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Let me state that this is all a matter of opinion.

Top 5 in no particular order:

1. Maynard James Keenan (Tool. A Perfect Circle)
2. Lajonn Witherspoon (Sevendust)
3. Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave)
4. Layne Stayley (Alice in Chains)
5. Peter Steele (Type O Negative)

mine are:

1. Phil Anselmo (pantera, superjoint ritual)
2. Brian Fair (Shadows fall)
3. Peter Dolving (The Haunted)
4. Randall Blythe (lamb of god)
5. Zack de la Rocha (rage against the machine)

I would put Maynard really high in Rock overall, but Metal:

Phil Anselmo.
James Hetfield.
Till Lindemann.

Will get back to you in a bit with the two others.

-AC

Interesting, no Bruce Dickinson.

In no certain order.

Bruce Dickinson
Ozzy
Ronnie James Dio
Rob Halford
Phil Anselmo
Doug Pinnick


Oops that's six..

bruce dickingson - maiden
ozzy osbourne - sabbath
Zak Stevens - savatage
Ronnie James Dio
James Hetfield - metaliica
king diamond

sorry thats 6 as well

By personal preferance:

1) Bruce Dickinson (Who else )
2) Ozzy Osbourne
3) James LaBrie
4) Rob Halford

And i can't think of a fifth. Im much more in to classic rock and bands like DP etc to be honest.

Peter Steele
Phil Anselmo
Zach De La Rocha
Ozzy
James Hetfeild

James Hetfield - Metallica
Philip Anselmo - Pantera/Superjoint Ritual/Down
Jamie Jasta - Hatebreed
Ozzy Osbourne
Robert Plant - Led Zeppelin

(Yes, Zeppelin is/was considered metal.)

No order

Phil Anselmo From Pantera/down/SJR
Chuck Billy from Testament
James Hetfiedl from metallica
Maynard James from Tool
Mikael from Opeth

Originally posted by Cinemaddiction
James Hetfield - Metallica
Philip Anselmo - Pantera/Superjoint Ritual/Down
Jamie Jasta - Hatebreed
Ozzy Osbourne
Robert Plant - Led Zeppelin

(Yes, Zeppelin is/was considered metal.)

i woudnt consider zeppelin metal
they are rock
matter of opinion though i suppose

Sabbath and Zeppelin created metal. That's almost a given.

If we were talking about rock singers, I'd go with Keenan, Cornell, Witherspoon, Palumbo, Plant etc, but metal vocalists, that basically means guys who can drive a good heavy metal song along. No clean vocals required. Hence the following:

1. Grady Avenell (Willhaven)
2. Max Cavalera (Sepultura/Soulfly)
3. Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth)
4. Tom Araya (Slayer)
5. Burton Bell (Fear Factory)

For the sake of arguement, replace Robert Plant w/ Burton Bell (Post- SOANM)

i wasnt sure if i wanted to post on this cos most of the vocalists id choose were hardcore... but Grady woulda definately been on there

HMMM..........Maybe I shouldve been more specific. What I meant was vocalist like who can SING harmoniously and melodically, not the metal screamers/growlers. Now MY favorite top 5 metal screamers/growlers are Randy Blythe from Lamb of God, Phil Anselmo from Pantera/Down/Superjoint Ritual, Max Cavalera from Sepultura/Soulfly, Chris Barnes from Cannibal Corpse/Six feet Under, and Glen Benton from Deicide.

chris barnes rocks
he's much better than the corpsegrinder

peter steele
axl rose
rob halford
ozzy
Zakk wylde

Well if your gonna list GNR as metal then you'l have to have Skid Row in there too, it's the same music, and Sebastian B(Skid Rows singer) is the best singer in that style of music and thats fact, there aint no James Hetfield, or slayer singer or pantera gonna take that from him, Just listen to any of these skid row songs

I Remember You
18 And life
Wasted Time

Now thats a voice not some halfassed whisky voice or anything.

what about the vocalist of dream theatre

Glenn Danzig
Hetfield
Max Cavalera
Halford
Lemmy (Nostalgia Value)

Dave Hunt of Anaal Nathrakh
Jeremy Martin aka Deviant of Arkhon Infaustus
Sasha of Cock And Ball Torture
Joe Horvath of Circle Of Dead Children
Ross Sewage of Impaled

btw if anyone knows or listens to any of these bands tell me :P

in no particular order

tom araya(slayer)
james hetfield(metallica)
bruce dickinson(iron maiden)
rob helford(judas priest, how can someone sing so high?)
mikeal arkenfeldt(opeth, can growl,and also sing in a soft and beautiful way)

1. Maynard James Keenan
2. Maynard James Keenan
3. Maynard James Keenan
4. Maynard James Keenan
5, Maynard James Keenan

He would be my only favorite singer, out of every kind of rock category

Maynard (duh)
Serg from System of a Down
Phil Anselmo
Chino Moreno

can't think of a fifth one

Originally posted by periera
Maynard (duh)
Serg from System of a Down
Phil Anselmo
Chino Moreno

can't think of a fifth one

Great list mine exactly except:

#5 is Layne Stayley

Dave Mustaine.



lreeve

In no order:
James Hetfield
Dani Davey
Jessicka
Ville
Dave Mustaine

Originally posted by uQifg2WV
Dave Mustaine

are you actualy being serious...?

Originally posted by uQifg2WV

Dave Mustaine

Someones never heard Megadeaf's cover of "Battery".

im changing mine:

1. Randy Blythe - Lamb of God
2. Mikael Akerfeldt - Opeth
3. Phil Anselmo - SjR/ Pantera
4. Brian Fair - Shadows Fall
5. Jesse Leach (?) - ex- Killswitch Engage

Originally posted by Cinemaddiction
Someones never heard Megadeaf's cover of "Battery".

or Paranoid, or Anarchy in the U.K.

Here are my favorite top 5.

1.) Anders Friden-In Flames
2.)Corey Taylor-Knot
3.)Jamie Jasta-Hatebreed
4.)Chris Barnes-Cannible Corspe/Six feet Under
5.)Randy Blythe-LOG

1. Tom Araya - Slayer
2. Corpse Grinder - Cannibal Corpse
3. Danni Filth - Cradle of Filth
4. Cory Taylor - Slipknot
5. Phil Anselmo - Pantera

In no order at all...
Corey Taylor
Randy Blythe
Maynard
Tom Araya
Serg

I'll tell you my favorites since you asked for my opinion, even though the thread's title is "Greatest".

1. Chris (Soundgarden and Audioslave)
2. Mike (FNM, Mr. Bungle, and many more)
3. Maynard (Tool and APC)
4. Tarja (Nightwish)
5. Serj (System of a Down)

Originally posted by Korri
or Anarchy in the U.K. That one was terrible

No order

Randy Blythe - Lamb of God
Corey Taylor - Slipknot
Ozzy
Jon Davis - Korn

hmmm cant think of the 5 one

I got it the last 1!!!

the guy from Mnemic...i forget his name though. He is amazing

Originally posted by nick1811
im changing mine:

1. Randy Blythe - Lamb of God
2. Mikael Akerfeldt - Opeth
3. Phil Anselmo - SjR/ Pantera
4. Brian Fair - Shadows Fall
5. Jesse Leach (?) - ex- Killswitch Engage

changing it again!

1. Randy Blythe - Lamb Of God
2. Corey Tayler - Slipknot
3. Max Cavalera - Soulfly
4. Byron Davies - God Forbid
5. Phil Anselmo - Pantera