Top 10 Greatest Death Metal Vocalists
Chuck is amazing. I don't really like the death growls like cannibal corpse style kind of vocalist. I like chucks vocals his first three albums was brutal but sounded really good then his vocals involved into a high pitch type and I was amazed when I first heard it. I love chuck and mikael akerfeldt the best. It would be very ausome to hear a full song with chucks soft vocals like he did for a minute on painkiller but that's chuck still a badass caring dude. Man I wish he didn't die like that he only drink and smoke a little grass which isn't bad drugs but got brain cancer. Well at least he's in a better place R.I.P. chuck we love you ( not in a gay way)
If we were looking at this from a non-biased point of view, we would see that this man is the best death metal vocalist (and one of the best metal vocalists or even vocalists in general) by far. Absolutely NOBODY else has death growls that sounds this good. I don't think that the word "growls" does this man justice. He death ROARS. Not only is he an amazing growler, but he has one of the most beautiful singing voices that I have ever heard, which is even more important. He can go from angel to demon or vice versa in the blink of an eye. And not only is his sound and technicality impressive, but he writes some of the deepest, most poetic lyrics that you are likely to hear in music. A true prodigy of his craft.
George Fisher is obviously the greatest of all time. Chuck Schuldiner is overrated, since he does more high-pitched screams. Corpsegrinder is so mighty with his monstrous growling and it is obvious that he has mastered it fluently. Death growling is not easy on the throat, but Corpsegrinder seems willing to growl no matter what. And on top of it all, he is very friendly and cool to be around.
great vocalist! He got insane high pitched screams and strong monstrous growls. He's style is very recognizable. He is perfect vocalist for cannibal corpse and He has also done some great job in his own melodic death metal band paths of possession, it's really great stuff, (maybe best vocal work he's ever done, if you don't know band you should seriously check it out). I would have thought that he's voice would fit to melodic death metal, but it was perfect.
Amon Amarth being the first DM band that I ever listened to, Johan was of course the very reason I can do death metal vocals today; he's the very reason DM is my favourite genre of metal. This man manages to perfectly balance power and melody. With his vocals... Well, Amon Amarth just wouldn't be the same band I fell in love with when I was 15. AA isn't my favourite band as it was, but it--and he--is the reason I and many like all the DM we do today. He is without a doubt the most pleasurable DM vocalist to listen, which is why AA is Melodeath.
His vocals in C.C and six feet under are incredible, he just gets more unique and better every album, No one grinds in a melody and sounds like a zombie out of a creek that's been drinking hydrologic acid as it's roaring at you.
Chris Barnes was excellent on the first 4 Cannibal Corpse albums. But his work on Six Feet Under is mostly pretty abysmal.
Just watch Cannibal Corpse eats Moscow alive. He has the most badass style.
I have a lot of respect for this man, he never fails to ace his work both as a bassist and as a vocalist.
For me his voice makes the perfect death growl, many of the others either sound screechy like chuck schuldiner or like the cookie monster like george fisher
I remember when I first heard Desire. I was already a fan of Morbid Angel, Entombed, Carcass, Suffocation etc. But when I heard Deicide and Benson's Vocals, I was blown away. He has this naturally demonic and aggressive voice that comes across fast and fluent. Early Deicide was at another level of speed, percussive brutality and heaviness.
Mikael Åkerfeldt's voice is brutal but what he lacks is speed and intensity like Glen Benton. To be a great death metal vocalist one has to be able to sing with such speed and intensity.
Barney Greenway's vocals sound like a 20-foot monster ripping through the roof of a building... Powerful, deep, brutal, and massive. A great vocalist among the many great vocalists in death metal/grindcore/deathcore.
#1 why? Benediction - Subcunsious Terror, Napalm Death - Harmony Corruption, the vocals are so intense, dark and brutal The BEST!
Technically it's grindcore, but what the hell.
His growls is brutal but still natural. I like when he squeal from growl and than show the most brutal powerful vocal in death metal music. I like that he does exhales. That's interesting because he does music where is inhales more often. With John Gallagher he is the best vocalist ever.
Just so much rage and power in his vocals. He changes it up from album to album too so great variety
When I think brutal death metal vocals, I think Frank Mullen.
I find Tardy's vocals to be humorous at times. Heck, the animated music videos convey that even more :P.
I personally like Tardy's vocals. Its not too gravelly, but its deep and seething enough to give it a notable identity enough.
The most unique and original sounding death metal vocalist ever! No one sounds like him!
Reminds me of Chuck Schuldiner during the Human era. Love this guy!
You have any doubt about his talent? Listen to Seven Churches then!
And, he was an influential figure, as well.
Way more extreme than your run-of-the-mill thrash vocalist!
His vocals were mixed with thrash but were ok.
Brutal and relentless with a no holds barred punk attitude. The man got great pipes! Underrated underground Death Metal vocalist imho.
Listen at salvation in vain... Killer
Such a generous dude. He has so much guest vocals on smaller bands and he always chats and drink with fans. Great vocalist and cool guy outside of the stage
He is the vocalist from Asphyx / and he is ex vocalist of Pestilence and Hail of Bullets.
The best Death Metal vocalist. Absolutely brutal.
A unique, crazy, but already classic voice. Jeff is getting older but his voice just doesn't change!
Jeff is classic. One of the best death metal vocalist of all time!
Songs like edge of darkness says why he should be number one.
Surprised to see him this high, but he deserves to be at least in the top 5. He sings amazingly both cleanly and uncleanly and he still sounds better than almost everyone who focuses on only one of those styles.
Hero in a Dream, Winter Madness, Battle Song, Death and the Healing, Sword Chant, Token of Time, Tale of Revenge and Guardians of Fate are some of his best.
Lord Worm's voice is complete madness. If you are a brutal death metal fan, he is your perfect choice!
Can't get gored more by anyone else!
His growls are as powerful as corpsegrinder's and brutal as chris barnes' ones! And his scream in open face surgery is insane!
Lord worm is king of screams when it comes to death metal. even though you can't understand a word listening to none so vile or blasphemy made flesh, the first time after a while he grows on U. lord worm is ten times better then matt mcgatchy. matt defietly needs to learn from lord worm on how to be better. but overall lord worm needs to be in top 10.
The best one in my opinion. His growls and screams are superb, sometimes even soft and gentle although still brutal, which makes him unique in the metal scene. On top of that his clean vocals are simply beautiful and so atmospheric. Whenever you see him perform live you know how much passion he puts into music!
He has a very notable rasp and scowl in his growling vocals, which gives Mikael a nice identity of its own in the Death Metal community. His baritone clean voice is also excellent.
The Man of dark tranquillity! His growls are soft and evil, dark and gloom. Mikael is much better than many others written up here.
He has a perfect deep brutal voice, not a screechy one, so you can feel the power of one of the best death metal bands, as bolt thrower, and you can hear the lyrics too.
If you listen how deep this guy whispers "speear... heaad" or the intensity of the growl at the beggining of "Eternal War" and if you still have doubts on who's the best (and one of the most unique) DM voice ever, search for medical help... Quickly!
Karl willetts and johan hegg are the best death metal vocalists
Best growl in the history of metal, and he does it perfectly live.
Great vocalist in both death and clean singing. She should be higher than Oliver Sykes who is not even death metal. She should at least be in the top 20.
Wow Alissa should be like number 10 she is just amazing!