My other lists:
Tasty Stuff Not Currently Featured On MS
So I Heard You Like Opeth...

A concise list of my metalhead man-crushes (now featuring ladies.)

While there is little introduction required for some of these bands and their front(wo)men, there are no words that can accurately describe such jaw-dropping talent anyhow. The albums and youtube links listed are meant to display the full capacity of vocalists' talents, not the bands' most quality or popular tracks - click the links below and behold the prowess.

Many tears will be shed on your behalf if your favourite vocalist isn't here. That being said, any suggestions are more than welcome. A star (★) indicates that the vocalist is exceptionally versatile. If you believe that a certain vocalist deserves a (currently unaccredited) star, then post a few YouTube tracks to support your case.

Avoided criteria:
- Consistency with live performances
- Emotional delivery
- Ability to write aurally appealing vocal lines
- Ability to compliment the music

i.e. The style performances are judged solely on technical ability.

Here are the tracks I've allocated to the vocalists so far in the order of the list below. If you have suggestion which better showcases any vocalist's talents or if any of the link aren't working, please let me know.
Abstrakt Algebra - Mats Levén
Akercocke - Jason Mendonca #1 and #2
Amorphis - Tomi Joutsen
Anaal Nathrakh - David "V.I.T.R.I.O.L." Hunt
Animals As Leaders - Frans Aalto ★★★★★★★★★★★
Avatarium - Jennie-Ann Smith
Avenged Sevenfold - Matthew "M. Shadows" Sanders #1 and #2
Beyond The Bridge - Herbie Langhans
Caligula's Horse - Jim Grey
Candlemass - Johan Längqvist
Cattle Decapitation - Travis Ryan ★
Centiment - Dave McPherson #1, #2, and #3
Chrome Division - Pål "Athera" Mathisen
Communic - Oddleif Stensland
Dark Suns - Niko Knappe #1 and #2 ★
Devin Townsend - Devin Townsend ★
Dissona - Dave Dubenic ★
Disturbed David Michael Draiman
Dream Theater - Kevin James LaBrie #1 and #2 (vocal range and impressive performances)
Emperor (Ihsahn) - Vegard Sverre "Ihsahn" Tveitan
Empyrios - Silvio Mancini
Estradasphere - Tim Smolens (57:33)
Evereve - Tom Sedotschenko
Evergrey - Tom S. Englund
Evile - Matthew "Matt" Drake
Exodus - Steve "Zetro" Souza
Favna Abisal - Melanocetus Jhonsoni
Feared - Mario Santos-Ramos
Gojira - Joseph "Joe" Duplantier
Gorefest - Jan-Chris de Koeijer #1 and #2
Grave Digger - Chris Boltendahl
Haken - Ross Jennings #1, #2, and #3
Hamferð - Jón Aldará #1 and #2
Heavatar - Stefan Schmidt
Hell - David Bower
Helloween - Andi Deris
HIM - Ville Hermanni Valo
Ice Age - Josh Pincus
ICS Vortex - Simen "ICS Vortex" Hestnæs
In Vain - Sindre Nedland #1 and #2
Iron Maiden - Paul Bruce Dickinson #1 and #2
Jinjer - Tatiana Shmayluk
King Crimson - Adrian Belew
King Diamond - Kim "King Diamond" Bendix Petersen ★
Lamb Of God - David Randall "Randy" Blythe
Leprous - Einar Solberg ★
Loch Vostok - Teddy "Dr. Ted Killer Miller" Möller #1 and #2
Lorna Shore - Will Ramos
Machine Head - Robert "Robb" Flynn
Masterplan - Jørn Lande
Mayhem - Attila Gábor Csihar #1 and #2 (~4:10) ★
Moonspell - Fernando Ribeiro
Nevermore - Warrel Dane
Noekk - Thomas Helm
Omb - Davidavi Dolev Too much vocal variety - you'll just have to listen to the entire album. ★
Opeth (Bloodbath) - Mikael Åkerfeldt #1, #2, and #3
Others By No One - Max Mobarry ★
Overkill - Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth
Pagan's Mind - Nils Kvåle Rue
Pain Of Salvation - Daniel Gildenlöw ★
Paradise Lost - Nick Holmes
Periphery - Spencer Sotelo
Pinkly Smooth - James "The Reverend Tholomew Plague" Sullivan ★
Primal Fear - Ralf Scheepers
Protest The Hero - Rody "Cheese" Walker
Psycroptic - Matthew "Chalky" Chalk
Rishloo - Andrew Mailloux
Riverside - Mariusz Duda
Savage Circus (Persuader/Dark Empire) - Jens Carlsson
Savatage - John Nicholas "Jon" Oliva
Scar Symmetry - Christian Älvestam
Shaolin Death Squad - Androo O'Hearn ★
Sieges Even - Greg Keller
Slaughter To Prevail - Alexandr Shikolay ★
Soldis - Del Tremens - tracks 1,4, 7 ★
Space Odyssey - David Fremberg
Stravaganzza - Leo Jiménez
Sword - Rick Hughes
Symphony X - Russell Allen
System Of A Down - Serj Tankian #1 and #2 ★
Tesseract - Daniel Tompkins #1 and #2
Tesseract - Ashe O'Hara
Testament - Chuck Billy
Textures - Daniel de Jongh
Textures - Eric Kalsbeek
The Foreshadowing - Marco Benevento
The Gathering - Anneke Van Giersbergen
The Mars Volta - Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Tool - Maynard James Keenan
Triptykon - Tom Gabriel "Warrior" Fischer #1 and #2
Twelve Foot Ninja - Nik "Kin" Etik
Twilight Of The Gods (Primordial/Dread Sovereign) - Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill ★
Uneven Structure - Matthieu Romarin
Unhuman - Youri Raymond (track 3)
Veni Domine - Fredrik Ohlsson
Vintersorg - Andreas "Vintersorg" Hedlund
Virgin Black - Rowan London #1, #2, and #3 ★
Vulture Industries - Bjørnar Erevik Nilsen #1 (37:43) and #2 (43:30)★
W.A.S.P. - Steven Edward "Blackie Lawless" Duren
Warning - Patrick Walker
Winds (Before The Dawn) - Lars "Eikind" Eric Si
Wintersun - Jari Mäenpää ★
Witherscape - Dan Swanö ★
Wolverine - Stefan Zell
Xanthochroid - Matthew Earl #1 (3:05) and #2 (sexy blonde dude)
Xanthochroid - Sam Meador

No working links or properly ascribed stars below this point. Please suggest song(s) for the vocalist(s) below if you have any insight into their best work.

Adagio - [url=]David Readman[/url]
Arcturus - [url=]Kristoffer "Garm" Rygg[/url]
Blind Guardian - [url=]Hansi Kürsch[/url]
Candlemass - [url=]Messiah Marcolin[/url]
Cradle Of Filth - [url=]Daniel Lloyd "Dani Filth" Davey[/url]
Demilich - [url=]Antti "C. Void" "Von Stroh" Boman[/url]
Diablo Swing Orchestra - [url=]Annlouice Loegdlund[/url]
Dio - [url=]Ronald James "Ronnie Dio" Padavona[/url]
Disillusion - [url=]Andy "Vurtox" Schmidt of Disillusion[/url]
Headspace - [url=]Damian Wilson[/url]
Iced Earth - [url=]Matthew "Matt" Barlow[/url]
Iced Earth - [url=]Stuart "Stu" Block[/url]
Iced Earth - [url=]Tim "Ripper" Owens[/url]
Judas Priest - [url=]Robert John Arthur "Rob" Halford[/url]
Madder Mortem - [url=]Agnete M. Kirkevaag[/url]
Pantera - [url=]Philip Hansen "Phil" Anselmo[/url]
Pharaoh - [url=]Tim Aymar[/url]
Retarded Noise Squad - [url=]Unknown vocalist[/url]
Scariot - [url=]Øyvind "Maztema" Hægeland[/url]
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - [url=]Nils Frykdahl[/url] ★
Sodom - [url=]Tom "Angelripper" Such[/url]
Spires - [url=]Paul Sadler[/url]
Stolen Babies - [url=]Dominique Lenore Persi[/url] ★
The Wandering Midget - [url=]Samuel "Qraken" Wormius[/url]
Tomahawk (Mr. Bungle, Faith No More, Fantômas) - [url=]Michael Allan "Mike" Patton[/url] ★
Vangough - [url=]Clay Withrow[/url]
Vektor - [url=]David Disanto[/url]
Wastefall - [url=]Domenik Papaemmanouil[/url]

Pending considerations - please recommend songs for the vocalists below:
- Acid Witch - Lasse Pyykkö
- Anubis Gate - Jacob Hansen
- Artillery - Flemming Rönsdorf
- Atrox - Rune Folgerø
- Bathory - Tomas "Ace" "Quorthon" Forsberg
- Crimson Glory - John Patrick Jr. "Midnight" McDonald
- Darkwater -Henrik Båth
- Devil Doll - Mr. Doctor
- Fates Warning - Ray Alder
- Fates Warning John Arch
- Holy Moses - Sabina Classen
- Kamelot - Roy "Khan" Sætre Khantatat
- Lake of Tears - Daniel Brennare
- Marduk - Daniel "Mortuus" Rostén
- Mist Within - Alireza ''Safires'' Motevasel
- Mortillery - Cara McCutchen
- Novembers Doom - Paul Kuhr
- Queensrÿche - Geoff Tate
- Seventh Wonder - Tommy Karevik
- Skid Row - Sebastian "Bach" Philip Bierk
- While Heaven Wept - Rain Irving
- Within Temptation - Sharon den Adel
- Yearning - Juhani Palomäki

Created by:

LeKiwi | 03.05.2013

	1.	Abstrakt Algebra - Abstrakt Algebra 1995 / Mats Levén
	2.	Adagio - Underworld 2003 / David Readman
	3.	Akercocke - Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone 2005 / Jason Mendonca
	4.	Amorphis - Silent Waters 2007 / Tomi Joutsen
	5.	Anaal Nathrakh - Vanitas 2012 / David "V.I.T.R.I.O.L." Hunt
	6.	Animals As Leaders - Weightless 2011 / Frans Aalto
	7.	Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors 2002 / Kristoffer "Garm" Rygg
	8.	Avatarium - Avatarium 2013 / Jennie-Ann Smith
	9.	Avenged Sevenfold - City Of Evil 2005 / Matthew "M. Shadows" Sanders
	10.	Beyond The Bridge - The Old Man And The Spirit 2012 / Herbie Langhans
	11.	Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time 2010 / Hansi Kürsch
	12.	Caligula's Horse - Moments From Ephemeral City 2011 / Jim Grey
	13.	Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus 1986 / Johan Längqvist
	14.	Candlemass - Nightfall 1987 / Messiah Marcolin
	15.	Cattle Decapitation - Monolith Of Inhumanity 2012 / Travis Ryan
	16.	Centiment - Streets Of Rage 2014 / Dave McPherson
	17.	Chrome Division - 3rd Round Knockout 2011 / Pål "Athera" Mathisen
	18.	Communic - Waves Of Visual Decay 2006 / Oddleif Stensland
	19.	Cradle Of Filth - Dusk... And Her Embrace 1996 / Daniel Lloyd "Dani Filth" Davey
	20.	Dark Suns - Grave Human Genuine 2008 / Niko Knappe
	21.	Demilich - Nespithe 1993 / Antti "C. Void" "Von Stroh" Boman
	22.	Devin Townsend - Accelerated Evolution 2003 / Devin Townsend
	23.	Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom 2006 / Annlouice Loegdlund
	24.	Dio - Holy Diver 1983 / Ronald James "Ronnie Dio" Padavona
	25.	Disillusion - Back To Times Of Splendor 2004 / Andy "Vurtox" Schmidt
	26.	Dissona - Dissona 2012 / Dave Dubenic
	27.	Disturbed - Asylum 2010 / David Michael Draiman
	28.	Dream Theater - Awake 1994 / Kevin James LaBrie
	29.	Emperor - Prometheus: The Discipline Of Fire And Demise 2001 / Vegard Sverre "Ihsahn" Tveitan
	30.	Empyrios - Zion 2013 / Silvio Mancini
	31.	Estradasphere - Quadropus 2003 / Tim Smolens
	32.	Evereve - Stormbirds 1998 / Tom Sedotschenko
	33.	Evergrey - Recreation Day 2003 / Tom S. Englund
	34.	Evile - Skull 2013 / Matthew "Matt" Drake
	35.	Exodus - Tempo Of The Damned 2004 / Steve "Zetro" Souza
	36.	Favna Abisal - Rerum Imaginaria 2012 / Melanocetus Jhonsoni
	37.	Feared - Vinter 2013 / Mario Santos-Ramos
	38.	Gojira - From Mars To Sirius 2005 / Joseph "Joe" Duplantier
	39.	Gorefest - Rise To Ruin 2007 / Jan-Chris de Koeijer
	40.	Grave Digger - The Grave Digger 2001 / Chris Boltendahl
	41.	Haken - The Mountain 2013 / Ross Jennings
	42.	Hamferð - Evst 2013 / Jón Aldará
	43.	Headspace - I Am Anonymous 2012 / Damian Wilson
	44.	Heavatar - Opus I - All My Kingdoms / Stefan Schmidt
	45.	Hell - Human Remains 2011 / David Bower
	46.	Helloween - Straight Out Of Hell 2013 / Andi Deris
	47.	HIM - Venus Doom 2007 / Ville Hermanni Valo
	48.	Ice Age - The Great Divide 1999 / Josh Pincus
	49.	Iced Earth - Dystopia 2011 / Stuart "Stu" Block
	50.	Iced Earth - The Crucible Of Man (Something Wicked - Part 2) 2008 / Matthew "Matt" Barlow
	51.	Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden 2004 / Tim "Ripper" Owens
	52.	ICS Vortex - Storm Seeker 2011 / Simen "ICS Vortex" Hestnæs
	53.	In Vain - Ænigma 2013 / Sindre Nedland
	54.	Iron Maiden - A Matter Of Life And Death 2006 / Paul Bruce Dickinson
	55.	Jinjer - Macro 2019 / Tatiana Shmayluk
	56.	Judas Priest - Angel Of Retribution 2005 / Robert John Arthur "Rob" Halford
	57.	King Crimson - EleKtrik: Live In Japan 2003 / Adrian Belew
	58.	King Diamond - "Them" 1988 / Kim "King Diamond" Bendix Petersen
	59.	Lamb Of God - Wrath 2009 / David Randall "Randy" Blythe
	60.	Leprous - Bilateral 2011 / Einar Solberg
	61.	Loch Vostok - V: The Doctrine Decoded 2012 / Teddy "Dr. Ted Killer Miller" Möller
	62.	Lorna Shore - ...And I Return To Nothingness 2021 / Will Ramos
	63.	Machine Head - The Blackening 2007 / Robert "Robb" Flynn
	64.	Madder Mortem - Eight Ways 2009 / Agnete M. Kirkevaag
	65.	Masterplan - Masterplan 2003 / Jørn Lande
	66.	MaYaN - Quarterpast 2011 / Henning Basse
	67.	Mayhem - Ordo Ad Chao 2007 / Attila Gábor Csihar
	68.	Moonspell - Irreligious 1996 / Fernando Ribeiro
	69.	Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor 2005 / Warrel Dane
	70.	Noekk - The Water Sprite 2005 / Thomas Helm
	71.	Omb - SwineSong 2013 / Davidavi Dolev
	72.	Opeth - Watershed 2008 / Mikael Åkerfeldt
	73.	Others By No One - Book I: Dr. Breacher 2017 / Max Mobarry
	74.	Overkill - The Electric Age 2012 / Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth
	75.	Pagan's Mind - Heavenly Ecstasy 2011 / Nils Kvåle Rue
	76.	Pain Of Salvation - The Perfect Element, Part I 2000 / Daniel Gildenlöw
	77.	Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power 1992 / Philip Hansen "Phil" Anselmo
	78.	Paradise Lost - Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us 2009 / Nick Holmes
	79.	Periphery - Periphery II: This Time It's Personal 2012 / Spencer Sotelo
	80.	Pharaoh - Bury The Light 2012 / Tim Aymar
	81.	Pinkly Smooth - Unfortunate Snort 2002 / James "The Reverend Tholomew Plague" Sullivan
	82.	Primal Fear - Delivering The Black 2014 / Ralf Scheepers
	83.	Protest The Hero - Fortress 2008 / Rody "Cheese" Walker
	84.	Psycroptic - The Scepter Of The Ancients 2003 / Matthew "Chalky" Chalk
	85.	Retarded Noise Squad - Bananas 2011 / Unknown vocalist
	86.	Rishloo - Feathergun 2009 / Andrew Mailloux
	87.	Riverside - Out Of Myself 2003 / Mariusz Duda
	88.	Savage Circus - Of Doom And Death 2009 / Jens Carlsson
	89.	Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King 1987 / John Nicholas "Jon" Oliva
	90.	Scar Symmetry - Pitch Black Progress 2006 / Christian Älvestam
	91.	Scariot - Momentum Shift 2007 / Øyvind "Maztema" Hægeland
	92.	Shaolin Death Squad - Intelligent Design 2006 / Androo O'Hearn
	93.	Sieges Even - Sophisticated 1995 / Greg Keller
	94.	Slaughter To Prevail - Kostolom 2021 / Alexandr Shikolay
	95.	Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - In Glorious Times 2007 / Nils Frykdahl
	96.	Sodom - Sodom 2006 / Tom "Angelripper" Such
	97.	Soldis - Age D 2013 / Del Tremens
	98.	Space Odyssey - The Astral Episode 2005 / David Fremberg
	99.	Spires - Spiral Of Ascension 2010 / Paul Sadler
	100.	Stolen Babies - There Be Squabbles Ahead 2006 / Dominique Lenore Persi
	101.	Stravaganzza - Raíces 2010 / Leo Jiménez
	102.	Sword - Sweet Dreams 1988 / Rick Hughes
	103.	Symphony X - The Odyssey 2002 / Russell Allen
	104.	System Of A Down - Toxicity 2001 / Serj Tankian
	105.	TesseracT - Altered State 2013 / Ashe O'Hara
	106.	TesseracT - Concealing Fate 2010 / Daniel Tompkins
	107.	Testament - The Formation Of Damnation 2008 / Chuck Billy
	108.	Textures - Dualism 2011 / Daniel de Jongh
	109.	Textures - Silhouettes 2008 / Eric Kalsbeek
	110.	The Foreshadowing - Days Of Nothing 2007 / Marco Benevento
	111.	The Gathering - Mandylion 1995 / Anneke Van Giersbergen
	112.	The Mars Volta - De-Loused In The Comatorium 2003 / Cedric Bixler-Zavala
	113.	The Wandering Midget - From The Meadows Of Opium Dreams 2012 / Samuel "Qraken" Wormius
	114.	Tomahawk - Oddfellows 2013 / Michael Allan "Mike" Patton
	115.	Tool - Lateralus 2001 / Maynard James Keenan
	116.	Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones 2010 / Tom Gabriel "Warrior" Fischer
	117.	Twelve Foot Ninja - Silent Machine 2012 / Nik "Kin" Etik
	118.	Twilight Of The Gods - Fire On The Mountain 2013 / Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill
	119.	Uneven Structure - Februus 2011 / Matthieu Romarin
	120.	Unhuman - Unhuman 2013 / Youri Raymond
	121.	Vangough - Between The Madness 2013 / Clay Withrow
	122.	Vektor - Outer Isolation 2011 / David Disanto
	123.	Veni Domine - Spiritual Wasteland 1998 / Fredrik Ohlsson
	124.	Vintersorg - Orkan 2012 / Andreas "Vintersorg" Hedlund
	125.	Virgin Black - Elegant...And Dying 2003 / Rowan London
	126.	Vulture Industries - The Tower 2013 / Bjørnar Erevik Nilsen
	127.	W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol 1992 / Steven Edward "Blackie Lawless" Duren
	128.	Warning - Watching From A Distance 2006 / Patrick Walker
	129.	Wastefall - Self Exile 2006 / Domenik Papaemmanouil
	130.	Winds - The Imaginary Direction Of Time 2004 / Lars "Eikind" Eric Si
	131.	Wintersun - Wintersun 2004 / Jari Mäenpää
	132.	Witherscape - The Inheritance 2013 / Dan Swanö
	133.	Wolverine - Communication Lost 2011 / Stefan Zell
	134.	Xanthochroid - Blessed He With Boils 2012 / Matthew Earl
	135.	Xanthochroid - Blessed He With Boils 2012 / Sam Meador