Your Favorite Metal Vocalists

[Epidemic Reign]

I want to go ahead and get this thread started before I post my own list, so go for it. From NWOBHM to brutal death metal, tell me which vocalists are your favorites. Feel free to throw in non-metal vocalists as well.

[brutal_descent]

Old thread, but I'll play along.

Nergal (Behemoth)
Tommy Rogers (Between The Buried And Me)
Damian Abraham (Fucked Up)
Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth)
Tom G. Warrior (Triptykon)
Trevor Strnad (The Black Dahlia Murder)
Troy Sanders (Mastodon)
Chino Moreno (Deftones)
Neil Fallon (Clutch)
Pepper Keenan (Corrosion of Conformity)
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
Scott Vogel (Terror)
Corpsegrinder (Cannibal Corpse)
Maynard James Keenan (Tool)

That's just off the top of my head.

[Epidemic Reign]

Originally Posted by BrutalDescent

Old thread, but I'll play along.

I kind of figured, but it'll be nice to bring the topic to light again.

[brutal_descent]

+ Angela Gossow (Arch Enemy)

[Indestructible]

Warell Dane(Nevermore)

James Labrie(Dream Theater)

Layne Staley(Alice In Chains)

King Diamond(King Diamond/ Mercyful Fate)

Jon Oliva(Savatage,Jon Olivas Pain)

Peter Steele(Type O Negative)

Bruce Dickinson(Iron Maiden)

Mikael Åkerfeldt

Brain Fair(Shadows Fall)

Burton C Bell(Fear Factory)

Ronnie James Dio(Rainbow,Black Sabbath,Dio,Heaven & Hell)

Randy Blythe( Lamb Of God)

Daniel Nargang(Into Eternity, Vocals on Dead Or Dreaming)

Chris Krall(Into Eternity, Vocals on Buried In Oblivion)

Stu Block(Into Eternity, Vocals on The Scattering Of ashes and The Incurable Tragedy)

Tony Martin(Black Sabbath)

Tarja Turunen(Ex Nightwish)

Sharon Den Adel(Within Temptation)

Matt Barlow(Iced Earth)

Cristina Scabbia(Lacuna Coil)

Anders Fridén(In Flames)

Tim Owens(Judas Priest, Iced Earth)

Bobby Ellsworth(Overkill)

Joey Belladonna(Anthrax)

Myles Kennedy(Alter Bridge)

Geoff Tate(Queensryche)

Mike Patton(Faith No More)

Rob Halford(Judas Priest,Halford)

Phil Anselmo(Pantera,Down)

Axl Rose(Guns N' Roses)

Corey Taylor(Slipknot,Stone Sour)

Serj(System Of A Down)

Howard Jones(Killswitch Engage)

[mastodon421]

Not in any particular order:
Troy Sanders(Mastodon)
Bruce Dickinson(Iron Maiden)
Tommy Rodgers(Between The Buried and Me)
Phil Anselmo(Pantera/Down/Superjoint Ritual)
Greg Puciato(The Dillinger Escape Plan)
Trevor Strnad(The Black Dahlia Murder)
Ozzy Osbourne(Solo/Black Sabbath)
Rob Halford(Judas Priest
Serj Tankain(System Of A Down)
Derek Rydquist(ex-The Faceless)
Nergal(Behemoth)
Howard Jones(Killswitch Engage)
Andres Friden(In Flames)
Johan Hegg(Amon Amarth)
Randy Blythe(Lamb Of God)
Angela Gossow(Arch Enemy)
Tim Lambesis(As I Lay Dying)
Jesse Leach(ex-Killswitch Engage/Times Of Grace)
Travis Ryan(Cattle Decapitation)
Jamey Jasta(Hatebreed/Kingdom Of Sorrow)
Rob Zombie(Solo/White Zombie)
Layne Staley(Alice In Chains)
George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher (Cannibal Corpse)
Trevor Phipps (Unearth)
Chino Moreno (Deftones)
Chance Garnette (Skeletonwitch)
John Henry (Darkest Hour)
Angela Gossow (Arch Enemy)
Robb Flynn (Machine Head)
Tommaso Ricardi (Fleshgod Apocalypse)

[ravenheart]

http://metalsetlists.com/showthread.php?t=16163

[metallicbrian666]

Lee Dorrian (Napalm, not Cathedral)
Steffen Kummerer (Obscura)
Matti Way (Ex-Pathology, Abominable Putridity)
King Diamond
Hat (Gorgoroth)
Katherine Katz (Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Salome)
Glenn Danzig

[MetalIsArt]

Hardrock too:

James Hetfield
Bon Scott
Brian Johnson (yes)
Ronnie James Dio
Bruce Dickinson
Steven Tyler
Ian Gillan
Rob Halford
Robert Plant
King Diamond
Mikael Akerfeldt
Angela Gossow
Simone Simons
Myles Kennedy
Glenn Hughes

[Maiden33]

Russell Allen (Symphony X)
Jorn Lande (Masterplan, Ark, Jorn)
Zak Stevens (ex-Savatage, Circle II Circle)
Tom S. Englund (Evergrey)
Steve Lee (Gotthard) (RIP)
Mike Dimeo (ex-Riot, ex-Masterplan, Creation's End)
Jon Oliva (Savatage, Jon Oliva's Pain)
Ray Alder (Fates Warning, Redemption)
Johnny Lindqvist (Nocturnal Rites)
Oliver Hartmann (ex-At Vance, Hartmann)
Urban Breed (ex-Tad Morose, ex-Bloodbound, Pyramaze)
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
Ronnie James Dio (Dio, Black Sabbath) (RIP)
Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian)
Tommy Karevik (Seventh Wonder)
Tony Martin (ex-Black Sabbath)
Andi Kravljaca (Silent Call, ex-Seventh Wonder)
Roberto Tiranti (Labyrinth)
Glenn Hughes (ex-Deep Purple, Black Country Communion)
Dug Pinnick (King's X)

Notable mentions:
-Steve Walsh (Kansas) - circa 1974-1979 I'd say he was easily one of my favorite singers ever, but given that he peaked for such a small period of time, it's hard to favor him THAT strongly overall.
-Tobias Sammet (Edguy, Avantasia) - I easily consider Tobi to be one of the greatest metal frontmen in this or any era of the genre, and I absolutely idolize his songwriting skills. However at the end of the day I only LOVE his voice during a small period of the band's career - roughly 2000-2005.