Top 10 Backing Vocalists in Power Metal Bands
Power Metal lead vocalists have to be very good by default because vocals are one of the focal points of power metal. This holds for the backing vocalists as well.Very often backing vocalists in Power Metal are lead singers for other bands, or were lead singers for the same band.
The Top Ten
1 Amanda Somerville
Amanda Somerville is an American singer-songwriter and vocal coach, known primarily for her work with many European symphonic metal bands.
Amanda Somerville is an American singer-songwriter and vocal coach, known primarily for her work with many European symphonic metal bands. She provided backing vox for many power metal and symphonic metal bands, supergroups and side-projects (studio and live): Avantasia, Epica, Kamelot, Edguy, Kiske/Somerville, Primal Fear, After Forever, Aina, Elvenking, and more.
She also has solo albums where she sings lead vox (5 solo albums as of 2017).
2 Kai Hansen
Kai Michael Hansen is a heavy metal guitarist and vocalist. Hansen is the founder, lead guitarist, and vocalist of power metal band Gamma Ray. He is also the co-founder and former member of German metal band Helloween.
Kai Michael Hansen is a heavy metal guitarist and vocalist. Hansen is the founder, lead guitarist, and vocalist of power metal band Gamma Ray. He is also the co-founder and former member of German metal band Helloween. He started as a lead singer for Helloween but later focused on lead guitar and backed Michael Kiske's vox.
In Gamma Ray he originally provided backing vox for Ralf Scheepers but later switched to lead vox when Ralf left.
3 Marco Hietala
Marko Tapani "Marco" Hietala is a Finnish heavy metal vocalist, bass guitarist and songwriter (Nightwish, Tarot).
Marko Tapani "Marco" Hietala is a Finnish heavy metal vocalist, bass guitarist and songwriter (Nightwish, Tarot). He is basically a backing vocalist but sometimes he provides lead vox
4 Mat Sinner
Mat Sinner is a bassist, vocalist, songwriter and record producer from Stuttgart, Germany. He is best known as the bassist and primary songwriter for the metal band Primal Fear.
Mat Sinner is a bassist, vocalist, songwriter and record producer from Stuttgart, Germany. He is best known as the bassist and primary songwriter for the metal band Primal Fear. Lead singer for the band Sinner
5 Timo Tolkki
Timo Tapio Tolkki is a Finnish musician best known as the former guitarist, songwriter and producer of the power metal band Stratovarius.
Timo Tapio Tolkki is a Finnish musician best known as the former guitarist, songwriter and producer of the power metal band Stratovarius.
6 Marcus Siepen
Marcus Siepen is a German guitarist and backing vocalist, most known for being the rhythm guitarist of power metal band Blind Guardian.
Marcus Siepen is a German guitarist and backing vocalist, most known for being the rhythm guitarist of power metal band Blind Guardian.
7 Tuomas Holopainen
Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen (born 25 December 1976) is a Finnish songwriter, multi-instrumentalist musician (but mainly keyboardist) and record producer, best known as the founder, leader, keyboardist and songwriter of symphonic metal band Nightwish. He also studied jazz and classical styles.
Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen (born 25 December 1976) is a Finnish songwriter, multi-instrumentalist musician (but mainly keyboardist) and record producer, best known as the founder, leader, keyboardist and songwriter of symphonic metal band Nightwish. He also studied jazz and classical styles.
8 Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Johan Malmsteen is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter and bandleader who was born on June 30th, 1963, in Stockholm, Sweden. He was known for his neoclassical metal playing style back in the 1980s.
Yngwie Johan Malmsteen is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter and bandleader who was born on June 30th, 1963, in Stockholm, Sweden. He was known for his neoclassical metal playing style back in the 1980s. He provided lead vox for some of his solo albums. He's a much better guitarist though
9 Arto Järvinen
10 Val Allen Wood
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