My personal favorite is Chuck Schuldiner. I think he is underrated as a vocalist. I just love the way he delivers his lyrics; most of the time i don't have to look up death lyrics because he sings them in a very decipherable way, despite the nature of death metal vocals being otherwise. And the fact that he has changed his vocal style many times throughout his career and actually going higher as he got older just makes him more bad ass!🤘🏻 RIP🖤 EDIT: And also... he freaking pioneered death metal! he was one of the first if not the first person to do death metal vocals.
Chuck is way up there for me. His vocals are so clear. Also, his style on the guitar is very unique. The riffs are constantly changing, but it's the harmonies that he does. Like Iron Maiden has a signature harmony style, Chuck has his own style.
@Dragon Ball fans can't read yeah i think he did... the thing about possessed is that, it can be considered extreme thrash and death metal at the same time, it's almost like a gray area.
Joe Duplantier doesn't get enough credit for is vocals.Dude's a fking monster .Earlier 4 gojira albums really showed how brutal his pitched screams can be .He sounds great live every night!
My Top 5 IMO.🤘🔥💯 1. Chuck Schuldiner DEATH 2. George Fisher CANNIBAL CORPSE 3. John Tardy OBITUARY 4. Glen Benton DEICIDE 5. David Vincent MORBID ANGEL
IMO Chris Barnes was the better vocalist in Cannibal Corpse, not very impressed with George Fisher. Nowadays Chris Barnes is terrible but did sound amazing until around 10 years ago. Then again I'm quite old too and got into all these bands in the 1980s, my favourites at the time were exactly as your list and I got to see most of them live here in Yorkshire England at Bradford Queens hall, the only place who had death metal gigs close by. Did see Pestilence and Malevolent Creation at a small pub in Sheffield though around the late 80s, early 90s. Other bands I got to see were Napalm Death, Cancer (supporting Deicide, amazing night) Carcass and many others. Can't forget Entombed and Dismember, but never got to see them live, just had to mention them. I also really got into Exhorder and Death Angel, so many great bands at the time.
My favorite will always be Phil Bozeman. What he brought to the table of deathcore and deathmetal is insane and his gutturals are so clean, agressive and emotional, no one sounds like him. Love him so much!
This video should be renamed 11 favorite metal vocalists because most of the band's she said were not death metal like Slipknot nor Devin Townsend. Still love Alissa though.
@@TankTheTech I can definitely understand what you guys mean. I usually describe it by drums and such since I’m a drummer and guitarist, so I can definitely understand
axl rose, jon bon jovi, sebastian bach, steven tyler, miljenko matijevic, joe elliot, steve perry, kurt cobain. these are the top death metal vocalists. add them too 😂😂😂
Metal snobs are WAY more cringe. In fact, metal snobs ALMOST steer me away from metal. The “I only listen to suicidal black metal that no one has ever heard” guy. I’m sure you know him.
great list but mine’s better: 1. Fred Durst 2. Fred Durst 3. Fred Durst 4. Fred Durst 5. Fred Durst 6. Fred Durst 7. Fred Durst 8. Fred Durst 9. Fred Durst 10. Fred Durst 11. Chad Kroeger
Glad you mentioned Chuck Billy. I've been a Testament fan for a little while now but after seeing them live I really gained a new appreciation for them and they are a metal outlier in my opinion because I believe they've only gotten better over time. They're faster and heavier now than they were in '87 and they can really do no wrong. Chuck's voice is in amazing shape and he can go toe to toe with any other thrash or death metal frontman.
1- Scott Reigel 2- Karl Willetts 3- Jan Chris de Koeijar 4- L.G Petrov 5 - Martin van Drunen 6- Karyn crisis 7- Dave Gregor 8- Corpsegrinder 9- John Tardy 10- Johan Hegg 11- Chuck....Chuck is probably in my top 5 actually!
Great list, and I don't know anyone who can leave Mikael Akerfeldt off a list like this, even if you don't care for Opeth. His range in his prime was just unbelievable, and the dynamics that they'd incorporate? Out of this world. Bless that man.
Great list? So it's great when people are asked the greatest singers of a genre, and then list a lot of singers that don't sing that genre like slipknot?
Mikael is the greatest of all time. That growl sounds so natural, like a real beast. The voice itself is so amazing and beautiful. There's Mikael and others. The end. Other sounds like they are tearing the shit out of themselves. I would've put Johan Hegg on the list. His voice until With Oden on Our Side was so good, so unique.
Ok the real list in Death Metal Lenzig Leal - Cephalic Carnage Muhammed Suiçmez - Necrophagist Frank Mullen - Suffocation John Tardy - Obituary Chuck Schuldiner - Death Ben Falgoust - Soilent Green Mikael Åkerfeldt - Bloodbath George CG Fisher - Cannibal Corpse Sherwood Webber IV - Skinless Jason Blachowicz - Divine Empire Jeff Walker - Carcass There are many others but those stand out to me. I know there are some crazy tech metal vocalist out there currently but I wouldn't really consider that death metal per say
Thanks you! This video should be titled just metal vocals in general cause it had one death metal band. Only thing is would you consider Soilent Green DM? i can hear the influences for sure but imo theyre more of hardcore sludge band
@@headshot217 Yeah Soilent Green is definitely on the fence. Sewn Mouth Secrets was definitely not death metal back when they had the cartoon guitarist but the newer release step into the realm of death metal
@@headshot217 I probably should have used Goatwhore. The first album was very black metal but they started to get a little more death metal kind of maybe sort of
Not really a purist, but have to say that most vocalists choosen here are not from the genre death metal. So if you want to check out some real death metal bands check Dismember, Obituary, Death, Morbid Angel, Deicide, Necrophobic, Unleashed and so on...
You don't have to be a purist to realise this list is nowhere close to the intended subgenre, you would kinda think she would know better being in a band and touring with alot of different death metal bands. I will give her that Trevor and Joe could be on there, possibly even chuck Billy if your only talking exclusively about 2 albums also Barney and Nergal, but randy blythe and Phil Anselmo? Corey Taylor? Nah
@@nemesis8626: Behemoth is pretty much a black metal band, but I'll admit that Nergal sings better than some death metal vocalists. I just find it funny she's only mentioned singers she's either heard of, worked with/toured with and no one who would qualify as a hidden gem. I understand that guys like the great a Trevor Strnad would always plug lesser known groups/singers to get them exposed to a wider audience, but this list is just all over the place.
Yeah, to leave out John Tardy and David Vincent and Corpsegrinder is just wrong. But lists are kinda wrong, even if we love them and love to hate them haha
Honestly I don't see how anybody could leave off John tardy of the mighty OBITUARY he's been doing it since the mid 80s and his voice is so distinct and has been copied and copied and copied. 🤘 Horns up for Florida DEATH Metal..we invented this shit.
Peter Tagtren is always left out when it comes to death metal vocalist. He has the widest range of any singer I have ever heard and his growls are the most guttural I've ever heard. This list has some great singers but as far as death metal, Peter is hands down the best.
Crazy how underrated swallow the sun is bc the singer mikko kotamäki is probably one of the all around best metal singers. Screams, growls, clean vocals. Dude is insane.
this is by far anything but perfect, yet i absolutely agree that this is of course personal preference .. most ppl on this list aren´t even in a death metal band and or are death metal singers (i think the headline for this video is misleading though)
Randy Blythe is #1 for me that guy is just insane and his voice is so distinct you can always tell it's him. I feel like Lamb of God cannot ever put out a bad song, they are all awesome!
11 actual 'Death Metal' vocalists Joe from Broken Hope Luc from Gorguts Brett from Malevolent Creation Chris from Cannibal Corpse John from Obituary Glen from Deicide Will from Mortician Frank from Suffocation George from Cannibal Corpse Oli from Archspire Phlegeton from Wormed
I'll only do a top 3. The greatest growl I've ever heard is by Paul Kuhr of Novembers Doom - a veteran band that unfortunately far too few people know. His low tone and volume are amazing and he has the clearest enunciation of any Death metal vocalist I've ever heard. Second and third place, frequently shifting around depending on my mood, are taken by Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt and Amorphis' Tomi Joutsen.
what do you expect from a list of " the greatest deathmetal vocalists " that starts with a woman . i have no problem with woman doing extreme vocals , it's just that men are on a different level , the way men perform the lows and highs is something i never yet got to see a woman does .
Yeah thats what i thought considering the title says “Death Metal”, but apparently…..its more Metal…..which i’m fine with, cuz i like it all…..just misleading.
A vocalist I absolutely love is Seiki Kakuzaki from Intestine Baalism, his voice is suuuuper deep and also very booming, it is one of the most animalistic sounds I’ve heard and it establishes a presence in their music
2 months late.. but in no particular order - Martin Van Drunen | Asphyx - Karl Willets | Bolt Thrower - George Fisher | Cannibal Corpse - John Tardy | Obituary - Marc Grewe | Morgoth - Sauron | Decapitated - Johan Hegg | Amon Amarth - Chuck Schuldiner | Death - LG Petrov | Entombed - Will Ramos | Lorna Shore (yeah I know it's technically deathcore but close enough)
Devin is just a master of all. Chuck Schuldiner, for obvious reasons of greatness and Jeff Walker from Carcass. Instantly recognisable and his voice is just fun to listen to.
as i am scroling through the comments ... the lack of travis ryan is disturbing !! how in the frozen hell can he not be in everybodys top5 is beyond be tbh there is no one near him atm in that genre
Spot on with Chuck Billy. He had an iconic 80s thrash voice but was shocked to hear him morph into having one of the most powerful death metal vocal tones. He sounds so full and makes it seem effortless
I don't think there's a single short clip you can play of Opeth's music that will do Mikael's voice justice. The demonic power he gives off is stunning. And his clean voice is amazing too, as Alissa said.
Max Cavalera, John Tardy, Chuck Schuldiner, L.G. Petrov, Jeff Walker, David Vincent, Johnny Hellund, Burton C. Bell, Marc Grewe, Barney Greenway, Dave Ingram, Karl from Bolt Thrower
My favorites are Alexi Laiho from Children of Bodom because I love his voice and how it fits with the music they're playing and Chris Barnes from Cannibal Corpse and Six Feet Under because I can't stop listening to his extremely low, brutal guttaral vocal style
@@docphantom2224: There was an article I read about how Black Dahlia Murder was going to continue touring and making music after losing Trevor Strnad as their frontman. Interesting news and it would have been a great article if they never mentioned other bands who weren't able to continue after losing their frontman. Why, I hear you ask? Because they went out of their way to mention modern bands, who aren't even famous, who decided to quit after losing their frontman but they don't even mention Bodom After Midnight...
Alexi's voice was on fire back in 99! As a Bodom fan you HAVE TO listen to the "Tokyo Warhearts" live album! He never came close to his voice afterwards
For me Peter Tägtgren from hypocrisy is the best melodic death metal vocalist, and then David Vincent ex morbid angel’s vocalist, and number 3 George fisher from cannibal corpse.
my personal favourites are phil anselmo and max cavalera, i started growling/screaming with slaugthered from pantera, i mastered it from scratch on a month
Should have title the video “favorite metal vocalists” to be fair. She clearly doesn’t even know 11 death metal vocalists, or she would have stuck to the premise.
I agree. It's obvious that she's well versed with the general singers in the metal community, mentioning a wide array of groups/singers, but it just seems that she doesn't know enough death metal singers to make a list. That said, it almost seems like she onlymentions groups/singers she's familiar with....
She mentioned the ten vocalist I also admire too and yet there are bunch of other metal vocalists that are superb. I like when she said Nergal " The Nerg" , she made it sound awesome. That's a great hook of a nickname.
Ok first off this list……not bad. Some great choices but they’re not all Death Metal vocalists. So my top 11 DEATH metal vocalists are (In no particular order): 1. Barney- Napalm Death 2. Jeff Walker- carcass 3. Ola Lindgren/Jörgen Sandström- Grave 4. Tomas Lindberg- At The Gates 5. Mikael Åkerfeldt- Bloodbath 6. David Vincent- Morbid Angel 7. Phil Bozeman- Whitechapel 8. Bjorn Strid- Soilwork 9. Marco Aro- The Haunted 10. Dallas Toler Wade - Nile 11. Frank Mullen- Suffocation I know there are a ton more but those are my top 11
My top 5 death metal vocalists would be as follows: 5: Joe Duplantier (Gojira) 4. George Fisher (Cannibal Corpse) 3. Chuck Schuldiner (Death) 2. Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom) 1. Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth)
I can agree on all of them, but u missed Will Ramos from Lorna Shore. I mean he isn’t singing death metal, but man, he is insane! He has the most brutal gutteral I’ve ever herd, amazing highs and pig squeals, and still could be an good pop singer with his clear voice lmfao… I mean, listen to a few Lorna shores and after this listen to will‘s cover of sleep token. This is insane
Dave Ingram (Benediction/Echelon), Karl Willets (Bolt Thrower/Memoriam), LG Petrov RIP 🪦 (Entombed), Matti Karki (Dismember), Chris Barnes (SFU/Cannibal), Tucker (Morbid Angel) etc
David Vincent, Corpsegrinder, Chuck, Tardy, Benton, LG Petrov, Tomas Lindberg, Björn Strid, Bret Hoffmann and many others. The only woman that I would put in a 'best death metal vocalists' list is Simone Pluijmers
Some candidates of mine, some based on particular points in time of certain studio releases Helmuth Lehner since 2014 John Tardy 1989-92 Chris Reifert David Vincent 1989 Steve Tucker 1998-2000 Chuck Schuldiner 1987-8 Mark Barney Greenway Glen Benton 1990 Nergal
Effing great list. Trevor is my number 1. Trevors highs, especially in nocturnal, are unreal. Sounds like his vocal cords should've just been shredded. I met him a few times at dirty club shows (my favorite, the Mohawk place shows in Buffalo were legendary) and he was extremely freindly, cool and down to earth. Sat with me and my bro at the bar and just shot the shit about metal.
I'll save everyone some time. Here's the entire list (basically): #1 Cardi B, #2 Luke Bryan, #3 Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), #4 Chuck Billy, #5 Dimebag Darrel, #6 Chris Barnes, #7 the kid from the gallows scene in Pirates of the Caribbean 3, #8 Joe Ptecek, #9 Ted Nugent, #10 Elvis, #11 Dave Grohl (Nirvana). Honorable mentions: Corpsegrinder, The 7 dwarves, Prince, Luke Skywalker (idk, don't ask), and of course Joe rogan (again, i don't fucking know, so don't ask why)
as i am scroling through the comments ... the lack of travis ryan is disturbing !! how in the frozen hell can he not be in everybodys top5 is beyond be tbh there is no one near him atm in that genre
Mitch lucker was not that great lol really good vocalist but I would not put him on the list of greatest extreme vocalists ever. I would like 12 years ago when I got into this type of music and never really heard any other vocalists before. Then I got into slam and underground death metal in general.
Seems like it would make more sense if they just titled the video “Favourite metal vocalists” so she doesn’t have to keep acknowledging that the people aren’t technically death metal singers.
jesus fuck you kids bore me. Godflesh would be number one, Dead World, Skrew (members of Nin and Zombie), and Crawl. THAT is industrial metal, not some goth shit.
Good picks I personally agree with alot of them. My personal fav metal vocalists are Corey Taylor, Howard Jones, Tim from as I lay dying (I don't know how to spell his last name) Chino Moreno and Cory Brandon Putman from Norma jean.
He might not have reached GOAT status yet, but Lorna Shore's Will Ramos is incredible too. Sounds just like the studio live, and the range and emotion he brings with him is incredible.
Mikael Åkerfeldt's growls are deep, brutal and beautiful.
His work with bloodbath is masterful as well as with opeth
Knew she was going to say opeth
Gotta say I think he is kinda bad. His cleans are good, but the growls sound like a parody of death metal like cannibal corpse lol
Mikael is the best...I like the growls, but his clean singing is where it's at for me
Bloodbaths Resurrection Through Carnage will see you now.
My personal favorite is Chuck Schuldiner. I think he is underrated as a vocalist. I just love the way he delivers his lyrics; most of the time i don't have to look up death lyrics because he sings them in a very decipherable way, despite the nature of death metal vocals being otherwise.
And the fact that he has changed his vocal style many times throughout his career and actually going higher as he got older just makes him more bad ass!🤘🏻
RIP🖤
EDIT: And also... he freaking pioneered death metal! he was one of the first if not the first person to do death metal vocals.
He is my favorite death metal guitarist for sure - Flesh And The Power It Holds is one of the best pieces of music ever put out
I mean he even said it destroyed his throat
Chuck is way up there for me. His vocals are so clear. Also, his style on the guitar is very unique. The riffs are constantly changing, but it's the harmonies that he does. Like Iron Maiden has a signature harmony style, Chuck has his own style.
@Dragon Ball fans can't read yeah i think he did... the thing about possessed is that, it can be considered extreme thrash and death metal at the same time, it's almost like a gray area.
Chuck Schuldner should've been on the list. He's one of my favorites.
Joe Duplantier doesn't get enough credit for is vocals.Dude's a fking monster .Earlier 4 gojira albums really showed how brutal his pitched screams can be .He sounds great live every night!
@Lee i disagree
@Lee talent doesnt die.
@Lee their first albums were more basic than albums like From Mars to Sirius or Magma, they were heavier but less creative
@Lee bruh. l'enfant sauvage is a masterpiece lol.
@@syntezjaofficial4240 i entirely agree with you. their first 2 albums aren't as good tbh. creativity is an extremely important aspect in music.
In my humble opinion John Tardy from Obituary has one of the most original and iconic voices in death metal history. Salut i metall!!
Yes of course my friend. I wanted to write down Jon's name but preferred to read a bit the comments section. I'm amazed he has not been cited.
I know right! Obituary is just classic.
Yes Chris Barnes, Johan Hegg too...i dont likes he list 🥴 only Nergal!
Devin is one of my favorite vocalists in ANY genre.
Peter Tatgren is my absolute favorite death metal vocalist.
goat dev
Such a hard list to make BUT John Tardy needs to be in every list period. His voice is death and no one comes close to sounding like him
Yeah 100% such a unique voice in the scene, he's really what makes obituary stand out for me, great vocalist
Definitely agree. One of my favorite death metal voices, along with Kevin sharp of brutal truth
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Was just about to give props to John Tardy... absolutely top 3 for me but I've been a fan since 1990. Amazing how he's still got it.
@@jason_108 I am a growler and John is my main inspiration as far as Death growls go. So ferocious and unrelenting
Rob Halford, Bruce Dickinson, Ronnie James Dio, and James Hetfield are some of my favorite death metal vocalists
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man, you forgot Brian Johnson
@@ariyohidayat3091 🤣
Axl rose, duh.
Top 5 death metal vocalists:
5. Bruce Springsteen
4. Eddie Murphy
3. Elvis Presley
2. Dave Grohl
1. Snoop Dogg
This list has about as many death metal vocalist as the video does! 😅
6.Bon Jovi?
@@infernalstormrider Vaikkapa.
Wow man what a clueless little list, Enya deserves #1 best all time brutal vocalist!
My 2 fave Death-Metal vocalists of all time are Kurt Cobain and Eminem from Architects
what about roger waters from cannibal corpse
Shit what about Jon Bon Jovi from Dark Throne
Trevor's Vocals were unbelievable. I thought they had two singers until I saw them live touring for Miasma
My Top 5 IMO.🤘🔥💯
1. Chuck Schuldiner DEATH
2. George Fisher CANNIBAL CORPSE
3. John Tardy OBITUARY
4. Glen Benton DEICIDE
5. David Vincent MORBID ANGEL
You're definitely over 40 with that list ;) I could go with Tardy, Chuck, Van Drunin, Barney, Petrov
IMO Chris Barnes was the better vocalist in Cannibal Corpse, not very impressed with George Fisher. Nowadays Chris Barnes is terrible but did sound amazing until around 10 years ago. Then again I'm quite old too and got into all these bands in the 1980s, my favourites at the time were exactly as your list and I got to see most of them live here in Yorkshire England at Bradford Queens hall, the only place who had death metal gigs close by. Did see Pestilence and Malevolent Creation at a small pub in Sheffield though around the late 80s, early 90s.
Other bands I got to see were Napalm Death, Cancer (supporting Deicide, amazing night) Carcass and many others. Can't forget Entombed and Dismember, but never got to see them live, just had to mention them. I also really got into Exhorder and Death Angel, so many great bands at the time.
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Chuck doesnt do death metal
@@ian260672 I totally agree. Barnes is what Cannibal was all about.
My favorite will always be Phil Bozeman. What he brought to the table of deathcore and deathmetal is insane and his gutturals are so clean, agressive and emotional, no one sounds like him. Love him so much!
agreed, he’s also one of my personal favorites
In my top 10 for sure
About time someone mentioned the greatest of all time. And yes, I mean that.
@@mohamedtounsi9614 same!
lol i had a double take, why you relating this to OSRS lmao. "its all about getting lucky on the big drop" hahahah much love fellow osrs nerd
My favorite is George Michael from Wham. His scream is fantastic
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Those 2 guys from Milli Vanilli were good as well
@@UndercoverRat ... I heard rumours though ...
@@UndercoverRat But better on tape
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This video should be renamed 11 favorite metal vocalists because most of the band's she said were not death metal like Slipknot nor Devin Townsend. Still love Alissa though.
Devins stuff in Strapping Young Lad could be considered death metal though
@@phantom24323 Eh, it was more extreme thrash metal with prog elements. Not really death metal.
@@phantom24323 As a MASSIVE fan of SYL, I highly disagree with that statement.
@@TankTheTech I can definitely understand what you guys mean. I usually describe it by drums and such since I’m a drummer and guitarist, so I can definitely understand
@@phantom24323 vocals not drums. no one is talking about drums. VOCALS.
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My favourites death metal vocalists are Freddie Mercury and Billy Idol.
You're totally right, she would have included them if only they where her friends..
axl rose, jon bon jovi, sebastian bach, steven tyler, miljenko matijevic, joe elliot, steve perry, kurt cobain. these are the top death metal vocalists. add them too 😂😂😂
Surprised she didn't mention Fred Durst and that dude from Crazy Town.
Just makes me wish for death.
HAHAAHAAHAHA
right! this was cringe
Exactly. What kind of list is that. Cringe city
Metal snobs are WAY more cringe. In fact, metal snobs ALMOST steer me away from metal. The “I only listen to suicidal black metal that no one has ever heard” guy. I’m sure you know him.
great list but mine’s better:
1. Fred Durst
2. Fred Durst
3. Fred Durst
4. Fred Durst
5. Fred Durst
6. Fred Durst
7. Fred Durst
8. Fred Durst
9. Fred Durst
10. Fred Durst
11. Chad Kroeger
Woulda put Durst at 3 instead of 8, and Kroger should of been at 2 and 5 instead of 11 but otherwise spot on.
@@Jaggedknife11 wow that was quite the hot take there! just wait until the elitists see this one...
100% agree fire 🔥 take God bless you
Luc Lemay - Gorguts
John Tardy - Obituary
Chuck Schuldiner - Death
Frank Mullen - Suffocation
David Vincent - Morbid Angel
Luc Lemay is soooooo underrated as a DM vocalist!! Total legend. The ANGST in his screams are unnmatched
@@SamuelBlackMetalRider his screams on obscura sounds so tortured and maniacal. its not typical for death metal but fits perfectly
@@zareptil5441 totally, same on FROM WISDOM TO HATE, wildly underrated album
Glad you mentioned Chuck Billy. I've been a Testament fan for a little while now but after seeing them live I really gained a new appreciation for them and they are a metal outlier in my opinion because I believe they've only gotten better over time. They're faster and heavier now than they were in '87 and they can really do no wrong. Chuck's voice is in amazing shape and he can go toe to toe with any other thrash or death metal frontman.
I love Chuck...badass as hell.
Demonic is one of my favorite Testament albums. Thought he incorporated the Death style really well with his regular singing.
@@Skoora I love that "low" record (kind of same era). Amazing shifts between thrash & death
1- Scott Reigel
2- Karl Willetts
3- Jan Chris de Koeijar
4- L.G Petrov
5 - Martin van Drunen
6- Karyn crisis
7- Dave Gregor
8- Corpsegrinder
9- John Tardy
10- Johan Hegg
11- Chuck....Chuck is probably in my top 5 actually!
Impeccable taste
@@deathmetaldownhiller7874 thanks...cheers 🍻
crisis 🖤
Scott Reigal, excellent pick. Brutality are my faves.
I forgot probably the greatest Ross Dolan
Great list, and I don't know anyone who can leave Mikael Akerfeldt off a list like this, even if you don't care for Opeth. His range in his prime was just unbelievable, and the dynamics that they'd incorporate? Out of this world. Bless that man.
His singing with Bloodbath is fucking delicious.
Word. Opeth is life.
Great list? So it's great when people are asked the greatest singers of a genre, and then list a lot of singers that don't sing that genre like slipknot?
Mikael is the greatest of all time. That growl sounds so natural, like a real beast. The voice itself is so amazing and beautiful. There's Mikael and others. The end. Other sounds like they are tearing the shit out of themselves. I would've put Johan Hegg on the list. His voice until With Oden on Our Side was so good, so unique.
Hegg is for me in his own category
Really? I find Mikael's growls super boring, and his clean singing voice is even worse. I would be hard-pressed to find a weaker vocalist in metal :/
@@raimondsliepins4622 This seems like a joke comment. Mikael is easily the GOAT when it comes to death vocals.
@@raimondsliepins4622 Listen to Bloodbath when Mikael was with them. His vocal is superb
Ok the real list in Death Metal
Lenzig Leal - Cephalic Carnage
Muhammed Suiçmez - Necrophagist
Frank Mullen - Suffocation
John Tardy - Obituary
Chuck Schuldiner - Death
Ben Falgoust - Soilent Green
Mikael Åkerfeldt - Bloodbath
George CG Fisher - Cannibal Corpse
Sherwood Webber IV - Skinless
Jason Blachowicz - Divine Empire
Jeff Walker - Carcass
There are many others but those stand out to me. I know there are some crazy tech metal vocalist out there currently but I wouldn't really consider that death metal per say
Thanks you! This video should be titled just metal vocals in general cause it had one death metal band. Only thing is would you consider Soilent Green DM? i can hear the influences for sure but imo theyre more of hardcore sludge band
I would also throw in David Davidson from Revocation and Chris Barnes era cannibal
@@headshot217 Yeah Soilent Green is definitely on the fence. Sewn Mouth Secrets was definitely not death metal back when they had the cartoon guitarist but the newer release step into the realm of death metal
@@headshot217 I probably should have used Goatwhore. The first album was very black metal but they started to get a little more death metal kind of maybe sort of
I agree
I think Tatiana off of jinjer is one of the most underrated voices I have ever heard she can go from Randy Blythe to such a angelic voice in one song
I’d take Tatiana over Courtney LaPlante (love both though)
Ohhh......Tatiana 🥰🥰🥰👍👍👍
Not underrated at all if anything she is overrated..
tati's clean voice is good, but her growls are weak and terrible as fuck. she's definitely more overrated than anything else...
@@lucyferina did you really just say she’s overrated 💀
Not really a purist, but have to say that most vocalists choosen here are not from the genre death metal. So if you want to check out some real death metal bands check Dismember, Obituary, Death, Morbid Angel, Deicide, Necrophobic, Unleashed and so on...
You don't have to be a purist to realise this list is nowhere close to the intended subgenre, you would kinda think she would know better being in a band and touring with alot of different death metal bands. I will give her that Trevor and Joe could be on there, possibly even chuck Billy if your only talking exclusively about 2 albums also Barney and Nergal, but randy blythe and Phil Anselmo? Corey Taylor? Nah
Dismember are underrated
@@nemesis8626 Yes, easy to hear that she is not a death metal fanatic.
@@nemesis8626: Behemoth is pretty much a black metal band, but I'll admit that Nergal sings better than some death metal vocalists. I just find it funny she's only mentioned singers she's either heard of, worked with/toured with and no one who would qualify as a hidden gem. I understand that guys like the great a Trevor Strnad would always plug lesser known groups/singers to get them exposed to a wider audience, but this list is just all over the place.
Yeah, to leave out John Tardy and David Vincent and Corpsegrinder is just wrong. But lists are kinda wrong, even if we love them and love to hate them haha
Honestly I don't see how anybody could leave off John tardy of the mighty OBITUARY he's been doing it since the mid 80s and his voice is so distinct and has been copied and copied and copied. 🤘 Horns up for Florida DEATH Metal..we invented this shit.
Not to mention i saw them live for the first a few months ago and he sounds AMAZING live
How could you forget the goat????? I came to the comments to see all the confused folk
Agree
Theres basically no death metal on this list infact only really BDM could be considered
False, Entombed invented that shit.
Chuck Schuldiner should be mentioned,
also Mille Petrozza from Kreator screams with anger and passion.
But currently Will Ramos is number 1 for me!
Its her list,😒.......one or another way chris barnes is the number one of the history....
She did mention Chuck Schuldiner it was cut from the interview
Will Ramos is inhuman with those evil pig squeals
Bro yes will Ramos is insane I absolutely love all Lorna's recent stuff
No LG Petrov? This list is about as far from a death metal list as possible.
Peter Tagtren is always left out when it comes to death metal vocalist. He has the widest range of any singer I have ever heard and his growls are the most guttural I've ever heard. This list has some great singers but as far as death metal, Peter is hands down the best.
meh
1st 2 Hypocrisy albums ARE, GREAT 🤘 Everything AFTER that though? (boring AF) JMO of course... Peter's a great music producer obviously too.
Crazy how underrated swallow the sun is bc the singer mikko kotamäki is probably one of the all around best metal singers. Screams, growls, clean vocals. Dude is insane.
It's a perfect list! Also love Johan Hegg from Amon Amarth as well.
this is by far anything but perfect, yet i absolutely agree that this is of course personal preference ..
most ppl on this list aren´t even in a death metal band and or are death metal singers (i think the headline for this video is misleading though)
@@hansele666 its not the headline that's misleading its the fact she doesn't mention death metal singers like she's asked
yeah, his voice sounds like a bear who has something stuck in his anus.
Pure Death Metal Vocals
Angela Gossow 🔥🖤🤘
Randy Blythe is #1 for me that guy is just insane and his voice is so distinct you can always tell it's him. I feel like Lamb of God cannot ever put out a bad song, they are all awesome!
randy is the king!
Absolutely!
he's not even death metal
Randy sounds like Yoda. I can't take him seriously. Also groove metal suuuuuucks.
@@beastrace81 then what is he? Blackmetal
Wouldn't be surprised if she listed Dio or Lemmy at this point
🤣🤣
11 actual 'Death Metal' vocalists
Joe from Broken Hope
Luc from Gorguts
Brett from Malevolent Creation
Chris from Cannibal Corpse
John from Obituary
Glen from Deicide
Will from Mortician
Frank from Suffocation
George from Cannibal Corpse
Oli from Archspire
Phlegeton from Wormed
And if you call them out because they praise generic garbage, youre called an "elitest" as if thats supposed to be an insult
Thanks for this actual list I would have liked to have heard expanded on lol
I loved that she mentioned Angela. I haven't seen Arch Enemy, since Alissa became the singer. I really should.
see at BLACK METAL TEENS HEARING PINK FLOYD
So only a few actual Death Metal Vocalists… gotcha👌
Hey everybody, so here's my list of my 11 Favourite Apples but I'm gonna bend the rules a bit, so here goes. My #1 Apple is an Orange.
My number 1 apple is a dog
precisely what happened here. this list makes absolutely no sense. Devin?? really????
I got to #4 and begun to wonder if she knows what death metal is....
Man Trevor was the best. Loved his range and his lyrics. I will forever miss that dude. RIP
Chuck Schuldiner
Phil Anselmo
John Tardy
Mikael Åkerfeldt
Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth) and Dan Swano (Edge of Sanity)
😍😍😍
I'll only do a top 3. The greatest growl I've ever heard is by Paul Kuhr of Novembers Doom - a veteran band that unfortunately far too few people know. His low tone and volume are amazing and he has the clearest enunciation of any Death metal vocalist I've ever heard. Second and third place, frequently shifting around depending on my mood, are taken by Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt and Amorphis' Tomi Joutsen.
Glenn Benton
Devin Townsend on Strapping Young Lad City album is the absolute benchmark for everything metal!
Devin Townsend is great .
Heavy Devy on the New Black and the cover of Zodiac from the Melvins was amazing.
City album is my go to for a straight up cathartic release of “hate the world” energy haha. Masterpiece from start to finish 👌🏻.
Nice, list of death metal vocalists that are not death metal vocalists
Yea but they use the same growls. that's enough.
Respect. Love that she showed love to Philip H, and Chuck Billy.
Phil is badass in Scour as well as Pantera. They are more extreme obviously
John Gallagher is my favorite DM vocalist
Scour is a fucking joke 🤣 can't be serious about it mate.😅😅
Scour are good, from what I've heard they would land more on the black metal side than death though
Jeff Walker, Dan Swano, LG Petrov
How the hell does a list like this exist without including George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher, Frank Mullen and Martin Van Drunen? Mind-boggling.
Because tastes are different
Because she is not you, it's that simple
what do you expect from a list of " the greatest deathmetal vocalists " that starts with a woman .
i have no problem with woman doing extreme vocals , it's just that men are on a different level , the way men perform the lows and highs is something i never yet got to see a woman does .
Yeah thats what i thought considering the title says “Death Metal”, but apparently…..its more Metal…..which i’m fine with, cuz i like it all…..just misleading.
Because its not a death metal list the title is misleading
My favorite vocalist is Paul McCartney, he is criminally the most underated grindcore vocalist!
A vocalist I absolutely love is Seiki Kakuzaki from Intestine Baalism, his voice is suuuuper deep and also very booming, it is one of the most animalistic sounds I’ve heard and it establishes a presence in their music
Finally someone in this comment section with some sense and a decent knowledge of the genre
Besides Chuck Tardy from Obituary is a major beast as well ( both of them inspired Angela Gossow)
Thanks for mentioning an actual death metal vocalist lol Intestine Baalism is insanely underrated.
Finally someone with good taste
2 months late.. but in no particular order
- Martin Van Drunen | Asphyx
- Karl Willets | Bolt Thrower
- George Fisher | Cannibal Corpse
- John Tardy | Obituary
- Marc Grewe | Morgoth
- Sauron | Decapitated
- Johan Hegg | Amon Amarth
- Chuck Schuldiner | Death
- LG Petrov | Entombed
- Will Ramos | Lorna Shore (yeah I know it's technically deathcore but close enough)
YES!! Randy is so fucking underrated, great to hear some love for him. LoG is my favourite band of all time.
1.Jeff walker
2. Corpse grinder
3.steve tucker
4. Lord worm
5.john tardy
Devin is just a master of all. Chuck Schuldiner, for obvious reasons of greatness and Jeff Walker from Carcass. Instantly recognisable and his voice is just fun to listen to.
Mikael Åkerfeldt, Peter Tägtgren, Aaron Stainthorpe, Thomas A.G. Jensen, Dan Swanö, Mikael Stanne, Nergal, Darren White, Nick Holmes,
mine are
1: Travis Ryan
2: George Corpsegrinder Fisher
3: John Gallagher
4: Chuck Schuldiner
5: Mikael Åkerfeldt
6: Joe Duplantier
as i am scroling through the comments ...
the lack of travis ryan is disturbing !!
how in the frozen hell can he not be in everybodys top5 is beyond be tbh
there is no one near him atm in that genre
@@hansele666 took the words right out my fucking mouth bro, Travis is killer, by far my favourite in the game rn. Just so much vocal range
@@raptorrsr5817 travis is number one always
Spot on with Chuck Billy. He had an iconic 80s thrash voice but was shocked to hear him morph into having one of the most powerful death metal vocal tones. He sounds so full and makes it seem effortless
I don't think there's a single short clip you can play of Opeth's music that will do Mikael's voice justice. The demonic power he gives off is stunning. And his clean voice is amazing too, as Alissa said.
Max Cavalera, John Tardy, Chuck Schuldiner, L.G. Petrov, Jeff Walker, David Vincent, Johnny Hellund, Burton C. Bell, Marc Grewe, Barney Greenway, Dave Ingram, Karl from Bolt Thrower
My favorites are Alexi Laiho from Children of Bodom because I love his voice and how it fits with the music they're playing and Chris Barnes from Cannibal Corpse and Six Feet Under because I can't stop listening to his extremely low, brutal guttaral vocal style
Alexi gets no love for his vocals and Bodom is always overlooked. It's just a damn shame.
@@Charles_Anthony true i never hear anybody talk about children of bodom even though they are just as famous as other bands
@@docphantom2224: There was an article I read about how Black Dahlia Murder was going to continue touring and making music after losing Trevor Strnad as their frontman. Interesting news and it would have been a great article if they never mentioned other bands who weren't able to continue after losing their frontman. Why, I hear you ask? Because they went out of their way to mention modern bands, who aren't even famous, who decided to quit after losing their frontman but they don't even mention Bodom After Midnight...
Alexi's voice was on fire back in 99! As a Bodom fan you HAVE TO listen to the "Tokyo Warhearts" live album! He never came close to his voice afterwards
@@freshzinnoh, i havent listened to tokio warhearts yet, only stockholm knockout. But ill check it out
You forgot Max Cavalera, come on Sepultura, soulfly, Cavelera conspiracy. The dude is a super heavy weight. Got to include him
Matti Way, hands down my favorite Death Metal vocalist. Gave Abominable Putridity so much guttural life!
i Love that she included the great Chuck Billy x
The list now would be 1)Will Ramos LornaShore... 2)Alex Terrible SlaughterToprevail....3)Tatiana of Jinjer
For me Peter Tägtgren from hypocrisy is the best melodic death metal vocalist, and then David Vincent ex morbid angel’s vocalist, and number 3 George fisher from cannibal corpse.
my personal favourites are phil anselmo and max cavalera, i started growling/screaming with slaugthered from pantera, i mastered it from scratch on a month
Should have title the video “favorite metal vocalists” to be fair. She clearly doesn’t even know 11 death metal vocalists, or she would have stuck to the premise.
I agree. It's obvious that she's well versed with the general singers in the metal community, mentioning a wide array of groups/singers, but it just seems that she doesn't know enough death metal singers to make a list. That said, it almost seems like she onlymentions groups/singers she's familiar with....
Chuck Schuldiner: Am I Joke To You?
She mentioned the ten vocalist I also admire too and yet there are bunch of other metal vocalists that are superb. I like when she said Nergal " The Nerg" , she made it sound awesome. That's a great hook of a nickname.
Ok first off this list……not bad. Some great choices but they’re not all Death Metal vocalists. So my top 11 DEATH metal vocalists are (In no particular order):
1. Barney- Napalm Death
2. Jeff Walker- carcass
3. Ola Lindgren/Jörgen Sandström- Grave
4. Tomas Lindberg- At The Gates
5. Mikael Åkerfeldt- Bloodbath
6. David Vincent- Morbid Angel
7. Phil Bozeman- Whitechapel
8. Bjorn Strid- Soilwork
9. Marco Aro- The Haunted
10. Dallas Toler Wade - Nile
11. Frank Mullen- Suffocation
I know there are a ton more but those are my top 11
Barney is amazing…the whole band is amazing really…decades of excellent extreme music
My top 5 death metal vocalists would be as follows:
5: Joe Duplantier (Gojira)
4. George Fisher (Cannibal Corpse)
3. Chuck Schuldiner (Death)
2. Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom)
1. Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth)
Great list! Love that most are my favorite metal vocalists regardless of the style
Why not just call it her favourite metal singers?
I can agree on all of them, but u missed Will Ramos from Lorna Shore. I mean he isn’t singing death metal, but man, he is insane! He has the most brutal gutteral I’ve ever herd, amazing highs and pig squeals, and still could be an good pop singer with his clear voice lmfao… I mean, listen to a few Lorna shores and after this listen to will‘s cover of sleep token. This is insane
…ig she doesn’t listen to death metal? 🤷🏻♂️
This is actually worth watching through rather than bouncing around. And now I know how to pronounce Alissa.
George fisher🤘🤘🤘
CORPSEGRINDER !!
NECK
George Fisher is a Death Metal vocalist and thus was excluded
Forgot to mention Bill Steer, Jeff Walker and Joe Ptacek..
Devin is in a league of his own
Now I'm sad thinking about Trevor again. Rest in Peace to one of the greatest to ever do it.
Devin is the best. His vocals on Deadhead (live) are on a different level.
Dave Ingram (Benediction/Echelon), Karl Willets (Bolt Thrower/Memoriam), LG Petrov RIP 🪦 (Entombed), Matti Karki
(Dismember), Chris Barnes (SFU/Cannibal), Tucker (Morbid Angel) etc
My pick would be Riley McShane from Allegaeon.
David Vincent, Corpsegrinder, Chuck, Tardy, Benton, LG Petrov, Tomas Lindberg, Björn Strid, Bret Hoffmann and many others. The only woman that I would put in a 'best death metal vocalists' list is Simone Pluijmers
I didn’t know Arch Enemy, Alissa, or half these bands were death metal.
She did specifically say that they weren't all death metal vocalists.
Seems a little goofy they used the term death metal. Most of these are not. A great list of vocalist though
They're not
Saying half is REALLY generous
Some candidates of mine, some based on particular points in time of certain studio releases
Helmuth Lehner since 2014
John Tardy 1989-92
Chris Reifert
David Vincent 1989
Steve Tucker 1998-2000
Chuck Schuldiner 1987-8
Mark Barney Greenway
Glen Benton 1990
Nergal
Effing great list. Trevor is my number 1. Trevors highs, especially in nocturnal, are unreal. Sounds like his vocal cords should've just been shredded. I met him a few times at dirty club shows (my favorite, the Mohawk place shows in Buffalo were legendary) and he was extremely freindly, cool and down to earth. Sat with me and my bro at the bar and just shot the shit about metal.
I'll save everyone some time. Here's the entire list (basically): #1 Cardi B, #2 Luke Bryan, #3 Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), #4 Chuck Billy, #5 Dimebag Darrel, #6 Chris Barnes, #7 the kid from the gallows scene in Pirates of the Caribbean 3, #8 Joe Ptecek, #9 Ted Nugent, #10 Elvis, #11 Dave Grohl (Nirvana). Honorable mentions: Corpsegrinder, The 7 dwarves, Prince, Luke Skywalker (idk, don't ask), and of course Joe rogan (again, i don't fucking know, so don't ask why)
Death metal vocalist list top 5
1.travis ryan
2.randy blythe
3. Trevor strnad
4. Jeff walker
5. George fisher
+1 for Travis Ryan.
@@bobsala7780 hes my favorite
@@WHOREHAMMER_OFFICIAL Same. He should be in every top 5 list for dm vocalists.
Finally someone mentions Trevor
as i am scroling through the comments ...
the lack of travis ryan is disturbing !!
how in the frozen hell can he not be in everybodys top5 is beyond be tbh
there is no one near him atm in that genre
Bret Hofmann,Glen Benton,John Tardy,Martin van Drunen,"Corpsegrinder".....
looking at BLACK METAL TEENS HEARING PINK FLOYD
I’d DEFINITELY add Mitch Lucker and Will Ramos in mine. Great list tho!! I absolutely love all of them!
Not death metal infact none of this list is except Trevor from BDM rip
I agree!
Mitch lucker was not that great lol really good vocalist but I would not put him on the list of greatest extreme vocalists ever. I would like 12 years ago when I got into this type of music and never really heard any other vocalists before. Then I got into slam and underground death metal in general.
@@krusenator123 i would in mine ;)
Seems like it would make more sense if they just titled the video “Favourite metal vocalists” so she doesn’t have to keep acknowledging that the people aren’t technically death metal singers.
Who was number 12 Taylor Swift? 🙄
Chris Barnes? John Tardy? No Death Metal Vocalists lists without these two.
Simon Olsen from Danish band Baest is an amazing singer. His growls are so amazing.
Honorable yet criminally unmentioned: Amon amarth, deicide, Nile, necrophagist, vital remains, skeletonwitch..
Would love to see a industrial metal list :) Fear Factory would be somewhere on my list.
+ oomph, ministry, rammstein
fear factory. ministry. sybreed. marilyn manson.
jesus fuck you kids bore me. Godflesh would be number one, Dead World, Skrew (members of Nin and Zombie), and Crawl. THAT is industrial metal, not some goth shit.
Godflesh!
Good picks I personally agree with alot of them. My personal fav metal vocalists are Corey Taylor, Howard Jones, Tim from as I lay dying (I don't know how to spell his last name) Chino Moreno and Cory Brandon Putman from Norma jean.
He might not have reached GOAT status yet, but Lorna Shore's Will Ramos is incredible too. Sounds just like the studio live, and the range and emotion he brings with him is incredible.
Lorna Shore is deathcore. Ramos doesn't belong in the discussion.