Top 10 Best Post-Hardcore Metalcore Vocalists

If you don't know who these people are, then you best get off this top ten because you can't be a fan if you don't know the vocalists of these bands.

But if you're already nodding your head in acknowledgment, let's get down to the real business. What makes a post-hardcore metalcore vocalist stand out? Is it their vocal range, the emoti

The Top Ten

Austin Carlile

Austin Robert Carlile is an American former musician and current youth baseball coach from Pensacola, Florida. He was the lead vocalist for the bands Attack Attack! and Of Mice & Men. After leaving Of Mice & Men in 2016 due to health issues, he moved to Costa Rica, where he began coaching youth baseball... read more

Not my favorite metalcore vocalist, but he's the best all-around vocalist if I'm going to be honest.

This man is the screamer of my favorite band, and he sounds perfect when he's screaming.

Easy blowout... I don't even need to say anything. I will let Austin's music speak for itself.
Danny Worsnop

Danny Robert Worsnop is an English musician, singer, and songwriter, prominently known as the lead vocalist of rock bands Asking Alexandria and We Are Harlot. He has also pursued a solo career that blends rock, blues, and country influences. Worsnop rejoined Asking Alexandria in 2016 after a brief hiatus... read more

How could anyone think he's not a good singer? He has the most powerful growls and highs and has amazing clean vocals. Have you heard "Not The American Average"?

His voice has changed so much. Now he is an amazing clean vocalist on top of still being able to scream with the best of them. Supremely talented.

Amazing vocalist. His growls are pretty good, but his screams are insane. Not many metalcore vocalists can reach screams that high.
Mattie Mullins

This man is godly. He can both scream and sing clean, which takes a ton of skill - a skill that he has.
K.C. Simenson

This guy can sing cleans better than almost anyone, right under Mattie Mullins. They did a song together.
Ben Bruce

He is the clean singer of Asking Alexandria. If you don't know who he is or who Danny Worsnop is, then you can't call yourself a fan.
Craig Owens
Oli Sykes

Oliver Scott "Oli" Sykes is a British musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Bring Me the Horizon. He also founded the alternative clothing brand Drop Dead Clothing. Sykes is recognized for his role in transitioning the band's style from metalcore to a more eclectic mix of electronic... read more

The only vocalist that you can actually understand. Oli's vocals set him apart from other vocalists. Just listen to songs like Sleepwalking and compare that to Drown. Very talented.

Oli has changed his sound over the years, and so has the rest of the band. Personally, I think their best album was Suicide Season.

This guy is much more than just the hardcore scene. He can growl, scream, and even sing melodiously.
Trenton Woodley
Michael Jagmin

His cleans are also spectacular, and they seem just about perfect.
Winston McCall

Winston Thomas McCall is an Australian singer-songwriter and the lead vocalist of the metalcore band Parkway Drive. He is also a former member of the hardcore punk band Rain Dogs. Parkway Drive, formed in 2003, has released several critically acclaimed albums and is known for its energetic live performances... read more

By far, my favorite vocalist there is. If you haven't heard him live, you are missing out on one hell of a set of pipes! Winston doesn't sing, but I don't listen to Parkway because I want to hear clean singing. I will go elsewhere for that.

Absolutely wild screamer. Those lows are just badass, and the highs are brutal. Overall, it just gives me this insane, aggressive energy. His vocals make me want to set fire to a nursing home.

Surely the best vocalist there.

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The Contenders

Ronnie Radke

Ronald Joseph Radke is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, musician, and record producer from Las Vegas, Nevada. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Falling in Reverse.
Before forming Falling in Reverse, he was the original lead singer of Escape the Fate. He recorded one... read more

Ronnie Radke is an amazing vocalist, both in Escape the Fate and Falling in Reverse.
M. Shadows

Matthew Charles Sanders, better known by his stage name M. Shadows, is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and founding member of the American metalcore/alternative metal band Avenged Sevenfold. He is recognized for his versatile vocal range and for helping to shape the... read more
Sam Carter

He's the best pitch screamer ever. It sounds like his voice is going to give out, but it just keeps going. He also claimed "blegh" as his own.

This guy for #1. He's simply an incredible vocalist. Check out The Distant Blue.
Hance Alligood
Vic Fuentes

Victor Vincent "Vic" Fuentes is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Pierce the Veil. He also plays the keyboard and serves as the band's main songwriter. Pierce the Veil was formed in 2006 and became known for its post-hardcore style and emotionally driven lyrics. Fuentes has remained... read more

This guy is the reason I love post-hardcore. The sheer amount of emotion he fits into his lyrics can give me goosebumps at times. In my opinion, he is much better than Oli, Austin, or Kellin (even though I love them too). Vic is simply an amazing vocalist, and he MUST be higher up on this list!

He has so much range in his vocals. He makes Pierce the Veil good. Without him, they would suck.

How is Vic not first? He's by far the best vocalist!
Kellin Quinn

Kellin Quinn Bostwick, born on April 24, 1986, is an American singer and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist and keyboardist of the post-hardcore band Sleeping with Sirens.
In addition to his work with the band, Quinn has collaborated with various artists across different genres. In... read more

None of the other people on this list have as good a range as him. He is a good screamer but can also sing. He has the face of an angel too.

The first time I heard him sing, I honestly thought it was a woman. His voice is actually perfect.

Why isn't Kellin on the top? He has better vocal cords than those mentioned above.
Andy Biersack

Andrew Dennis "Andy" Biersack, formerly known as Andy Six, is an American singer and pianist. He is the founder and lead vocalist for the American rock band Black Veil Brides and remains its only original member. Biersack also pursued a solo career under the name Andy Black, releasing the album The Shadow... read more

Andy Biersack is the best vocalist there is. This site is messed up with people who don't know anything about music. Also, Black Veil Brides are the top metalcore/post-hardcore band around.

His voice can make the sky fall to the ground.

He needs to be in the top five. Enough said.
Howard Jones

Howard Jones (born July 20, 1970) is an American heavy metal vocalist. He is currently the lead singer of the band Light the Torch, which was previously known as Devil You Know. He is best known for his time as the frontman of Killswitch Engage from 2002 to 2012, and he was also the vocalist for the... read more

He can scream and sing like a machine.
Tyler Carter

Best vocalist on the planet. Incredible range and comes from such a variety of genres. He's absolutely incredible, and his songs have so much meaning.

As far as voice goes, he has the best on this list. But I've never heard him scream, which doesn't make him very versatile.

Listen to the acoustic version of Fame Over Demise (Fame > Demise). Enough said.
Ryan Neff
Andrew Velasquez

His voice is simply indescribable! It's so warm yet so powerful. Not only does he have superb clean vocals, but he also has good unclean ones.
Jonny Craig

If we're going by clean vocals only, Jonny Craig is absolutely higher up on this list. He has masterful control of his voice and vocal runs, with very strong projection and control. He performs better live than basically anyone on this list (seriously, check it out on YouTube). The only thing that stops him is his versatility - and, erm, drug addictions.
Tilian Pearson

Tilian is amazing. Everything from his days in Tides of Man to his charm opposite Jonathan Mess in Dance Gavin Dance. Even his solo album is beautiful. He's my second favorite vocalist, right behind another DGD alum, Kurt Travis.

One of the best clean vocalists out there, in my opinion.
Jake Luhrs
Craig Mabbitt