THESE
ARE THE PEOPLE WHO OPERATE ON ME!
| KING DIAMOND the man,myth and legend |
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Gee
the guy rewrote the book on what vocalist could and could
not do. He can do it all and
knows when to do what to make it work, and that is his
best gift. His voice and image inspired a new genre in
metal and
everything. What more could you ask from a guy or demon? |
| BEST MOMENTS: |
Welcome Home,
Digging Graves, House Of God , Sleepless Nights , Come to the
Sabbath , Melissa |
| WARREL DANE of NEVERMORE |
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Ahh the power and emotional
push that this guy can muster is unreal. Makes me wonder if
great vocalists are born or are made through force of will.
He has as many vocal styles as there are emotions and then
some. I believe he will play a major part in what vocalists
will strive for in the future. |
| BEST MOMENTS: |
Sanity Assassin,
Battle Angels, Next In Line , The Learning , The River Dragon
, Four Walls |
| HARRY CONKLIN of JAG PANZAR |
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Harry
brings the best of metal and the best of theatre in one
complete package. Harry's
voice can be just described in one word! "Beautiful" How
many vocalists can you say that about? He can use his voice
to create
any atmosphere he desires whether its happy,excited or
damned! He can hit the highs when he wants and never seems
to overdo
any certain style. WoW! |
| BEST MOMENTS: |
Black,Call of the Wild,ShadowThief,
,Spectres of the Past,Tragedy of MacBeth, Moors,Scarlet Letter,
Power Surge, Unworthy
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| BOBBY LUCAS of OVERLORDE |
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Most
of the people on this list have one thing in common, besides
the fact that they are
awesome vocalists, that is the fact that all of them are
the major players in the past and present of heavy metal.
What
about the future of heavy metal?? Well fear not my friend
the future of metallic vocalists is well defended by the
man know
as Bobby Lucas! Since his early days of Seven Witches to
his present days with Overlorde and Exhibition this vocal
monster
is easy on the old ears! Imagine every thing you loved
about Dio, Halford and Dickenson and combine it and put
it in
one person and there you have Mr. Lucas! I shit you not!
All that
history blended perfectly with his own vocal style! Nuff
Said! |
| BEST MOMENTS: |
Seven Witches, Ogre Wizard, Mark of
the Wolf, The Answer, Legend Of Sleepy Hollow , In a Small
Childs Room, Dying Embers
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| ERIC ADAMS of MANOWAR |
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Power and more power is
what you get from Eric's voice, never disappointing and always
balls to the wall. No wonder, why alot of new power metal
bands wanna have a vocalist like him. All ranges can be covered
and its always loud! He help set the standard for some of
the stuff we listen to today! |
| BEST MOMENTS: |
Carry On , Metal Daze , Manowar ,
Cult of the Damned , Spirit Horse , Thor , Power
|
| BLAZE BAYELY of BLAZE |
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Yea Yea...I know! But piss
off! I think he rules! His voice is all power and gloom! Its
not mine or his fault that Maiden hasn't grown and all the
bands around them have! Plus his doom and gloom style was more
how Steve Harris and Prof. ManiC the introverts feel, then happy
go lucky Bruce's voice. I'll get anything he does without question
and I'll like it! Plus he wears a backwards cap like me! |
| BEST MOMENTS: |
Man
Hunt , Money To Burn ,Lifestyles Of The Broke & Obscure,
2 a.m , Sign Of the Cross, WHOLE BLAZE CD
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| CHRIS
BOLTENDAHL of GRAVE DIGGER |
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Not the most talented guy out of the pack. But
does what he does with what he has got. Almost deathy but all
power metal harmony. A blue collar vocalist with prime time
creativity and heart. Can be as emotional and powerful as anyone
in the scene. |
| BEST MOMENTS: |
ANYTHING BY GRAVE DIGGER
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| MIKE MUIR of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES |
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Ahhh....Mike was the first
guy who showed me what true expression through lyrics really
meant. For the first time in my life I felt as if someone
else really did understand the pain of existence like I did.
Plus he questioned the same things in society and people
I did. His lyrics made S.T live up to their name without
a doubt. He still and always will be the king of emotional
lyrics. |
| BEST MOMENTS: |
Can't Break Me Down, Love
Vs. Loneliness, How Can I Laugh Tommorrow..., Nobody Hears,
Trip At The Brain |
| WARREL DANE of NEVERMORE |
|
Warrel IS the most thought
provoking lyricist in metal right now! His lyrics are what
you expect from a wise man from ancient Greece and not from
a metal band from Seattle. They show his experience, intelligence
and gift of actually seeing the truth instead of what the
mind is programmed to see. Plus when he needs too he can
write some pretty emotional stuff! |
| BEST MOMENTS: |
Fault Of The Flesh , Insignificant
, Matricide , Next In Line , Tiananmen Man ,What Tomorrow
Knows |
| MARTIN WALKYRIE of SKYCLAD |
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Martin is the king of play
on words! His lyrics will make you wonder what else he is
saying beneath the surface of the lyrics. He keeps you on
your toes with his genius. He is very aware of goes on in
the world and who messing up and will poke fun of them and
social flaws in a hole without stooping to a lower level.
If I only had have half his vocab. |
| BEST MOMENTS: |
Skyclad , Think
Back and Lie Of England , No Deposit - No Return , Brimstone
Ballet , A Bellyful of Emptyness |
| ALICE COOPER the man,myth and legend |
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He many not be as poetic
or emotional as others but he has the balls to call it as
he sees it. Plus he been exploring the darker side of the
human psyche long before any other bands were, and I'm not
just talking the shock rock aspect of it! I'm talking the
down deep exploring of what really makes us tick! |
| BEST MOMENTS: |
Brutal
Planet , Quiet Room , Welcome To My Nightmare , Inmates,
Black Widow ,
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| MIKE
SCALZI of SLOUGH FEG / HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE |
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Sounds
like no one else on the planet. True underground genius. Makes
the
strangest riffs sound fricking
heavy ass hell. Can't sing his praise enough. One of the reasons
I picked up a guitar at middle rage.
Good vocalist to top it off. |
| BEST MOMENTS: |
Life
In The Dark Age, Warriors Dawn, Troll Pack, Highlander..hell
anything he plays |
| ANDY LAROCQUE of KING DIAMOND |
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From Puffy Haired Soldier in King
Diamond's army to mild mannered guitarist. Everything this guy
touches turns to gold even the stuff he produces and engineers
now a days. |
| BEST MOMENTS: |
All of IllWill, Welcome Home, Help!!,
Digging Graves, Killer, Up From the Morgue, Family Ghost |
| KAI HANSEN of GAMMA RAY |
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If
you doubt this guy, just look at all the copycat power
metal bands that have been stealing his riffs and soloing
style lately! Fast and precise as humanly possible is the
best
way to describe this machine! Truly fits into the guitar
god mold. |
| BEST MOMENTS: |
GorGar, I'm Alive , I Want Out, Heal
Me, All of Land of the Free, Valley Of The Kings , Heavy Metal
Universe |
| STEVE RAMSEY of SKYCLAD |
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A genius who can mix the catchiness of folk and
blend it perfectly with the assault of metal but yet doesn't
get too fancy. A rare talent and brilliant songwriter. |
| BEST MOMENTS: |
Bury Me , The Disenchanted Forest,
The Sinful Ensemble, Halo of Flies, Widdershrine Jig |
| JOEY DEMAIO of MANOWAR |
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He acts like he has a huge
ego (not sure if its real or stage act) but he does have the
bass playing skills and songwriting ability to back them up.
Always plays and writes with power. Very in your face aggressiveness.
An awesome showman and always makes sure people get their money
worth. HAIL AND KILL! |
| BEST MOMENTS: |
Metal Daze, Manowar,
Fighting the World, Thor, Spirit Horse Of The Cherokee , Number
1 |
| DD VERNI of OVERKILL, BRONX CASKET
COMPANY |
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Can be aggressive as hell
or can mellow out like the best of them, but seems to be most
brillant when hes bouncing between the two. Never seems to
mess up live (or at least hides it well ). His songwriting
ability is also top notch. Doesn't care about trends just does
what he does! A true metal icon. |
| BEST MOMENTS: |
Every Overkill
CD from Years of Decay and Both Bronx Casket Company CD's |
| JIM SHEPPARD of NEVERMORE |
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Plays heavy one second then
progressive the next, what else can you say about him. Plus
he did a whole tour minus his main finger...true dedication
to metal and his band. A forgotten icon! |
| BEST MOMENTS: |
ALL SANCTUARY
AND NEVERMORE SONGS |
| SNOWY SHAW of NOTRE DAME |
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Hee
Hee seemed like for a while he was on every good cd metal
put out ( king diamond,mercyful
fate,illwill,mememto mori ) I for some reason I always
just digged his stuff...not sure why just did. Maybe the
tribal
tattoos! Now he's doing a goth and horror band called Notre
Dame kind of a black metal Vaudeville. |
| BEST MOMENTS: |
To many bands
to pick from let alone songs! |
| KING FOWLEY of OCTOBER 31st / DECEASED |
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A diehard metal fan at heart!!
Not many drummers make you wish that the damn vocalist and
guitarists would get out of your way so that you can see what
he's doing...and king is one of them. Pure aggression! And
not a bad vocalist to top it all off! |
| BEST MOMENTS: |
Just
trust me...Vocals and Drums is hard enough! |
| ROBBIE STOJ of PEGAZUS |
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Not
what people would call a SKIN POUNDER, buts hits with his
own style. He
is like the proverbial turtle who wins the race because
he is sure and steady. I always catch myself listening
to see what
he will do next. Im not a drummer guru but I'm sure I could
pick his style out of a pack of drummers. He just sounds
different! |
| BEST MOMENTS: |
Look to the Stars,
Witches Hex,, Cry Out, BraveHeart, Headless Horseman |
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