Question...

What bands do you like but don't like the singer? The music is too good to stop listening.


For me Carcass is amazing but Jeff Walkers voice is a little grating.

Vio-lence. Great music, absolutely unlistenable voice.

If I don't like the singing I can't listen to a band. Vocals make or break it for me. That's the reason I never got into death metal much. 99 times out of 100 the music sounds great but those WOOOOARRRRGH vox annoy the piss outta me.

Megadeth (especially on the later albums)
Ultimatum (the vox finally stepped up on this last album to where i can enjoy them)
Metal Church (the David Wayne albums)
Exodus (Zetro era)

SpectreFate wrote:

Vio-lence. Great music, absolutely unlistenable voice.

Agreed.

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Ultimatum (the vox finally stepped up on this last album to where i can enjoy them)
Metal Church (the David Wayne albums)
Exodus (Zetro era)

I see a pattern.

Do you like UDO's voice, mc6?

mc666 wrote:

Megadeth (especially on the later albums)
Ultimatum (the vox finally stepped up on this last album to where i can enjoy them)
Metal Church (the David Wayne albums)
Exodus (Zetro era)

I agree except with the Zetro one. I don't mind him for some reason... David Wayne can irritate but not all the time.

SpectreFate wrote:

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Ultimatum (the vox finally stepped up on this last album to where i can enjoy them)
Metal Church (the David Wayne albums)
Exodus (Zetro era)

I see a pattern.

Do you like UDO's voice, mc6?

no, it's annoying. especially when he tries to sing softer material. add him to that list too.

mc666 wrote:

SpectreFate wrote:

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Ultimatum (the vox finally stepped up on this last album to where i can enjoy them)
Metal Church (the David Wayne albums)
Exodus (Zetro era)

I see a pattern.

Do you like UDO's voice, mc6?

no, it's annoying. especially when he tries to sing softer material. add him to that list too.

You don't care for Laaz Rockit's singer either.

A-ha! I am going to add "dislikes raspy, nasally vocalists" to my "Secrets of Mc666" journal that I'm keeping.

Fat Freddy wrote:

If I don't like the singing I can't listen to a band. Vocals make or break it for me. That's the reason I never got into death metal much. 99 times out of 100 the music sounds great but those WOOOOARRRRGH vox annoy the piss outta me.

I'm with Freddy on this one. I won't listen to a band if I don't like the singer, no matter how good the music might be. I just got rid of my copy of 3 Inches of Blood's Advance and Vanquish for that very reason. I really wanted to like those guys, but it was just nails on a chalk board for me when both vocalists kicked in.

As for Vio-Lence, I'm a newbie to these guys and the vocals don't bother me at all. He reminds me of someone else that I just can't put my finger on.

I can overlook some annoying singers like Brian Johnson from AC/DC, he used to give me a headache but i got used to him.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

I just got rid of my copy of 3 Inches of Blood's Advance and Vanquish for that very reason. I really wanted to like those guys, but it was just nails on a chalk board for me when both vocalists kicked in.

Oooh yea, I got a promo copy of that album and it was a "one spin and gone" for me. What's the point of having two vocalists if both of them sound like cats being strangled?

Fat Freddy wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

I just got rid of my copy of 3 Inches of Blood's Advance and Vanquish for that very reason. I really wanted to like those guys, but it was just nails on a chalk board for me when both vocalists kicked in.

Oooh yea, I got a promo copy of that album and it was a "one spin and gone" for me. What's the point of having two vocalists if both of them sound like cats being strangled?

Funny thing is that one of them is going for that Halford Painkiller sound.

Troublezone wrote:

Funny thing is that one of them is going for that Halford Painkiller sound.

Yea, but he fails miserably!

Fat Freddy wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

Funny thing is that one of them is going for that Halford Painkiller sound.

Yea, but he fails miserably!

Agreed.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

As for Vio-Lence, I'm a newbie to these guys and the vocals don't bother me at all. He reminds me of someone else that I just can't put my finger on.

You mean to tell me Sean Killian actually reminds you of someone else?!

I'd be interested to know who, because I've never heard anyone that sounds like him!!

Gravedigger, I like the music but I can't stand the vocals, I am sure if I give it few more spins I might not mind it so much.

I like alot of death/black metal bands so most of time if I donot like the vocals I can still get into it if the music is good

SideShowDisaSter wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

As for Vio-Lence, I'm a newbie to these guys and the vocals don't bother me at all. He reminds me of someone else that I just can't put my finger on.

You mean to tell me Sean Killian actually reminds you of someone else?!

I'd be interested to know who, because I've never heard anyone that sounds like him!!

Maybe some surfer dude somewhere.

SideShowDisaSter wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

As for Vio-Lence, I'm a newbie to these guys and the vocals don't bother me at all. He reminds me of someone else that I just can't put my finger on.

You mean to tell me Sean Killian actually reminds you of someone else?!

I'd be interested to know who, because I've never heard anyone that sounds like him!!

I'll have to listen to the one cd I have and see if it comes to me again.
EDIT: I think he sounds like the singer on Laaz Rockit's Know Your Enemy.

The problem I had with 3IoB was both vocalists. I didn't mind the high-shreiks mixed with gutteral growls. I think a band like Into Eternity does that extememly well. 3IoB has 2 vocalists that are equally annoying to me.

manny wrote:

Gravedigger, I like the music but I can't stand the vocals, I am sure if I give it few more spins I might not mind it so much.

The Grave Digger guy started out gruff but tolerable, but he got worse with age. I didn't mind his vox on their first couple of records back in the '80s but he can barely carry a tune on what little I've heard of the recent stuff. The last thing I heard from G.D. was a cover of Dio's "We Rock" on a Dio tribute album and his "singing" was absolutely laughable. I haven't checked in with them since then.

... and now I fully expect to get b*tch slapped by Spec, who's currently rockin' a Grave Digger avatar... sorry, gotta call'em as I see'em.

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The problem I had with 3IoB was both vocalists. I didn't mind the high-shreiks mixed with gutteral growls. I think a band like Into Eternity does that extememly well. 3IoB has 2 vocalists that are equally annoying to me.

When I reviewed 3 Inches of Blood I believe I referred to the pair of vocalists as "one guy on high pitched shrieky monkey squeals and another on tough-guy BLURRRRRGH breakdowns," (or words to that effect) and went on to say "the combination works about as well as a slice of cheesecake topped with tuna fish."

It really depends on the situation, some bands I can "tolerate" the vocalist because I love the music, but sometimes even the best music can't overcome a voice I don't like.

This seems to be more common with modern bands.

Baroness - absolutely terrible singer, but the music keeps me listening.
High On Fire - I initially didn't like Pike's voice, but he's slowly growing on me.
Mastodon - They're getting better, less growling and more singing, we'll see...
I Mother Earth - music is killer, the vocalist I just want to kill
Lee Dorian - I can handle him in small doses, but his whole goofy shtick really irritates after awhile.

on the other hand:

Phil Anselmo - Anything after Far Beyond Driven I just can't stomach.
Dave Mustaine is unlistenable on anything after Rust In Peace (and barely before)
Smashing Pumpkins - I'd rather get a root canal with a nail gun
Eddie Vedder - tolerable on Ten, has gotten worse with every album since.
Kory Clarke (with apologies to rattpoison and all other fans - the Trouble gig killed it for me)
The guy from Destruction (pap smear or whatever his name is)

I don't know why but sometimes Doug Pinnick's singing gets on my nerves, especially when he does too many of those James Brown screams. I do like the majority of his singing though.

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Phil Anselmo - Anything after Far Beyond Driven I just can't stomach.

That's true but he's been getting more bluesy with Down the last two records.

I don't mind Dave Mustaine's vocals, and Phil Anselmo I actually like his singing voice but I did grow tired of his constent screaming vocals.

detuned alot of people share your opinion of Eddie Vedder, but I have always liked his voice, sings with alot of passion.

Billy Corgan is a horrible vocalist but I do like the Smashing Pumpkins even if Corgan sings like sassy girl.

Kory Clarke never seen them live but on CD I like his angry f.u. vocal style.