that were included on the Top 20 Rock Vocalists.
Again I compiled this list based on the polling we did with all of you, combined with my own input.
We'll be looking at clips of the artists performing and there will be honorable mentions included at the end.
I'd love for you all to continue to chime in and let me know if you thought I missed anyone!
Also here's the versions I and my students have done of songs from the artists mentioned in the video:
Ray Gillen: • Vocal Lessons / How To...
Bon Jovi:
• Livin' On A Prayer - B...
• Bon Jovi - It's My Lif...
• Bon Jovi - You Give Lo...
• Blaze Of Glory - Bon J...
• Bon Jovi - Bad Medicin...
• BON JOVI - KEEP THE FA...
• Bon Jovi - Raise Your ...
• Singing Lessons / How ...
Joe Elliot-Def Leppard
• Def Leppard - Photogra...
Miljenko Matijevic-Steelheart:
• She’s gone - Steelhear...
• Steelheart - I'll Neve...
Ozzy Osbourne:
• Ozzy Osbourne Crazy Tr...
Rob Halford-Judas Priest:
• Judas Priest | You've ...
Axl Rose:
• How To Sing - November...
• How To Sing Like Axl R...
• Gabriela Gunčíková - H...
David Coverdale-Whitesnake:
• How To Sing David Cove...
• Is This Love - Whitesn...
I've also included here some interesting facts about some of the artists from the top 20:
Geoff Tate
A wine enthusiast, he started making wine at age 14, explaining: "I was a boy scout and you could get a merit badge if you created a beverage or a food product and I made dandelion wine, which wasn't very good but definitely sparked my interest and got me started on that passion."The passion for wine further developed when Tate was in Queensrÿche: "I have been collecting wine seriously since the band first got signed back in 1983 and we were touring the world. I'd make special arrangements to leave at certain points of the tour and take off and head into the wine regions. I started to become even more interested in how it was made and how grapes were grown and which grapes grew best where and that type of thing." Tate has given several interviews to the magazine Wine Spectator. In 2010, Geoff and Susan Tate launched their own brand of wine, "Insania".
Jon Bon Jovi
When he was seventeen, Bon Jovi was sweeping floors at his cousin Tony Bongiovi's recording studio, Power Station. In 1980, when Meco was there recording Christmas in the Stars: The Star Wars Christmas Album, Tony Bongiovi recommended John for the song "R2-D2We Wish You A Merry Christmas", which became his first professional recording (credited as John Bon Jovi).
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Ken can I just say how great it is for someone with as many subscribers as you to still be so interactive and inclusive with your followers? I’m sure I speak for all of us when I say It’s really nice and shows how down to earth you are!! Thanks Ken :D
So nice of you! I appreciate that. 😀
It is nice that Ken Tamplin , interacts with the You tubers. Tables could have easily been reversed, Ken could be the lead singer for Iron Maiden, and Bruce could be a singing coach... alternate universe.
Thats true! Most youtubers would go as far as one like and one pin.. Ken makes an effort to reply and everything.
Definitely a nice thing to see 😁
this is true i only just discovered his channel but I agree with your comment and hes kind of sexy as well and great personality
Phil Anselm can do things with his voice that I've never heard anyone else do.
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I love Pantera too, but he wasn’t that great live. Listen to their live performances after about 3-4 years after getting famous. He deteriorated quickly, and currently he’s pretty average as well. He does completely different music though and I’m not a fan so that doesn’t help
He was and is amazing live. Once the heroin was introduced to him, he started screaming and his death metal/black metal phase meshed so unbelievably well with Dimebags heavy guitar riffs and gut wrenching solos @Rawnchy
1- Ronnie James Dio
2- Bruce Dickinson
3-Geoff Tate
4- Rob Harlford
5- Jon Oliva
6- Midnight
7- Blackie Lawless
8- Eric Adams
9- Maynard James Keenan
10- King Diamond
Maynard sticking out like a sore thumb there.
Come on Ken! Geoff Tate 19? Seriously?😄 it’s not fair. Singing wise,I think he beats almost all those others easily. His live performances are just as amazing as his studio ones. He is such a technical vocalist and doesn’t have to make a lot of effort to make those high notes. It’s totally in his comfort zone. Anyway, thanks a lot for your wonderful channel. I love it. You’re really cool.
Thanks for weighing in, Dada!
Tate 1
Bruce Dickinson 2
and nobody else
@@rockchalk9078 Nope, Dio was best metal vocalist of all time.
@@rockchalk9078I absolutely love Geoff Tate. That being said, no way is he above Bruce Dickinson.
Understatement of the year. He’s #1 for me not just for his range- there’s lots of guys that can hit high notes but Geoff’s emotion and tone give me goosebumps. It’s a vote though and most likely less people have heard of Queensryche than some of the others.
Dio
Geoff Tate
Bruce Dickenson
Rob Halford
Midnight (Crimson Glory)
Miljenko Matijevic (Steelheart)
Roy Khan (Kamelot, Conception)
Matt Barlow (Iced Earth)
Tom Englund (Evergrey, Redemption)
Russell Allen (Symphony X)
Daniel Gildenlöw (Pain Of Salvation)
Jorn Lande
King Diamond
Warrel Dane (Nevermore, Sanctuary)
Michael Sweet (Stryper)
Tommy Karevik (Seventh Wonder, Kamelot)
Ray Alder (Fates Warning, Redemption)
Zack Stevens (Savatage, Circle II Circle)
Jeff Scott Soto (Yngwie, Talisman, Journey, Sons Of Apollo)
Harry Conklin (Jag Panzer)
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Thank you.
Fabio Lione rhapsody
Totally agree. This is HIS favourite metal singers.
I used to be a metalhead, but, except for Michael Sweet from Stryper, I never heard of any of those guys past Rob Halford..this must be an "good but obscure" list...
Nice list Ken.
Here is a list of singers who were not mentioned in the video and also deserve a mention IMHO. In no particular order:
- King Diamond
- Devin Townsend
- Mike Patton
- Kyo (Dir En Grey)
- Chris Cornell
- Michael Sweet
- Mark Slaughter
- Jim Gillette (Nitro)
- Eric Adams (Manowar)
- Jon Oliva
- Jorn Lande
- Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear)
- Warrel Dane
(Sanctuary, Nevermore)
- Midnight (Crimson Glory)
- Jason Mcmaster (Watchtower, Dangerous Toys)
- Sean Peck
(Death Dealer)
- David Defeis (Virgin Steele)
- Sammy Hagar
- Steve Perry
- Glenn Hughes
- Alice Cooper
- Glenn Danzig
Rock on! 👍
Isn’t Sammy his cousin?
Maynard James Keenan as well
Nice list, I would say Sean Harris, Tim Owens and King Diamond should be there also. And how could we forget Danzig? Although Misfits is more punk than metal, his voice on that first Danzig album is incredible - definitely more of a studio performer though.
Ronnie James DIO then whoever you want
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His voice was a force to be reckoned with!
In anyone's right mind, it's of course Ronnie James Dio the greatest metal vocalist of all time.
@kentamplin Thanks for including Ray Gillen. His vocals with Jon Oliva on Savatage "Strange wings" is absolutely amazing. The outro of that song gives me chills. RIP Ray Gillen and Criss Oliva.
Had to be Ronnie at the top! A real man's voice - big, full, great range, pitch and tone. Most consistent live singer I've heard.
Ronnie Nose 👍
@@kentamplin Rob Rock?
In all seriousness..in his prime Geoff Tate was a freak of nature. His talent was mind blowing.
Awesome!
Geoff Tate is a fantastic singer, shows passion in his voice, passion in his face, and body emotions. And YES David Lee Roth!!
Agreed!
Warrel Dane of Sanctuary and Nevermore was also a phenomenal Vocalist I consider him to be the most underrated Heavy Metal singer of all time. He had a vocal range of 5 to 6 octaves. Check out songs soldier's of steel from Inception album by Sanctuary. Dreaming neon black title song from Nevermore. Also Lance King Vocalist is very underated for a Metal singer his cover of Queensryches eye's of a stranger is awesome video is on TH-cam.
Since you're a singing teacher you should make your own top 20 of actual metal singers that can sing instead of a popularity contest. Geoff Tate, Kiske, Steelheart singer, Rob Halford, Ronnie James Dio should be the top 5.
Thanks for weighing in , Kei!
Im glad Dio number 1 in my opinion
Agreed, but I think Klaus should be in there instead of Halford---Halford maybe #6 IMO, and Bruce Dickenson #7. Also, @Ken Tamplin, I think you could have included some better song examples---for instance, for Geoff Tate, I think "Take Hold Of The Flame" would highlight his singing ability much better, and "Still Loving You" would have done it for Klaus. Miljenko Matijevic should definitely be in the top 5 though, but he may be more "glam" rock.
Nobody did it like Dio. He is his own category lol. Bible Black is a great song to show his incredible range and power.
@@NimusYe Viking from Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force's second album
I’ve been waiting for this! Personally I’d rate Geoff Tate. He is absolutely underrated. Same with Sebastian Bach! But the list was great
Thanks, Josh!
Power Metal- Kiske, Hansi, Fabio Lione, Roy Khan
Rock on!
Tom Keifer from Cinderella is so good, of course no one will agree 100% with the list because its a top 20 and everyone has diferent opinions and tastes, i liked the vídeo, keep going Ken!
Totally agree!
Roy Khan has an amazing and beautiful voice.
Russel Allen, Hansi Kürsch, Eric Adams, Michelle Luppi Oliver Hartmann, Ronnie Atkins are very impressive.
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Yes russel alen.
Russel Allen is my #1.
Love Roy Khan too.
1. DIO
2. Bruce Dickinson
3. Glenn Hughes
4. Rob Halford
5. Steve Perry
6. David Coverdale
7. Robert Plant
8. Ian Gillan
9. Sammy Hagar
10. Eric Adams
11. Joe Lynn Turner
12. Geoff Tate
13. Dave Meniketti
14. Graham Bonnet
15. Oliver Hartmann
16. Roy Khan
17. Phil Anselmo
18. Steven Tyler
19. Mike Patton
20. Chris Cornell
Long Live Ken Tamplin!
Long Live Rock'n'Roll!!
Rock on!
Here are my top 20 in no particular order.
Ozzy Osbourne
Ronnie James Dio
Rob Halford
Ian Gillan
Graham Bonnet
Dave Draiman
Bruce Dickinson
Geoff Tate
Jani Lane
Don Dokken
Jonathan Davis
Jamey Jasta
Layne Staley
Ray Gillen
Joey Tempest
Bon Scott
Lejon Witherspoon
Corey Taylor
Joey Belladonna
Jeff Keith
Thanks for the visit. Rock on!
Blackie Lawless of WASP. His Ballads are well sung with his signature voice.
Jon Clarkson 👍
WOOOAAAAA! I'm a Rebel!!!!!!
Great call Jon
Blackie is certainly up there
with the best of them!
Cheers
@@stanhowe6410 And the deep six, is my fix, it's my best friend.
Blackie and Don Dokken. Don Dokken, no matter what an asshole he is, has one of the best bluesy metal voices this side of Glenn Hughes.
I love WASP and forgot all about Blackie for this list. There are just too many good ones to condense into 20. Heck even a list of 100 would have omissions.
Man, I can't believe how much I still love Cinderalla's music. Haven't listened to them for a long time.
So do I, Jon!
Blackie Lawless is the most underrated metal singer. He is my No.1. Nobody can sing like him. W.A.S.P. are always forgotten about.
Thanks, Kathy.
Anyone that can sing metal and opera should be on this list. Paul Stanley.
Rock on!
Howard Jones easily.
I wonder is there any mention of Paul Stanley anyway?
Ronnie "The Inmortal" Dio The Best Singer of All Time in Metal History Ever!!!
Omg! I don’t know how I came across this channel, but now I can’t stop watching. Sublime.
Glad you enjoy it!
Great to see Steve Pearcy in the list. My favorite metal singer of all time.
Tate & Kiske needs to be in top 3 of this list. Some other greats are Ray Alder from Fate's Warning & Rey Parra from Sacred Warrior. Todd LaTorre deserves to be here as well as does the G.O.A.T. Midnight from Crimson Glory. Dude was unmatched vocally & did the operatic style with a unique originality & wasn't just a clone type singer.
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I'm glad someone finally recognized Ray Gillen!
My favorite Metal vocalist are
Ronnie James Dio, Phil Anselmo, Corey Taylor, Will Ramos, Johnathan Davis, and Bruce Dickinson
Rob Halford, Geoff Tate, Todd LaTorre, Bruce Dickinson, Paul Di'anno, Klaus Meine, David Coverdale, Bon Scott, Ronnie James Dio, Ric Emmett, Jeff Scott Soto...not necessarily in that order.
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Big props on the inclusion of Soto and Emmett. Masters of their craft and CRIMINALLY under appreciated.
These are some of my favorites! Daniel Heiman (Harmony), Jorn Lande, Michael Kiske (greatest vibrato ever!), RAY GILLEN!!!, DEVIN TOWNSEND, Miljenko Matijevic is a beast, Ron Taylor (Lillian Axe), Steve Grimmett (Especially with Lionsheart), Michael Sweet, D.C.Cooper, Damian Wilson, Russell Allen, Tony Harnell, Michael Eriksen, Mikael Akerfeldt, DIO, Graham Bonnet, Goran Edman, Oliver Hartmann, Jeff Scott Soto, Tommy Giles Rogers, Edu Falaschi, Harry "The Tyrant" Conklin and just about everyone who has been on a Ayreon album.
Thanks for sharing, WEIRD_CDS!
honorable mention: Ian Gillan - Deep Purple
Ian is on the Top 20 Male Singers of All Time video.
More than Heavy Metal, I'd say Hard Rock Singers!
Rock on!
I thought it went light rock, alt rock, hard rock, metal, heavy metal, etc.
Kip winger is one of the best singers ever, I keep coming back to the 80s stuff all the Time. Its so classy .
I’m so glad you had Kip Winger in there bc he is definitely an underrated singer/musician. There’s live footage of him performing last year, still able to hit his high notes. My favorite is the opening run of “Madeleine”. Hits it 😘👌🏼
Thank you!
Great list once again. I would like to add these metal singers I feel are totally awesome. Jorn Lande, D.C. Cooper, Guy Speranza(RIP), Alice Cooper, Biff Byford, Doug Pinnick, Andi Deris, and finally for pure grit, power, and amazement how his voice is still intact and going strong when he sounds like he gargles razors every morning, Udo Dirkschneider. ROCK ON!
Rock on!
acdc09 Love me some Andi Deris!!
Happy that DIO is #1!!!!! What a powerful and clear voice!
Eric Adams of Manowar?
Noted.
Eric really does deserve it!
Yeah that dude is really good
Eric is by far the Nr. 1 in Metal. If you don't think so you don't know Manowar at all. But I Know, it's hard to satisfy everyone in such a list for Ken
I’ve listened to all types of metal over the past 40 years and, including the new stuff. Ronnie James Dio is the best metal singer of all time in my humble opinion. An amazing talent. RIP RJD.
This is a great list, but Lane Staley from Alice in Chains should be on here.
Dio is the right decision, a very good list Ken
I agree.
@@bobbythecajun7869 after Dickinson
I think the only one who topped him is Dickinson.
You got it right. RJD, the best to ever to it.
Geoff Tate(Queensryche)
Michael Kiske(Helloween)
Dave Mustane (Megadeth)
Klaus Meine (Scorpions - personlly Scorpions are a metal band rather than rock)
Dio
Bruce Dickinson
And more that I can't be assessed naming
Thank you!
@@jcoward8845 nah I genuinely think his voice does miracles for the band, I genuinely like it
Mustaine ? Are you serious?LOL
I am a young person so I am not into Rock N' Roll, but I do respect what bands did to popularize the rock genre back when pop and jazz were so dominant. They opened the door to let younger musicians into the spotlight.
Bruce Dickinson is second only to Dio in metal. His range and tone are phenomenal
Rock on!
I say even better than Dio.
I put Bruce ahead of dio
Bruce better
@@rohantiwari7801 No, Ronnie's power is simply>>>
Thanks for the video. It took me down memory lane! I went to a lot of concerts on this list. The first being Gracie Slick. My mother took me when I was around 7-8. I took my son and his friend (they were 12 and 80s metal made a brief come back especially for young teens) to see Bon Jovi at the houston rodeo back in 03.
They became quite popular again. Jon had the same hair, the same shirt and looked nearly the same age he did when I saw them in concert in the 80s. My best friend worked for ATT&T and was so in love with him she looked up his private phone number and called. She was fired of course but she would do it all over again!
Great list. I would maybe argue for the order (Dickenson is way more metal than Tyler), but that's so subjective. There are some you did not mention that I might have included: Michael Sweet, Jamie Rowe, Dale Thompson, Rik Emmett, Mike Levine, Roy Khan, Ken Tamplin, Mark Slaughter, Michael Eriksen, Dave Draiman, to name a few.
Thank you.
Hey Brad, how's it going my friend? Definitely Michael Sweet, Dale Thompson & Jamie Rowe. Next to Dio, Dale's vocals from 1988-1994 are my favorite of all time. imo, no one in metal could touch Dale during that time period. It still blows me away to this day.
I know this is definitely a more modern band, but Roy Khan from Kamelot and Conception has one of the best baritone voices I've ever heard. So much emotion in everything he does. He may not be worthy of making a list like this, but I believe he is one of the best out there.
Thank you.
I love Stephen Pearcy's( from Ratt) raspy voice. One of my favorites. Plus Don Dokken fluidity in his vocals. Beast from the East live album one of the best!
😊 Thanks for listening!
Matijevic❤ beast!!!! Never seen anyone sing like him,ever
And there’s great metal vocalists and then there’s DIO!
1. Ronnie James Dio
2. Mikael Akerfeldt
3. Bruce Dickinson
4. Phil Anselmo
5. James Hetfield
6. Chuck Schuldiner
7. Rob Alford
8. Devin Townsend
9. M. Shadows
10. Russell Allen
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To me Hansi Kursch is one of the very best. Unique voice and amazing songwriter.
It surprises me that you never quote John Schlitt from the band Petra. Exceptional singer!
Or Michael Kiske from the Helloween Band. He Search Halford's notes with Bruce's technique.
Listen to March of time and give us fans a chance.
And Schlitt's predecessor, Greg X. Volz. I always thought he had phenomenal range. Sadly, I think the years took its toll on Mr. Volz...
Thank you.
John SChlitt is great! So is Greg. Actually Greg still sounds as good as he did back in the day
I am so happy you included Axl Rose even if he is probably in rock category. My top Rob Halford, Klaus Meine, lemmy and of course RJD
I happy too because i learn artist that i didn't know. My life is rock music, i know a few things about metal and this is a chance to learn
Update:And of course David Coverdale. I really love him
Have you seen this one, vasilis23? th-cam.com/video/dPOZSPRRyaQ/w-d-xo.html
@@kentamplin yes i did and i enjoyed it. I have seen and your covers. Is there anything you can't sing? Amazing job
Great list. Glad to see Michael Kiske in the mentions but for me personally I'd put him up with Geoff Tate. Michael Sweet is another one
Fair enough!
One guy who regularly is forgotten about because he's in a pretty goofy band but certainly at least deserves a honorable mention: Eric Adams. Not a huge Manowar fan myself but nobody can deny that he's a phenomenal vocalist who (IMHO) would have deserved a top 10 position
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Eric Adams can wipe half of those mentioned....
Eric is a true beast
Great list!!🤟👏👏Dio number one! Mine number two is: Sebastian..3. Coverdale
Thanks MR Tamplin😁
I've been told that Michael Sweet of Stryper is one of the still living metal vocalists that still has the majority of his talent perhaps because of a dedication to clean living or something like that... what are your thoughts on him?
And in general the vocalists on this list as they have aged compared to their Prime?
I really do believe Phil Anselmo is a top 5 singer ever. With all the stuff he can do he's just been so influential to me
Thanks for weighing in, Nathaniel!
Good to see Philip is getting a lot of love in the comments 🤘
@@kentamplin where r Michael Sweet and Blackie Lawless? Also u putted a lot of rock singers to this list even though It's named "Top 20 Male Metal Singers." Which is in my opinion a weird thing🤔
He's in my top 15 but their so much talent in rock in metal that still makes one hell of a talent.
100%. Most people have no clue how good he was before he ruined his voice. He was in a Judas Priest cover bad in the 80’s and if you listen to Power Metal (Pantera’s best album in my opinion) he kills it.
Honorable mention for Richie Kotzen, his voice is just beautiful
Pedro Vicente 👍
Richie is my favorite singer - but not metal , while his first 3 Records had some high octane guitar “shredding “ Richie is more of a soul singer - a perfect blend of soulful vocals mixed with high level groovy guitar playing .
I just love you mentioned Kip Winger! My favorite band as well. And Geoff Tate, amazing!
Rock on!
Pete Steel from Type O Negative could have been a pick. A true bass, though often inaccurately labeled a baritone. We need your reviews/reactions of the lower ranges too!
Great suggestion!
Yeah, that's a big miss. Also Eric Adams
I agree that Dio is the best! He has long been my favorite. I was glad to see JLT and Jeff Scott Soto make your honorable mentions, sad to see Graham Bonnet left off though. One bit of correction though, but the Scorpion's singer's name is Klause Meine and the 'e' at the end is not silent, it's pronounced as a short 'a' as is ah. I have heard you do this multiple times and whoever did your titles in the vid spelled it 'Mein', sorry, don't mean to be a nit picker, but the least we can do is get a person's name correct. I love your vids brother, keep up the good work and God bless.
Thank you.
Also Matijevic should pronounce like [M a t i e v i ch ] he is from Yugislavia.
My Mount Rushmore of Metal:
1. Rob Halford
2. Ozzy Osbourne
3. Ronnie James Dio
4. Udo Dirkschneider
5. Biff Byford
Rock on!
Glad to see honourable mentions of Jeff Scott Soto, Mark Boals and Tony Harnell but I'm curious about what you think of Johnny Gioeli and Midnight (Crimson Glory)
Ken sir not a terrible list but how are you gonna put Klauss twice, when even James Hetfield would tell you King Diamond deserves to be on this list and past Hetflied too. The most ghostly/horror voice + range of all time. I almost wonder if you don't know who King Diamond is when you're double dipping for these lists.When you wanna talk about impact and legacy this guy had a big hand in the development of extreme metal genres and is widely revered for it. I just feel like he deserved an honorable mention at minimum. You should check out recent live performances if you don't know him.
Dio
Kiske
Coverdale
Dickinson
Robert Plant..... My top 5
Steven Tyler / John Bon Jovi on top 20 Metal Singers list!! Nothing to say! They could be on the Rock Vocals list for sure, but not on Metal..
Blackie Lawless is also missing on that list.. His vocals are wild!
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Yes! SO glad to see Tom Keifer in this list. Cinderella is my favourite hair metal band for sure. Nice to see Winger getting some love, too.
Cool!
So good that you had Jon Bon Jovi, James Hetfield and from my favorite all time band Def Leppard’s Joe Elliot!
All 3 are incredible singers.
I'm happy to hear 2 famous metal singer from germany. I like the tone of Michael Kiske and Klaus Meine, but i like the tone of Hansi Kurch from Blind Guardian a bit more. Tobias Sammet from Avantasia is a great german metal vocalist too. I wonder why Tommy Karevik from Kamelot hasn't been on the honorable mentions. Overall there are a lot of great metal vocalists and could maybe be a top 50.
Rock on!
Love the Video Ken, We could debate this list forever. You know how passionate Metalheads are about their music. My take is there are far too many Rock vocalists on the list who, IMO, never sang a metal song, were not in a metal band and most just wore the clothes lol. Good singers, yes. Anyway, I would've added Eric Adams, it's hard to get more Metal than Manowar and he is a killer vocalist who's live performances were always incredible. Jon Oliva of Savatage certainly added uniqueness with his screams on Sirens as well as controlled anger and emotion on so many other great songs. Udo and Accept, more uniqueness. Tony Martin, Sabbath's unheralded singer has some very good singing on actual Sabbath Albums. Ian Gillan should also be able to be in both genres. Bruce Dickson is definitely Metal. Honorables: Well if Dokken is on there, I need to see Dee Snider (talk about a frontman). Meniketti? Joey Belladona too. This is Metal after all \m/. Love it all Ken, thanks!!!
Thank you.
Ken, i dont know if melodic metal is included in this category, but we need to remember André Matos from Angra, Zak Stevens from Savatage, Tobias Sammet from Edguy
Thank you.
Ah there you go man, nice list but...... you probably missed my fav vocalists
James Labrie (Dream Theatre)
Dee Snider (Twisted Sister)
Mark Slaughter (Slaughter / Vinnie Vincent)
Eric Adams (Manowar)
Alice Cooper
Sammy Hagar (Van Halen)
Andi Deris (Helloween)
Michael Sweet (Stryper)
Blackie Lawless (WASP)
Timo Kotipelto (Stratovarius)
Damn, I have the TOP 10 "Left out in the video Best Metal Vocalist"
TOP 5 Honorable mention :
Mike Tramp (Whitelion)
Max Cavalera (Sepultura)
Vince Neil (Motley Crue)
Chuck Billy (Testament)
Biff Byford (Saxon)
Love & Respect from Garo Hills, INDIA
I’m glad you had some of Yngwie’s singers in the honorable mentions. He’s had some great singers in his band.
He did! Thanks!
rock and metal - I could make to two list but need to figure out how to classify into Rock or Metal and that would take more time.
Singers/front person
Robert Plant - Led Zeppelin
Elvis
Joni Mitchell
Freddy M.- Queen
King Diamond - King Diamond/Mercyful fate
Ian gillan - Deep Purple
Rob Halford - Judas Priest
Ozzy Osbourne - Black Sabbath/Ozzy
Bruce Dickinson - Iron Maiden
Messiah_Marcolin - Candlemas
Janis Joplin
Ronnie James Dio Dio/Rainbow/ Sabbath
Kevin Heybourne - Angel Witch
Bon Scott - AC/DC
Brain Johnson - AC/DC
Chuck_Schuldiner - Death
Phil Anselmo - Pantera, Down, En Minor
Axl Rose - Guns n roses
James Hetfield - Metallica
Dave Mustaine - Megadeth
Lemmy Kimister. Motor Head
Tarja_Turunen - Nightwish
Mark “ the shark” Shelton - Manila Road
James_Rivera - Helstar
Sebastian Bach - Skid Row
Thanks for weighing in!
I was heartbroken that you left out Michael Sweet of Stryper. One of the best high-range vocalists i've ever heard.
Thanks for sharing your pick, Randy!
Yes I would have included Michael Sweet of Stryper and Dale Thompson of Bride
Hi, I am a big fan of you.i am from Germany.. so cool that you honor the skorpions .. thank you for that.. you who I missed? Stryper.. such a great voice, or what do you think.
I agree on your 1st choice! Ronnie James Dio, by far one of the most talented singer in my opinion of any genre.
I was also pleased to see Dickinson, Michael Kiske and Seb Bach in there, they truly had amazing voices.
Rock on!
I believe also Eric Adams of Manowar and Hansi Kürsch of Blind Guardian deserve an honorable mention. But that's just my opinion. I like James and also Axel (him especially in GnR albums from Appetite for destructuon to Use your illusion 2) .
What do you think of them?
Thanks for weighing in!
I missed great metal vocalists like Eric Adams from Manowar, Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave) or Michael Sweet from Stryper.
One of my favorites are:
Rob Halford
Hansi Kürsch
Chuck Schuldiner
Michael Kiske
Lemmy Kilmister
The singer at 15:19 is Joe Lynn Turner, not Mark Boals. Jeff Scott Soto was my favorite Yngwie singer. Also Tony Harnell from TNT is awesome!
Joe May 👍
1. Mike Patton
2. Kyo
3. Devin Townsend
4. Attila Csihar
5. Everyone else
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Great to see Devin Townsend on the list, he's so incredible
I liked the list! One of my favorites in this list is Judas Priest! I wish you added Disturbed (David Draiman) for metal vocalist. But, I'm not sure how well he would fit your criteria in this particular video. I hope to see him on a list! He's super talented and I love his music! So many great songs to choose from. I believe he's worthy of a spot somewhere! :D
Noted!
David Draiman has an AMAZING voice!!!
I think Draiman draws heavily from 70's-80's-90's metal vocalists..much more than the scream/growl vocals prevalent in most modern "metal"...
1. Andi Deris (although not consistent live)
2. Ronnie James Dio
3. Bruce Dickinson
4. Michael Kiske
5. Blackie Lawless
Thanks for sharing your list, Powerslave!
Powerslave Andi had quite the voice, but age and not taking the best care of himself has taken a toll. He’s a consummate frontman though, I love that guy. 👍🏻
No David Draiman? For the rest a good list.
Barry Lassche 👍
I know, right!!!!
What about Jorn Lande? And Steve Lee from Gotthard?
Good mentions.
Oh my, Ken, can't believe you haven't said a single word about the incredible JORN LANDE
Rock on!
How do you put Don Dokken who has a weak voice. The you leave In my opinion the best metal voice Blackie Lawless of Wasp off?
Tom Kiefer of Cinderella back in the day was one of the best of putting the head voice and chest voice together. One if the best falsetto's I've ever heard. Very unbelievable vocal talent in his younger years...
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I am really happy to see you include, in the honorable mentions, Tom Araya. Their style of music gets overlooked too often and it's a shame.
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It would be more fair if the title was"Best metal vocalists of the 80's". I mean all these guys are huge but maybe there are other great metal vocalists that started in the late 90's or after 2000 and are officially excluded as they cannot compete in terms of active years
Thanks for weighing in, Insight9999!
It's virtually impossible to make a list like that and make everyone happy. A very interesting take nonetheless, Ken! I'm not a singer nor a teacher so by no means do I have the expertise, but I'd like to throw some names into the mix as well: Jeff Scott Soto (probably the best singer that Yngwie has ever had both live and in studio), Mickey Thomas (maybe not a true metal vocalist, but what a voice), Devin Townsend (it just wouldn't be fair to leave him out), Chris Cornell (early Soundgarden was definitely more alt-metal than rock), Mike Patton (I mean, the dude can do EVERYTHING with his voice), Alan Averill and a great duo from Switzerland - Marc Storace and Steve Lee (maybe more hard rock than metal singers but they qualify in my ears).
For me a list that is like a sort of 'Top 20 Commercial Metal Singers of all Time'. A bit surprise of not seeing David De Feis (Virgin Steele), not even mentioned (at the beginning of his career he was close to be the No 1), Roberto Tiranti (Labyrinth), probably the No 1 in Italy, Tony Martin (Black Sabbath), at least before he lost his incredible powerful voice, very similar to Ray Gillen, Nils K. Rue (Pagan's Mind) [ok, it's not properly of metal band, but the voice is], Peter Steele (Type 0 Negative), probably also one of the best bass player, till he was alive. But I know that is impossible to make such a list, so great effort anyway
Rock on.
Phil Anselmo should been here for sure and maybe Chuck Shulinder too
Rock on!
phil anselmo from CFH and before but after that he was average, and look I love Death but we are talking about greates Metal singers of all time now Chuck just screamed at the mic my man
ken really needs to listen to some newer bands...or make a list of top 20 "unknown" metal singers. Vocal technique wise there's sooo many singers breaking boundaries of the voice.
1. daniel heiman (lost horizon, dimhav, harmony, heed)
2. alessandro conti (Luca turilli's rhapsody, twilight force)
3. Tommy Johansson (Majestica, Reinxeed)
4. Sean peck (death dealer, Cage)
5. Fabio Lione (Rhapsody)
6. Yiannis Papadoupolos (Beast in Black)
7. Mike Patton (Faith no more)
8. Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian)
9. Andre Matos (Angra)
10. Tobias Sammet (Edguy, Avantasia)
or even just newer frontmen with unique voices like Joakim Broden (sabaton) or Jari Mäenpää (Wintersun)
appreciating old bands is great but half of the list wouldn't be considered metal by most people and newer artists need recognition too
Thank you.
Problem is marketing, besides Patton, I have never heard of these singers or the bands.
tobias! it very dificult to make a list whit so many talented ones, i think that Pellek (a norwegian guy that its proud of him self for having a vocal range of 4 octaves) Leo Falaschi (ex angra and ava) who has in my opinion the most expresive vocals of metal, the spanish beast Leo Jiménez who sing mostly in spanish but he do some metal classic like Kneon Nights, and i can go on forever
Michelle Luppi from Vision Divine and Whitesnake
@@detroitrockscity thats precisely it though. They're world class singers and deserve to get recognition for what they do. If a video is made specifically about lesser known singers, it wouldn't be a marketing issue, it would be Ken using his experience and knowledge to pick out promising singers or already inhumane singers so that they can work up the reputation over time. I love the singers from this video as much as the next guy, but the way this is made it seems like there wasn't a single good metal singer on the scene in the last 20 years, when in reality there's better technical singers than ever before. Take Daniel Heiman from that OG comment list. Dude has full-voice Eb6s at 50 years of age, even dimash's belting range stops at Bb5, daniel is an absolute technical monster but noone ever talks about him
Good Lord do I love metal. I grew up in the mid 80's and man was it such an epic time for rock. Metal, stadium rock, hair bands and later grunge. So many great singers and groups. Sebastian Bach is hands down my favorite metal vocalist of all time but honestly you can't go wrong with any of the guys mentioned. Great list Ken!
The 80s had such great music!
@K G Baz is my favorite also, and I believe he should've been higher on the list (at least above JBJ).
Blackie Lawless and Warrel Dane are such good vocalists. Blackie has one of the most unique voices, and he still sounds great today. The emotion he conveys is amazing, especially on The Crimson Idol. Warrel had such power behind his voice and no one could compare to him. Shame they weren’t included…
Agreed Warrel Dane was Phenomenal r.i.p he had a range of 5 to 6 octaves was a low baritone and was classically trained for 5 years his singing capabilities was incredible I like him in both Sanctuary/Nevermore and Solo.
I'm glad you mentioned Soto and Dokken! Tony Martin and Ralf Scheppers are also amazing.
Hats off to Ray Gillen. I certainly did not see this pick coming!
Thank you.
Old cowboy Hetfield belongs here.
Cinderella boy is a freak of nature. Love it.
Steven Tyler is on another level.