I picked Saunders merely because I know Nergal mixes his voice. Otherwise it is the Nergal from Thelema on that my ears love.

Other.
Alexander Krull form Atrocity is the best growler out there IMO. Not to mention his melodic voice is just stunning.

Written by wormdrink414 on 18.04.2009 at 04:07

I picked Saunders merely because I know Nergal mixes his voice. Otherwise it is the Nergal from Thelema on that my ears love.

Walter, what the fuck are you talking about?! Haha, I never thought I'd live to see another Lebowskian on this website. Anyways, Sanders also has ole' Dude (Dallas) helping him out on occasion. I voted Opeth because Mike's voice makes me want to bite a Nihilists ear off.

I'll back Mikeal Akerfeldt, he has an outstanding growl on him.
My Dying Bride also have very interesting growls, they also use growls in some very strange situations, ie ballads.

THE HEATHEN FROM ZIMMERS HOLE ON THE SONG WHATS MY NAME... EVIL HE DOES A GREAT GROWLING DEATH METAL VOCALS

Even though Death is my favorie band Chuck never really growled opeth though Michaels voice is amazing and you can still understand every word.

Other...
Amon Amarth!

Hypocrisy.

Mikael Stanne from Dark Tranquillity and Johan Hegg from Amon Amarth. And I really do not understand what is so great about Akerfeldt's growls on the last few albums.

I like the guy from Dark Tranquillity the most

I voted for Death mainly for historical reasons. Ofcourse i love Chicks voice but there are some also excellent growlers that are missing. I'll mention bands as the man who started the poll did: Obituary, Morbid Angel, Suffocation. IMO these three are something special too.

Other

One and only Mille Petrozza from KREATOR! the first 5 albums.. best vocals on earth

except from Mille i like growls like Suffocation, Deicide, Hollenthon, Nile, Behemoth, Morbid Angel... and the list is long

No one holds a candle to mike akerfeldt best guttural vocalist/clean vocalist to ever descend upon metal the best song where he shows off his guttural skills has to be in bleak when he goes "Slight twist, shivering corpse...." so bloody demonic you know .. so ya :> mike all the way

Written by TormentoR. on 21.05.2009 at 02:21

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One and only Mille Petrozza from KREATOR! the first 5 albums.. best vocals on earth

except from Mille i like growls like Suffocation, Deicide, Hollenthon, Nile, Behemoth, Morbid Angel... and the list is long

yeah mille has to be my favorite too or at least in my top list. but i didn't mention him cause i don't know if his vocals can be called "growling"..

I think I voted for Opeth a while ago, but I think growls from Behemoth are just as good now after alot more listening, Nergal's voice is soo good, really strong and deep - which is generally what I love about male vocals.

Written by Deadmeat on 30.05.2009 at 11:10

Written by TormentoR. on 21.05.2009 at 02:21

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One and only Mille Petrozza from KREATOR! the first 5 albums.. best vocals on earth

except from Mille i like growls like Suffocation, Deicide, Hollenthon, Nile, Behemoth, Morbid Angel... and the list is long

yeah mille has to be my favorite too or at least in my top list. but i didn't mention him cause i don't know if his vocals can be called "growling"..

First 5 album - can be called "growling"
Especialy the first 2.

I know its weird.. but it IS growling

Written by TormentoR. on 01.06.2009 at 04:22

Written by Deadmeat on 30.05.2009 at 11:10

Written by TormentoR. on 21.05.2009 at 02:21

Other

One and only Mille Petrozza from KREATOR! the first 5 albums.. best vocals on earth

except from Mille i like growls like Suffocation, Deicide, Hollenthon, Nile, Behemoth, Morbid Angel... and the list is long

yeah mille has to be my favorite too or at least in my top list. but i didn't mention him cause i don't know if his vocals can be called "growling"..

First 5 album - can be called "growling"
Especialy the first 2.

I know its weird.. but it IS growling

yeah his vocals surely cannot be called clear. but imo not even growling (based on the classic growls). but if we see it from the side that he growls to do those vocals then we should cal it growling...

The singer from Oceans of Sadness - his name is Tijs Vanneste - is my favorite right now. However, the crown, the man among boys, the apex of growling goes to Mikael Akerfeldt

What about Corpsegrinder? He made Cannibal Corpse about 20 times better. And they were already better than 90% of other brutal death metal bands.

Other - Johan Hegg of Amon Amarth

His growls are deep and clear, he actually enunciates so you can understand him and he sounds as good live as he does in the studio; there are few who can do that.

Besides, he's right in my range, so I can growl along to my heart's content.

Tomi Joutsen (newer Amorphis) in this case, other.
Out of the others I'd pick Åkerfeldt (Opeth)

Written by Derwood on 19.07.2009 at 23:07

Other - Johan Hegg of Amon Amarth

His growls are deep and clear, he actually enunciates so you can understand him and he sounds as good live as he does in the studio; there are few who can do that.

Besides, he's right in my range, so I can growl along to my heart's content.

Damn. I already put down Opeth.

Christian alvestam from scary symmetry and solution 45.
Best growl and excellent clean vocal.

I'm kind of surprised almost nobody's mentioned black metal growls here. All of my favorite metal growls are black metal growls. Attila Csihar's vocals on De Mysteriis Dom Satanas and Ordo Ad Chao w/Mayhem are hands down the best i've ever heard (he's used a lot of different styles for a lot of different bands/albums/songs). The guy sounds like a raving fucking lunatic in an insane asylum on those albums. Or maybe a deranged Elmer Fudd.

MORTEM ANIMALIUUUUUUM!!!

I voted for Opeth. Mikael growls are insane, and he knows where and how to put them in Opeth's music. There's also other great growlers like Hypocrisy and Amon Amarth's front men.

Mikael Akerfeldt (aslo Stanne) and Steffen Kummerer are the best growl vocalist imo.

Opeth is just the best at it IMO.

Written by Kecirtep_666 on 31.07.2010 at 18:47

Christian alvestam from scary symmetry and solution 45.
Best growl and excellent clean vocal.

I would agree.

While I know certain someone who called his growls weak, that certain someone should try checking out death metal band Miseration which he also fronts.

Written by Kennoth on 23.10.2010 at 15:28

Written by Kecirtep_666 on 31.07.2010 at 18:47

Christian alvestam from scary symmetry and solution 45.
Best growl and excellent clean vocal.

I would agree.

While I know certain someone who called his growls weak, that certain someone should try checking out death metal band Miseration which he also fronts.

I'll do so in that case.

Written by vezzy on 23.10.2010 at 15:34

Written by Kennoth on 23.10.2010 at 15:28

Written by Kecirtep_666 on 31.07.2010 at 18:47

Christian alvestam from scary symmetry and solution 45.
Best growl and excellent clean vocal.

I would agree.

While I know certain someone who called his growls weak, that certain someone should try checking out death metal band Miseration which he also fronts.

I'll do so in that case.

Allow me to recommend this one: