your top 5 favorite vocalist

[control-denied777]

Matt Barlow(iced earth)
Eric Adams(manowar)
Roberto tiranti(labyrinth)
Rob Halford
Tony Martin(ex black sabbath)

 

[wayland smithers]

Bruce Dickinson
Timo Kotipelto
Dio
Chuck Billy(Testament)
Blackie Lawless(Wasp)

 

[AngraRULES]

Jorn Lande - Masterplan
Daniel Gildenlow - Pain of Salvation
Tom S Englund - Evergrey
Russell Allen - Symphony X
Tim Ripper Owens - Iced Earth

 

[mëtålspëd]

Matt Barlow - Iced Earth
Russell Allen - Symphony X
Tom Englund - Evergrey
Hansi Kürsch - Blind Guardian
Mikael Akerfeldt - Opeth

Its too tough to make a top 5. Ill give honorable mention to Tarja Turunen and Dio.

 

[sh0kr0k]

Geoff Tate (Queensryche)
Bruce Dickinson
James LaBrie (Dream Theater)
Matt Barlow (ex-Iced Earth)
Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray)

Wow.. must mention Dio, Rob Halford, Hansi Kursch, Tom Englund, Eric Clayton, Michael Sweet, and Daniel Gildenlow for the record.

Tammy Z

 

[nataservant]

There are really too many to name but I guess I'd say

Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth)
Matt Barlow (ex- Iced Earth)
Jari Maenpaa <-- or whatever (ex-Ensiferum, Wintersun)
Warrel Dane (NEVERMORE)
Hansi Kursch (BG)

 

[nightwish58]

Michael Kiske
Damian Wilson
Eric Adams
Hubi Meisel
Keith Sudano

 

[Metalmilitia2000]

Rob Halford
Tim Owens
Michael Akerfeldt
Michael Kiske
Kai Hansen
Bruce Dickinson

I couldn't just name 5

Brent

 

[sh0kr0k]

Hubi Meisel

I totally concur!!! Helps that he's a major babe, too

http://www.hubimeisel.com/

Tammy Z

 

[BABS]

Steve Hogarth - Marillion
Mikael Akerfeldt - Opeth
Steven Wilson - Porcupine Tree
Ray Alder - Fates Warning

Honorable Mention: Jon Anderson of Yes (in small doses, I'm still learning to appreciate Yes)

 

[warmwetos]

1. Ronnie James Dio (the master!!!)
2. Sir Russell Allen
3. Geoff Tate
4. Jeff Scott Soto
5. Devon Graves (aka Buddy Lackey)

honorable mentions: Fish (marillion), Roy Khan, Ian Gillan, Tony Martin, Ray Gillen, Bruce Dickinson, Tori Amos, Cristina Scabbia, Ray Alder, Midnight, David Readman...

 

[Mok]

As far as metal goes -

Bruce Dickinson
Mikael Akerfeldt
Christina Scabbia
Hansi Kursch
Tobias Sammett

Non-metal -

Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance, solo)
Peter Murphy (Bauhaus, solo)
Andy Deane (Bella Morte)
Lennon Murphy
Butch Walker (The Marvelous 3, solo)

 

[adaher]

1. Roy Khan
2. Tobias Sammett
3. Andre Matos
4. DC Cooper
5. Timo Kotipelto

 

[alexofbodom]

Can't narrow it down to only five...

Hansi Kuersch (Blind Guardian)
Matt Barlow (ex-Iced Earth)
Peavy Wagner (Rage)
Bruce Dickinson
Jorn Lande (Masterplan)
Russell Allen (Symphony X)
Ethereal Magnanimus (Lost Horizon)
Andy B. Frank (Brainstorm/Symphorce)
etc..............

 

[ashaman7122]

Wow...not a single mention for John Arch from the prog crowd...how time does erase the memory...

Rock on!

 

[metal dreams]

Ronnie James Dio
Bruce Dickinson
Eric Adams
Urban Breed
Andy B. Frank

To name a few....

 

[Imagikafan]

Bruce Dickinson
Rob Halford
Urban Breed
Russell Allen
Ronnie James Dio

 

[LUDMER]

Bruce Dickinson
Andy B. Frank
Urban Breed
Jorn Lande
Ozzy yeah, Ozzy

 

[Bryan316]

Tobias Sammet
Bruce Dickinson
Sir Russell Allen
Matt Barlow
James LaBrie

And I don't think I could really put them in any order. I'll just say those are the boys I study most.

 

[TheWhisper]

Ronnie James Dio
Geoff Tate
Rob Halford
D.C. Cooper
Midnight