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Devin Townsend
Song pick: The Mighty Masturbator (needs no justification) |
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James Hetfield
Song pick: not sure, I've included him because of how damn great he sounds today and the fact that out of all classic metal bands, he's the vocalist I actually love as well as just respect. |
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Mikael Åkerfeldt
Song pick: Opeth - Harlequin Forest (Some of the business's best growls and clearest baritone) |
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Tommy Johansson
Song pick: Memories of Old - The Zeramin Game (The best high-tenor range power metal singer, remains powerful throughout all his registers) |
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Tobias Sammet
Song pick: Avantasia - Let the Storm Descend Upon You (Probably my biggest vocal inspiration, I spent many days when I first started singing just imitating his style. I still very much copy his vibrato and mid-range tone to this day.) |
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Tommy Karevik
Song pick: Seventh Wonder - Welcome to Mercy Falls (Another major inspiration, the riff master.) |
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Hansi Kürsch
Song pick: Blind Guardian - Imaginations From the Other Side |
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Jari Mäenpää
Song pick: Wintersun - Silver Leaves |
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Fabienne Erni
Song pick: Illumishade - Rise (Unique and beautiful tone, her falsetto especially on this song is nothing short of virtuosic. This woman could've gone into pop and been incredibly successful, massive respect for being in a folk metal band and a quasi-prog one) |
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Nils Molin
Song pick: Dynasty - Apex |
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ZP Theart
Song pick: DragonForce - Starfire |
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Björn Strid
Song pick: Earthside - Crater (Listening to Soilwork is still on my to-do list, but he sounds phenomenal here and on Jani Liimatainen's solo album) edit: Soilwork sucks |
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Jørn Lande
Song pick: Avantasia - Lucifer |
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Floor Jansen
Song pick: Nightwish - Ghost Love Score (Live) (An all-rounder, in terms of actual talent trumps basically the entire list) |
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Spencer Sotelo
Song pick: Periphery - Wax Wings (I debated including him because I generally hate this style of vocals, but I always enjoy his when I put Periphery on) |
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Phillip Rich
Song pick: Nospūn - The Death of Simpson |
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Elize Ryd
Song pick: Amaranthe - Scream My Name |
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Einar Solberg
Song pick: I know the song, I just forgot, but I'm making this on my phone and I don't wanna minimise the tab and risk it wiping itself. |
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Russel Allen
Song pick: Symphony X - Paradise Lost (A subdued pick, but I really like his softer, more emotive vocals) |
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Anna Murphy
Song pick: Cellar Darling - Insomnia (The most acrobatic vocalist I know, her tone is also very shy-sounding at times which is quite endearing) |
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Matt Marinelli
Song pick: Borealis - My Fortress (Very powerful timbre, what I'd give to have his testosterone.) |
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Michael Eriksen
Song pick: Circus Maximus - Endgame |
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Simone Simons
Song pick: Epica - Anything really (She has naturally charming and beautiful vocals, most of her vocal performances are fantastic) |
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Evan Anderson Berry
Song pick: Wilderun - O Resolution! (Amazing baritone cleans, his growls aren't quite as good as Mikael's though) |
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Lukas Nicolai
Song pick: Mental Cruelty - Symphony of A Dying Star (the deathcore shtick does not impress me at all (pig noises) but this man can pull of fantastic distorted cleans which don't sound emo) |
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Sharon den Adel
Song pick: Within Temptation - Faster |
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Tim Charles
Song pick: Ne Obliviscaris - Painters of the Tempest (His vocals bring to mind performers like Aaron Tveit more than anything metal, lovely voice, though I wonder if I value what he brings to the band more than his actual talent or voice.) |
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Joel Ekelöf
Song pick: O Holy Night cover |
