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[AlphaSnake]

I love it when a typically quiet singer just blows up in the middle of a song and starts screaming his head off. It adds so much contrast to a song and creates a ridiculously crazy adrenaline rush. I've been listening to the Burning Brides for the past 2 months now, non stop. Dimitri Coates is easily the best screamer I've ever heard. Better than Maynard? Yep. (Dodges hail storm of pitchforks). And he isn't an emo-screamer either. Nope, his screams sound as if they come from the heart. I saw the Burning Brides live and they're flawless. Dimitri's screams are a gift from God.

My other favorite screamers include Chris Cornell, Paul McCartney, Jared Leto, Maynard, Chino, Serj Tankian, and Dave Grohl.

So, who are your favorites?

 

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ben harper.

 

[DMczaf]

Best screamer ever.

 

[Meatpuppet]

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EDIT: The lack of support for Frank Black in this thread sickens me. To the very core.

 

[SteveMeister]

Roger Daltry. Robert Plant.

 

[sefskillz]

scott wade of comeback kid

 

[karasu]

holy crap am I surprised to see Jared Leto listed. I was gonna list him and thought for sure that I'd be the only one.

Robert Plant
Maynard
Leto

 

[Dagless M.D.]

Robert Plant

The Immigrant Song agrees with you

 

[Minotauro]

Jordan Blilie and Johnny Whitney of The Blood Brothers

Granted, they pretty much scream the whole time but the fact that they don't lose their voices after every performance is impressive.


As a runner up, ...

Truly bloodcurdling.

 

[Warm Machine]

Rob Halford

That classically trained opera voice is mighty.

 

[Eminem]

Maynard(the screaming on Ticks and Leeches is simply sick), Chino(best live screams I've ever heard), Robert Plant

 

[Matrix]

Maynard

 

[Star Power]

I agree with Black Francis...

Karen O

Kim Gordon

Cobain

Björk

Lydia Lunch

Jon Spencer

Isaac Brock

Courtney Love

 

[Guzim]

Frank Black.

 

[Mason]

Yeah, easily Frank Black/Black Francis/Charles Thompson.

Ian Curtis made some really bizarre noises in the middle of songs though.

 

[neptunes]

The lead guy from the vines, he always looks like he's wasted.

 

[AlphaSnake]

holy crap am I surprised to see Jared Leto listed. I was gonna list him and thought for sure that I'd be the only one.

Robert Plant
Maynard
Leto

Psssh, no way. He rocks. I just got 30 Seconds to Mars this past week and saw some live stuff; Leto is frigin' gooooooooooooooooooooooood!

 

[effzee]

leader singer from "Jal".


Johnaton Davis.

 

[Comfort_Eagle]

Roger Daltry for sure.

 

[soakrates]

Devin Townsend outscreams anyone I've ever heard, and melodically to boot. Listen to Strapping Young Lad's "Detox" or "Deadhead" by the Devin Townsend Band and hold on to your asses.

 

[karasu]

Psssh, no way. He rocks. I just got 30 Seconds to Mars this past week and saw some live stuff; Leto is frigin' gooooooooooooooooooooooood!

Hell Yes. It's kind of surprising. Their acoustics of stuff like Buddha for Mary and Echelon are pretty damn good too.

 

[sprsk]

i heard maynard(god) screamed for like 30 seconds in one song 0_0

 

[karasu]

He does in The Grudge.

 

[sprsk]

He does in The Grudge.

o okay

i was just quoting some pitchfork review though.

 

[sefskillz]

o okay

i was just quoting some pitchfork review though.

the talent 30 seconds to mars possesses is underwhelming, with that said i did like most of their album

 

[Chairman85]

Cedric Bixler Zavala (At The Drive-In and The Mars Volta)

Jason Cruz (Strung Out)

 

[Ronald_mcd]

I like the guy from Alexisonfire. He goes freakin nuts when he sings,

 

[WHOAguitarninja]

Mikael Akerfeldt from Opeth

Dan Swano from Edge of Sanity

Speed Strid from Soilwork during the Steelbath/Chainheart era(especially chainheart)

Mikael Stanne from Dark Tranquillity

Oddly enough...they're all swedish.

 

[SolidSnakex]

I've never been a big fan of screaming singers, but the ones I do like are:

Kyo from Dir en grey

Daisuke from Kagerou

Masashi Yamada from The Back Horn

Tatsurou from MUCC

Jessicka from Jack off Jill/Scarling

 

[Cerebral Palsy]

Jordan Blilie and Johnny Whitney of The Blood Brothers

The Blood Brothers get my nod. George Pettit of Alexisonfire is my runner-up, and also gets my best dancer award. It's all about dancing like nobody is watching.

 

[Matlock]

Agent M. of Tsunami Bomb.

 

[Xizk]

I agree with SSX about Masashi Yamada from The Back Horn.

 

[moist]

Mikael Akerfeldt from Opeth

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seconded


The mans voice is nothing short of amazing.

 

[Saint Cornelius]

Can't really fuck around with Japanese noisecore bands, but PJ Harvey has a nice set of lungs on her

 

[SolidSnakex]

Can't really fuck around with Japanese noisecore bands, but PJ Harvey has a nice set of lungs on her

I've actually heard some of the noisecore bands and they're extremely painful on my ears. Luckily they're generally easy to avoid since they have names that no artist who thinks they're going to get big would take. For example one is named after a certain extremely famous internet pic.

 

[Saint Cornelius]

I've actually heard some of the noisecore bands and they're extremely painful on my ears. Luckily they're generally easy to avoid since they have names that no artist who thinks they're going to get big would take. For example one is named after a certain extremely famous internet pic.

Well, I won't be downloading anything from "Goatse" or "Tubgirl" then.

 

[Prospero]

Prince.

COOOOMPUUUUUTER BLUUUUUUUE!

 

[SolidSnakex]

Well, I won't be downloading anything from "Goatse" or "Tubgirl" then.

You got it with the 2nd one. Just take what she's in and what she's doing and that their name (seriously). I don't even want to imagine what they'd be doing if they were a visual kei band. They're aburdly loud though.

 

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EDIT: The lack of support for Frank Black in this thread sickens me. To the very core.

IAWTP

 

[Spectral Glider]

Rob Halford

That classically trained opera voice is mighty.

He really is the only answer. There are some pretty good other guys though:

The late great Bon Scott
Early Jon Oliva
Ronnie James Dio
Warrel Dane in his Sanctuary days

 

[ItalianStallion]

Axl Fuckin' Rose

 

[Incognito]

Your favorite screamers.

Your mother and sister.

LOL.

 

[tt_deeb]

What do you guys consider screamers? When I think of the term I certainly don't think "Paul McCartney" or some of the other choices listed here. And Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love are weak, those are terrible choices in my opinion. Only one I can think of that hasn't been mentioned yet is Mike Patton.

 

[Diablos]

b0lly Corgan

He may be far from being the greatest singer, but the dude can scream his fucking head off.

 

[DrM]

Rob Halford - true screaming demon
Hansi Kursch - one of the best vocalists in metal today...he is just unbelivable

 

[AlphaSnake]

What do you guys consider screamers? When I think of the term I certainly don't think "Paul McCartney" or some of the other choices listed here. And Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love are weak, those are terrible choices in my opinion. Only one I can think of that hasn't been mentioned yet is Mike Patton.

Haha, you haven't heard Paul scream to just pass him off like that.

 

[Prospero]

Haha, you haven't heard Paul scream to just pass him off like that.

Yeah--"screamer" doesn't necessarily imply "metal." Listen to Bowie on Scary Monsters (esp. track 1) and you'll be surprised he didn't rip a vocal cord.

 

[tt_deeb]

Haha, you haven't heard Paul scream to just pass him off like that.

Song recommendations maybe?

EDIT: I never meant to imply the term screamer with "metal" necessarily but I think some of you might be confusing a "yell" with a "scream" Or maybe I am.

 

[psycho_snake]

b0lly Corgan

He may be far from being the greatest singer, but the dude can scream his fucking head off.

thank god someone metioned him

 

[tt_deeb]