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saw_you_drown
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April 20, 2015
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*** /\ UNDER CONSTRUCTION /\ *** READ ME *** List of the best metal vocalists across all subgenres. The album that best exhibits their vocals will represent them -- not necessarily the best album they appear on. I will limit myself to the very top of each sungenre (i.e. death, black, doom, etc.) for variety's sake. Also -- AND THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT -- I consider several criteria, not just raw talent. Some of the criteria are vocal range, versatility, command of voice, fit/compatibility with band, feeling/emotion/energy and originality. Feel free to bitch and moan below. \m/
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King Diamond - Abigail
King Diamond
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Judas Priest - Painkiller
Rob Halford
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Savatage - Gutter Ballet
Jon Oliva
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Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Bruce Dickinson
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Queensrÿche - Empire
Geoff Tate
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Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Ozzy Osbourne
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Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane
Daniel Gildenlöw
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Dio - Holy Diver
Ronnie James Dio
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Katatonia - Viva Emptiness
Jonas Renkse
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Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Mikael Åkerfeldt
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The Gathering - Nighttime Birds
Anneke Van Giersbergen
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Type O Negative - October Rust
Peter Steele
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Tool - Ænima
Maynard James Keenan
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The Dillinger Escape Plan - Ire Works
Greg Puciato
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Fates Warning - Parallels
Jim Matheos
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Metallica - ...And Justice For All
James Hetfield
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Megadeth - Rust In Peace
Dave Mustaine
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Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth
Hansi Kürsch
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Crimson Glory - Transcendence
Midnight
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Symphony X - Paradise Lost
Russell Allen
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Accept - Balls To The Wall
Udo Dirkschneider
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Armored Saint - Symbol Of Salvation
John Bush
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Kamelot - The Black Halo
Roy Khan
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Death - The Sound Of Perseverance
Chuck Schuldiner
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Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I
Michael Kiske
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Anthrax - Spreading The Disease
Joey Belladonna
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Cannibal Corpse - Bloodthirst
George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher
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Anathema - Judgement
Vincent Cavanagh
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Cradle Of Filth - Dusk... And Her Embrace
Dani Filth
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W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P.
Blackie Lawless
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Motörhead - Bomber
Lemmy Kilmister
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Skid Row - Skid Row
Sebastian Bach
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My Dying Bride - The Light At The End Of The World
Aaron Stainthorpe
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Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings
Matt Barlow
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System Of A Down - Toxicity
Serj Tankian
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Pantera - Far Beyond Driven
Phil Anselmo
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Suffocation - Pierced From Within
Frank Mullen
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Paradise Lost - Draconian Times
Nick Holmes
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Cannibal Corpse - The Bleeding
Chris Barnes
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Obituary - Cause Of Death
John Tardy
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Artillery - By Inheritance
Flemming Rönsdorf
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Dream Theater - Awake
James LaBrie
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Strapping Young Lad - City
Devin Townsend
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Candlemass - Nightfall
Messiah Marcolin
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Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger
Fenriz
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Nevermore - Dead Heart, In A Dead World
Warrel Dane
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Evergrey - Recreation Day
Tom Englund
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Stratovarius - Visions
Timo Tolkki
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Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
Dan Swanö
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Rage - Perfect Man
Peavy Wagner
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Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse
Ihsahn
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Hypocrisy - Abducted
Peter Tägtgren
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Mayadome - Paranormal Activity
Björn Holmquist
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