Can ANYONE actually sing in metal anymore?

[Argos]

Akerfedt's clean vocals really aren't anything impressive...

[Sinistas]

Mikael fucking Akerfeldt FTW.

[robfromthedeep]

M. Shadows from Avenged Sevenfold. Gay name, good voice.

Bullet for my Valentine and Funeral for a Friend also have quite a lot of good singing.

[zeegler]

You know, I think what we're seeing is more to do with what music the kids are listening to these days. None of them try to sing properly, because all the crap they listen to is screaming and grunting. The younger generation needs to discover Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Deep Purple, Dio, Journey, Queen, or basically anything with good vocals. It's not that there aren't any decent singers around, it's just that they aren't as "popular" with the kids.

A few more come to mind. David Draimen from Disturbed is a great singer. Maynard from Tool. Even Serge and Daron from S.O.A.D. are pretty good singers when they try. Sure maybe not real technical singers like Halford, but it's all about the melody.

I hate to admit it, but that band that Jared Leto is in do a song called The Kill, and I think it has great vocals. It's really catchy, if a little whiny. 30 Seconds to Mars, that's it.

Check it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF1wZQzpeKA

P.S. Plus, he looks sooooo dreamy with that eyeliner on.

[markD]

my old singer. he left in 2005. my new band is called autumn's pain. here's our myspace:

www.myspace.com/autumnspainband

So who is this?

[AfterForever]

+1 on Killswitch Engage when he does the clean vocals

-1 on Roy Khan, I hate his voice so much..

I live the music from Firewind, but the vocals kill it for me..

The guy from Rhapsody can sing pretty good

[Cygnus X1]

Oh, absolutely...but when it goes "crunch time", that's when it falls apart.

It's not a matter of ability there, it's a problem of chosen style.

I may wind up liking it tens years from now.

Have you not listened to a lot of Pantera? Phil has a great voice and can sing melodically when he wants to.

[horns666]

Rob are yoiu looking for a singer for yourself..because that is so rare..

Or do you just looking the the highest calibre vocals ever old and new..because shit like SWE engage or Into Eternity wouldn't even come close to what you want..now I love IE..and my son talked to the rythm player for 20 minutes..those two just hit it off..taking about their favorite players..that dude was havin' a ball talking with him..and they talking alone too..I was with some freinds and they just kept goin' at it..my kid ..he's like me..he likes to gab about the metal..he was going off about his drummer too..my kid was there biggest fan..he'll they gave him a T shirt and everything.

So Rob..I will not fail you..My main goal and purpose here on this board is never to fail a fellow broham on this search for quality metal to his liking!

This I vow.

Juts give me three of your favorite singers and bands..I know you said you loved Outworld..is that correct..do you really LOVE them..or just really like them..because I want to hit the nails on the head while I investigate silmiliar bands for you!

Bill Z

[RobRR]

I cant find ANYONE locally that can cut it... Bill, I heard your Bed Of Nails demo a while ago and LOVE the vocals... but thats what Im talking about, I cant find that around here. Trust me, Ive been trying, but I just dont know where to look any more.

Ive heard so many bands who are amazing musically... and then the singer comes in and totally ruins it.

[VitaminG]

G..you tell 'em Bro..there was always an infinite sea of talented fuckers..you just have to look for it..it won't come looing for you...unless you settle pop music.

every couple of months we get some old fart complaining here about the state of metal, be it the songs, the singers, the image, whatever. And what they say is true - if you rely on MTV & radio to bring you new music.

So a few of us will provide them with a bunch of current bands that should satisfy their criteria, but they don't want to hear it anyway. Facts just get in the way of their rant.

Before we looked at a cover of a record because we liked the artwork, bought it and hoped for the best..that was it G...remeber that shit!!

sure do! Still don't know why I bought Y&T's In Rock We Trust, with that goofy cartoon robot on the cover.. But I'm glad I did!

There is no risk anymore..you can sample everything before you buy it these days..even tho that's good a good thing..it's kind of takes that element of surprise away doesn't it..just a little..I think so.

...and yet folks still complain that there isn't anything good out there.

"Here are some good bands with "proper" singing. I've even provided links so you can sample their tunes on MySpace!"

"no thanks. That would require that I click on a link & press play on a webpage. Plus it would divert me from my true focus. Which is to whine about the state of music today. Why aren't there any good singers like the good old days? Guys like Bret Michaels, Stephen Pearcy & all those other jumping-off-the-drum-riser, scissor-kicking DLR wannabes"

[horns666]

shit, this old whinge again? Must be that time of the month

G..you tell 'em Bro..there was always an infinite sea of talented fuckers..you just have to look for it..it won't come looing for you...unless you settle pop music.

We found them before all the samples you get online..now investigating good bands and talent is just a couple clicks away..It's never been easier..I can't keep uop with all the great bands out there..the vast sea that always existed just got much larger with the Mespace and all the metal sites..yeesh..it's haed not to find talent..

Before we looked at a cover of a record because we liked the artwork, bought it and hoped for the best..that was it G...remeber that shit!!

we were pissed when it sucked and happy as if we struck gold if we discovered a brand new metal band!!!

There is no risk anymore..you can sample everything before you buy it these days..even tho that's good a good thing..it's kind of takes that element of surprise away doesn't it..just a little..I think so.

[horns666]

There's TONS of great Metal singers out there. Russel Allen from Symphony X, Stu from Into Eternity (as guitarsjb mentioned), the standard guys (Dio, Halford, Dickinson, etc), Hansi from Blind Guardian, Tim Owens, Andreas Hedlund (Vintersorg, Borknagar), etc.

Ty Cook, Jorne Lande, Mats Levens..ummm Ty Cook.

Tim Owens.."Screeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaam machhiiiiiiiiine...can't you hear meeeeeee Screeeeeeeeeeaaaaam"..Yes Tim, we do..ALOT!:ROTF:

You said that just punch me in the balls didn't you!!

[VitaminG]

shit, this old whinge again? Must be that time of the month

[Argos]

You know, as much as I like Hansi on the records, he has sounded like SHIT every time I've seen BG live.

I also really dig Tony Kakko from Sonata Arctica.

[Nuclear Vampire]

There's TONS of great Metal singers out there. Russel Allen from Symphony X, Stu from Into Eternity (as guitarsjb mentioned), the standard guys (Dio, Halford, Dickinson, etc), Hansi from Blind Guardian, Tim Owens, Andreas Hedlund (Vintersorg, Borknagar), etc.