I always felt he was a baritone singing up at the top end of his range, and that's not something you can do forever. But at his peak, had almost 3 octaves of chest voice alone. And his falsetto voice is ridiculously beautiful. Amazing control in and out of voices.
Good thing about listening to these types of things is you can start off ignorant and still learn something from what you experience each time if you're open to that experience ❤
Ok, so I've seen a bit of a controversy down in the comments about Roy's tessitura, so here's my theory! I'm no vocal expert, but like everyone here, I have my ears to help, hehe. So, I think he WAS a tenor, but that his voice changed to a baritone tessitura in the 2000's. Let me explain: your vocal cords mature until you are 35 and it is known that a tessitura can change over time (because of said vocal cords maturing). When you listen to Roy's voice before 2003, he sounds like a tenor. He hits tenor notes easily, they are sustained and beautiful. Then, with the album Karma, you can definitely hear a difference in his tone, which is even more apparent in One Cold Winter's Night. His tone is richer and warmer. I also watched many a vocal coach (I'm thinking about Beth Roars particularly here) commenting that he has a beautiful baritone, while watching OCWN's songs. I am willing to trust professionals on this one and say that by 2005 his voice was in the baritone tessitura. Plus all the highest notes in this video come from stuff before 2005 (except if there is material where he hits those D5s and higher comfortably out there between 2005 and now, I'd be glad to hear it!). Does it mean that baritones are unable to hit tenor notes? Nope. Vocal range is something you work on and can expand, and some people also have a naturally huge range, so it's not impossible at all. It's just that usually a person with a certain tessitura will be more comfortable with their natural tessitura range. Anyways! Does it matter what exact tessitura Roy Khan has? NOPE. He's a metal god, his voice is amazing, and that's all that's important hehe. Also, I would LOVE to have a vocal range video on Ville Valo. I have currently found exactly 0 acceptable videos on the matter, so I'd be infinitely thankful if you ever examine the question
One of the best modern metal vocalists, period! What a range, powerfull. Even now with Conception. One of my biggest inspirations. Oh, and he really had the timbre of a baritone. Yes he had a tenor chest voice range back in the 90s/early 2000s, but after that it really became more baritone.
That's the mighty Khan. No one can match his emotion, his emphasis on phrasing and that one-of-a-kind hypnotic voice. You can no more replace Roy Khan then you can replace Peter Steele in Type O Negative... one-of-a-kind just can't be matched. When Roy left kamelot I don't even listen to them anymore. Tommy is an awesome singer but just don't have the soul or the feeling in his singing like Roy, not many can at that level... Roy Khan, one of the best frontmen ever on the planet. So thanks to Roy for coming back and Reviving conception. Conceptions new stuff is awesome as well
Estoy segura que es un tenor spinto. Sus agudos son metálicos y penetrantes, el centro hermosamente timbrado aunque igual de poderoso, y graves resonantes. Suena dulce y al mismo tiempo poderoso, típico de estas voces. A los hombres y mujeres con este tipo de voz siempre los clasifican como barítonos ligeros o mezzosopranos líricas/ligeras (Tarja Turunen es un claro ejemplo).
Así es, al igual que Whitney Houston y Freddie Mercury, Whitney era una soprano spinto a la que siempre clasifican como mezzosoprano y Freddie era un tenor spinto al que siempre clasifican como barítono.
Not sure why you (Fleshgod) deleted my original comment. Or why you removed the source from the Tommy Karevik video. Your videos are great, I am just adding verifiable sources to compliment your analysis. Roy Khan (Bb1 to F#5) 3 octaves, 5 notes Tommy Karevik (PelleK) (D2 to C6) 3 octaves, 6 notes When compared to Geoff Tate (A1 to A5) 4 octaves or Freddie Mercury (F2 to F6) 4 octaves Source: www.vintagevinylnews.com/2014/05/digging-deeper-axl-rose-is-not-singer.html (2014) Updated analysis source: therangeplanet.proboards.com/thread/94/roy-khan
He's not a Baritone, he's a Tenor. He trained in Opera as a Tenor for 3 years. The problem is that in metal people seem to think that if you are not singing in the fith octave all the time you are a Baritone, which is obviously complete nonsense.
No, a well trained baritone can reach that high notes. He's highs are in mix voice, not full chest voice. You can hear that is a baritone on the low notes. A tenor doesn't have that lows and after b4 is mixed voice, so..a baritone. Plus, he doesn't even have a tenor timbre. Definitely a baritone@@juyifan7933
Twisted Mind is Avantasias best song really Roy makes it new is Good with Adrianne she brings fresh ait to the band that was getting stale Scarecrow was good.
I always felt he was a baritone singing up at the top end of his range, and that's not something you can do forever. But at his peak, had almost 3 octaves of chest voice alone. And his falsetto voice is ridiculously beautiful. Amazing control in and out of voices.
I don't understand anything about voices, just here to praise this Metal God!
Good thing about listening to these types of things is you can start off ignorant and still learn something from what you experience each time if you're open to that experience ❤
Ok, so I've seen a bit of a controversy down in the comments about Roy's tessitura, so here's my theory! I'm no vocal expert, but like everyone here, I have my ears to help, hehe.
So, I think he WAS a tenor, but that his voice changed to a baritone tessitura in the 2000's.
Let me explain: your vocal cords mature until you are 35 and it is known that a tessitura can change over time (because of said vocal cords maturing).
When you listen to Roy's voice before 2003, he sounds like a tenor. He hits tenor notes easily, they are sustained and beautiful. Then, with the album Karma, you can definitely hear a difference in his tone, which is even more apparent in One Cold Winter's Night. His tone is richer and warmer. I also watched many a vocal coach (I'm thinking about Beth Roars particularly here) commenting that he has a beautiful baritone, while watching OCWN's songs. I am willing to trust professionals on this one and say that by 2005 his voice was in the baritone tessitura.
Plus all the highest notes in this video come from stuff before 2005 (except if there is material where he hits those D5s and higher comfortably out there between 2005 and now, I'd be glad to hear it!).
Does it mean that baritones are unable to hit tenor notes? Nope. Vocal range is something you work on and can expand, and some people also have a naturally huge range, so it's not impossible at all. It's just that usually a person with a certain tessitura will be more comfortable with their natural tessitura range.
Anyways! Does it matter what exact tessitura Roy Khan has? NOPE. He's a metal god, his voice is amazing, and that's all that's important hehe.
Also, I would LOVE to have a vocal range video on Ville Valo. I have currently found exactly 0 acceptable videos on the matter, so I'd be infinitely thankful if you ever examine the question
One of the best modern metal vocalists, period! What a range, powerfull. Even now with Conception. One of my biggest inspirations.
Oh, and he really had the timbre of a baritone. Yes he had a tenor chest voice range back in the 90s/early 2000s, but after that it really became more baritone.
Roy's voice is just beyond epic.
My favorite male singer in the world 🙏🏻❤️
Mine too
Einar Solberg, best voice nowadays in prog metal.-
That's the mighty Khan. No one can match his emotion, his emphasis on phrasing and that one-of-a-kind hypnotic voice. You can no more replace Roy Khan then you can replace Peter Steele in Type O Negative... one-of-a-kind just can't be matched. When Roy left kamelot I don't even listen to them anymore. Tommy is an awesome singer but just don't have the soul or the feeling in his singing like Roy, not many can at that level... Roy Khan, one of the best frontmen ever on the planet. So thanks to Roy for coming back and Reviving conception. Conceptions new stuff is awesome as well
This lunar sanctum scream is just a killer !
La voz de Dios ♡
Te Amo Roy Khan 🖤✨
Tu voz es una caricia a mi alma ❤️🔥
Doy gracias a Dios por tu existencia 🙌✨
Masterlord of vocals🤤
His lowest recorded note is now G#1
Estoy segura que es un tenor spinto. Sus agudos son metálicos y penetrantes, el centro hermosamente timbrado aunque igual de poderoso, y graves resonantes. Suena dulce y al mismo tiempo poderoso, típico de estas voces.
A los hombres y mujeres con este tipo de voz siempre los clasifican como barítonos ligeros o mezzosopranos líricas/ligeras (Tarja Turunen es un claro ejemplo).
Así es, al igual que Whitney Houston y Freddie Mercury, Whitney era una soprano spinto a la que siempre clasifican como mezzosoprano y Freddie era un tenor spinto al que siempre clasifican como barítono.
I’d love to hear your vocal range analysis on Dan Vasc. He does a lot of these covers and his range is amazing!
🇺🇦 Який же він неймовірний! Янгільський голос, прекрасний, потужний, елегантний 😆
🇬🇧 He's so amazing!
Angelic voice, beautiful, powerful, elegant 😆
Didn't see that F#5 coming. I always knew Roy was epic but wow :) I can get up to about C#5 (right now) :)
A very well trained baritone 😋
Es que además de tener esos tonos tan particulares canta con tanta pasión, ♥♥
One of the best male voices of the entire history
Trois Vierges is by Epica btw. Roy is the featured singer
Amazing video
Magnífico
Not sure why you (Fleshgod) deleted my original comment. Or why you removed the source from the Tommy Karevik video. Your videos are great, I am just adding verifiable sources to compliment your analysis.
Roy Khan (Bb1 to F#5) 3 octaves, 5 notes
Tommy Karevik (PelleK) (D2 to C6) 3 octaves, 6 notes
When compared to Geoff Tate (A1 to A5) 4 octaves or Freddie Mercury (F2 to F6) 4 octaves
Source: www.vintagevinylnews.com/2014/05/digging-deeper-axl-rose-is-not-singer.html (2014)
Updated analysis source:
therangeplanet.proboards.com/thread/94/roy-khan
YA PUDE ESCUCHAR A TARJA TURUNEN, AHORA ME FALTA ROY PARA MORIR EN PAZ
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I don't think he is a tenor voice, actually he has a baritono voice.
Probably a high baritone
@@rachaeljoyce1989 i agree
@@liamfernandez6832 no creo que Karevik tenga que ver nada aqui..
Agreed, he has very rich low tones for a tenor.
Hahaha baritone cant sing so high idiots
Bom trabalho
his voice is pretty high for a baritone
He's not a Baritone, he's a Tenor. He trained in Opera as a Tenor for 3 years.
The problem is that in metal people seem to think that if you are not singing in the fith octave all the time you are a Baritone, which is obviously complete nonsense.
@@juyifan7933 that think silly people)Who cannot sing
a baritenor can sing higher notes than the normal baritone, and can replace a tenor spinto in opera.
No, a well trained baritone can reach that high notes. He's highs are in mix voice, not full chest voice. You can hear that is a baritone on the low notes. A tenor doesn't have that lows and after b4 is mixed voice, so..a baritone. Plus, he doesn't even have a tenor timbre. Definitely a baritone@@juyifan7933
My second favorite voice
whos your first
From B4 > is he using mixed voice/ head voice?
mixed voice
Twisted Mind is Avantasias best song really Roy makes it new is Good with Adrianne she brings fresh ait to the band that was getting stale Scarecrow was good.
into the wild, not light
não o chamaria de tenor, tá mais pra barítono