Top 10 Most Underrated Modern Rock Singers

The Top Ten
1 Chino Moreno - Deftones Chino Moreno is an American musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist and contributing guitarist of Deftones.
2 Steven Wilson - Porcupine Tree Steven John Wilson is an English musician, singer, songwriter and record producer, most closely associated with the progressive rock genre. He is best known for his band Porcupine Tree.

Just got into this band. Have to say, this guy is the real deal. The perfect voice for Prog Rock. Soft but haunting.

He is great - I mean really rocks

He should be in the Top 10.

He kinda looks like Boyinaband but without red hair.-DarkBoi-X

3 Myles Kennedy - Alter Bridge Myles Richard Kennedy is an American musician, singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Alter Bridge, and as the lead vocalist in Slash's current band: Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators.

Alter Bridge are the best. A really great rock band. Miles has a very wide vocal range and is easily recognizable to anyone who knows who he is.

4 Jonas Renkse - Katatonia Jonas Petter Renkse is a founding member, songwriter, lead vocalist and ex-drummer of the band Katatonia, founding member, songwriter, bassist, backing vocalist, ex-guitarist of the band Bloodbath.

Check out this song and be conviced: July by Katatonia. He also provided some of the best vox for Ayreon.

5 Devin Townsend - Strapping Young Lad Devin Garret Townsend is a Canadian musician, songwriter and record producer. He was the founder, songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist in extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad from 1994 to 2007 and has an extensive career as a solo artist.

5 octave vocal range and impressive versatility - from growls to really epic operatic vocals. Check out this song: Wrong Side by Strapping Young Lad.
There are some crazy transitions from growls to operatic voice.

6 Tim McIlrath - Rise Against Timothy James "Tim" McIlrath is an American punk rock musician. He is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, songwriter and co-founder of the American punk rock band Rise Against.
7 Daniel Gildenlöw - Pain of Salvation Daniel Gildenlöw is a Swedish musician and songwriter. He is best known as a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist for the progressive metal band Pain of Salvation.
8 Hansi Kürsch - Blind Guardian Hansi Kürsch, born Hans Jürgen Kürsch, is the lead singer, lyricist, co-composer and bassist for German power metal band Blind Guardian . Heavily influenced by Freddie Mercury, he creates a huge choir effect by overdubbing his own voice multiple times in complex, overlapping vocal harmonies. He records each vocal track individually because harmonizers and "perfect pitch" programs don't work with his voice due to distortion and the natural double layer effects his vocal cords have .
His early technique made use of a more aggressive and harsher, "screaming" technique . ...read more.
9 Lisa Johansson - Draconian
10 Cristina Scabbia - Lacuna Coil Cristina Adriana Chiara Scabbia is an Italian singer and lyricist, best known as one of the two vocalists in the Italian Gothic metal band Lacuna Coil.
The Contenders
11 Vibeke Stene - Tristania Vibeke Stene is a Norwegian soprano. She is best known as the former vocalist in the gothic metal band, Tristania.
12 Simone Simons - Epica Simone Johanna Maria Simons is a Dutch singer-songwriter. She is the lead vocalist of Dutch symphonic metal band Epica.
13 Tobias Sammet - Avantasia Tobias Sammet is a German metal musician, best known as the vocalist and primary songwriter of the power metal band Edguy, as well as the founder, main singer and bassist of the metal opera Avantasia.

If somebody is interested in his vocal skills, I made a list with details and song samples - Top 10 Tobias Sammet Vocal Performances

14 Tatiana Shmayluk
15 Benjamin Burnley - Breaking Benjamin Benjamin Jackson Burnley IV is an American musician, composer, and producer, best known as the founder and frontman of the American rock band Breaking Benjamin.
16 Russell Allen - Symphony X Russell Allen is a singer and lyricist best known as the vocalist of American progressive metal band Symphony X.
17 Maynard James Keenan - Tool Maynard James Keenan, often referred to by his initials MJK, is an American musician, record producer, winemaker, and actor, best known as the vocalist for Grammy Award-winning progressive metal band Tool. He also is the singer of A Perfect Circle and Puscifer bands that vary in style.
18 Rivers Cuomo - Weezer Rivers Cuomo is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist, lead guitarist and songwriter of the alternative rock band Weezer, with whom he has recorded sixteen studio albums.
19 Michael Barnes - Red
20 Mikael Akerfeldt - Opeth Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt is a Swedish musician, prominently known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of progressive death metal band Opeth, as well as being the former vocalist of death metal supergroup Bloodbath for three albums up until 2012. He also has a side project with Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson known as Storm Corrosion. They released their self titled debut in 2012. Akerfeldt also performed lead vocals on Katatonia's sophomore album "Brave Murder Day". He is best friends with their regular lead singer, Jonas Renkse.

Opeth is far from underrated.

21 Courtney LaPlante - Spiritbox
22 Adam Gontier - Three Days Grace, Saint Asonia Adam Wade Gontier is a Canadian musician and songwriter. He is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for Saint Asonia, but is best known as the former lead singer, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter of the Canadian rock band Three Days Grace.

I think Adam is good but however, he's only underrated with Saint Asonia. With Three Days Grace however he's quite overrated. I still think he has a kick- ass voice though.

His Voice is unbelievable...I think that is one of the best musicians ever!

23 Sharon den Adel - Within Temptation Sharon den Adel, Dutch singer and the vocalist of symphonic rock band Within Temptation. ...read more.
24 Matt Smith - Theocracy

Truly one of the best vocalists I have ever heard! He still has many more years! And He writes and composes too!

Yeah, I agree this is the wrong picture. Unless Doctor Who was in Theocracy. Haha.

Proof: I Am, Sinner, Martyr, Laying The Demon To Rest (intro scream > 20 seconds).

Such a powerful voice

25 Floor Jansen - Nightwish Floor Jansen is a Dutch singer-songwriter and vocal coach. She is currently vocalist of Nightwish and leader of Revamp.
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