Favorite vocalist?

[Dys]

Probably Jimmy Barnes. Few others that I really like, but his probably my favorite.

 

[countrysteaksauce]

Has nobody mentioned Ronnie James Dio yet?

 

[Jerious1154]

mine has to be Neko Case of the new pornographers. ridiculously amazing voice.

 

[Fruhstuck]

Corey Taylor - Slipknot
Shaun Smith - The Blackout
Aled Phillips - KidsInGlassHouses << replaced with Hayley Williams from Paramore
Dave McPherson - InMe
Jesse Lacey - Brand New << replaced with Howard Jones from Killswitch Engage

EDIT: I had a bit of a re-think

 

[wewontdie11]

1. Freddie Mercury - One of the most incredible voices ever.
2. Howard Jones - Singer with Killswitch Engage, easily has the best voice in metal of current times.
3. Hayley Williams - Her stunning looks overshadow her brilliant voice which she is not given a great deal of credit for, I feel.
4.James Hetfield - His gravely, growling tones helped give Metallica their distinguishable sound and his voice just seems tailored perfectly to their style of metal.
5.Angela Gossow - You find me another hot blonde that can sing/scream like her in Arch Enemy. Go on I dare you.

 

[Jamash]

Bruce Dickinson
Rob Halford
Ian Gillan
Luciano Pavarotti
The RZA

 

[Zetona]

Peter Tägtgren from Hypocrisy, he's great on both their early and more recent albums

Peter is awesome, which is why it's unfortunate that no one here in America knows anything about him. I like PAIN more than Hypocrisy, though. Not a big death metal fan.

 

[Fruhstuck]

5.Angela Gossow - You find me another hot blonde that can sing/scream like her in Arch Enemy. Go on I dare you.

Maria Brink - In This Moment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAo3Nefox2w&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khairmZadHg

1st one's more shouty, 2nd one's more singy =D
She's not as deep voiced as Miss Gossow but still she's a blonde, she's hot (arguably) and she sings + screams

EDIT:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-PBnADwZNc&feature=channel
Didn't realise she did accompannied acoustic lol

 

[dead_beat_slacker]

1. Freddie Mercury - One of the most incredible voices ever.

Freddie Mercury I forgot about him that guy had the most amazing voice.

 

[The Kind Cannibal]

Randy Blythe(Lamb of God)- Best pure metal vioce of this generation. Remember kids, to sound like this you gotta smoke a pack a day!
George Corpsegrinder(Cannibal Corpse) - I dare say the most "brutal" vocals I've heard in ages.
Jimmy Urine(MSI) - Boy can he hit them falsettos, not to mention his basically a rapper he sings so fast.
Dave Mustaine - Need a say more?

 

[The Sorrow]

Probably Eddie Vedder.

 

[qbert4ever]

For me, it's David Draiman of Disturbed fame. Slow, fast, deep, high, heavy, light, he does it all great.

And of course, Bing Crosby.

 

[wewontdie11]

Maria Brink - In This Moment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAo3Nefox2w&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khairmZadHg

1st one's more shouty, 2nd one's more singy =D
She's not as deep voiced as Miss Gossow but still she's a blonde, she's hot (arguably) and she sings + screams

EDIT:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-PBnADwZNc&feature=channel
Didn't realise she did accompannied acoustic lol

Ah she's not bad, but she doesn't communicate the same raw brutality as Angela. I was more getting at the fact that you just wouldn't expect a woman to sound like she does, at all. I honestly thought it was a bloke singing in Arch Enemy before I saw one of their videos.

 

[WingedFortress]

Rob Halford! Eric Adams! Bruce Dickinson!

 

[Fruhstuck]

Maria Brink - In This Moment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAo3Nefox2w&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khairmZadHg

1st one's more shouty, 2nd one's more singy =D
She's not as deep voiced as Miss Gossow but still she's a blonde, she's hot (arguably) and she sings + screams

EDIT:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-PBnADwZNc&feature=channel
Didn't realise she did accompannied acoustic lol

Ah she's not bad, but she doesn't communicate the same raw brutality as Angela. I was more getting at the fact that you just wouldn't expect a woman to sound like she does, at all. I honestly thought it was a bloke singing in Arch Enemy before I saw one of their videos.

I also thought the ArchEnemy singer was male lol
Curiousity: do you pronounce it ark-en-em-ee or arch-en-em-ee?

 

[videonerd250]

GAH! So many...
Serj Tankian - System of a Down /Serj Tankian(?)
Brandon Flowers - The Killers
Maynard James Keenan - TOOL/A perfect Circle
Damon Albarn/2D - Gorillaz
I'm gonna cut myself off here.

 

[Bored Tomatoe]

Till Linderman from Rammstein. Awesome singer.

 

[Frosk]

Maynard James Keenan - Tool, A Perfect Circle
Trent Reznor - Nine Inch Nails
Layne Staley (RIP) - Alice in Chains, Mad Season
Chris Cornell - Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, Audioslave
David Bowie
Freddie Mercury - Queen
Robert Plant - Led Zeppelin
Roger Daltrey - The Who
Paul Rogers - Best known for Bad Company
Eminem a.k.a. Marshall Mathers a.k.a. Slim Shady - Slickest, sickest rapper out there.
Luciano Pavarotti (RIP) - Most respected Operatic Tenor in the world when he was alive.

I may add to this list in the future.
Edit: List is in no order.

 

[Syntax Error]

Roy Khan of Kamelot. Anyone who can meld Opera and Metal is great in my book.

 

[Dommyboy]

David Draiman from Disturbed. Disturbed are great for hard rock. They haven't gone over the line to screamo (which I hate) so I still have faith in them.