Top 10 Devin Townsend Songs with Operatic Vocals

Devin Townsend is a Canadian metal singer and one of the several singers with a 5 octave vocal range. This vocal range is very rare.

Devin Townsend sings mostly extreme metal so operatic vocals are usually combined with growls/harsh vocals.
This list is about songs that may have growls but also have parts with operatic vocals.

The Top Ten

1 The Mighty Masturbator - Devin Townsend Project

This song is 16:28 minutes long.

2 Wrong Side - Strapping Young Lad

This song is a perfect example of how he switches from growls to operatic vocals and vice versa. This contrast sounds so unexpected that always amazes me.
The first switch is at about 0:50 so you get the idea within the 1st minute of the song.
Play the song sample - the transition is on it.

3 Touching Tongues - Steve Vai

Vocals start at 3:15 into the song.
And yes, Steve Vai invited Devin Townsend to provide lead vocals for this album (Sex & Religion, 1993). Nobody knew Devin at the time (not that now everyone has heard of him but in metal community some fans are familiar with his songs).

4 Juular - Devin Townsend Project

5 Far Beyond Metal - Strapping Young Lad

6 Deconstruction - Devin Townsend Project

7 Deadhead - Devin Townsend

8 March Of The Poozers - Devin Townsend Project

9 War - Devin Townsend

10 The Death of Music - Devin Townsend

There are some pretty high notes here, mainly towards the end.

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