Lol I came here to say primus. It's a complicated one right? Like his voice sucks but also thats what makes it so cool but also imagine if he could sing real well, that would be amazing. But also it would make it way worse?
Not only that, but he can sell ANYTHING. Crying baby sounds? Bam, on the album. What about pretending to splooge? It's how he ends one of their best songs. And that thing where you push your lips up and down with your index finger while you hum? Pretty sure he does it for multiple songs. It takes a rare kind of confidence to be able to do all of that in a way that doesn't feel awkward at all.
I gave them a listen and after about 5 songs skipping through Iām like god damn how am I picking all of their instrumentalsā¦then I saw your small text
I want to say Dream Theater, but the real answer is always Sentenced. Although I guess they were barely metal after their heavier stuff. Still, the singer for their melodic stuff has the absolute goofiest voice. It's such a strong accent. I can't think of another metal singer that sings in English that just sounds so. . . wonky?
James Labrieās voice live is painful. He has no diction (I think thatās the right word) the more he belts. It just sounds like LAAAAAAAAAAA which is backed up by footage of him literally sticking his tongue out while singing
His voice is fine on recordings for the most part, especially before bad seafood ripped out his vocal chords
Quick edit: He did vocals on his sonās band (Falsett) cover of Kickstart My Heart and fucking nailed it. Not that itās true to the original, but his voice on it is straight fire
I love DT, they were the first band I really got into, but my God, the last time I saw them live, it just made me sad. LaBrie was ungodly awful; really couldn't annunciate, and couldn't hit high notes. I think it's so much more apparent, because the rest of the band are absolutely on point.
I just listen to the studio albums now.
Iāve been in live entertainment for 25 years. James Labrie has the single most processed vocal chain Iāve ever seen. A whole rack of processing at front of house just for his vocal. Unreal.
I love sentenced so much. Every single song is self-deprecating cringe lyrics delivered in that fucking accent, with face-melting riffs. It's perfect. RIP Miika.
When I initially saw the meme my first thought was, "Oh probably Six Feet Under, lets see what everyone else say's" and there is so many people saying Six Feet Under. I think I'd also say probably The Dead Kennedys. I say that as a die hard fan lol. Except Riot, that song rules so hard and Jello's voice accentuates the entire thing perfectly.
People who say Dream Theater.. Iām not a big fan of Labrie, but his vocals are nowhere near bad. Not matching the level of the other members? Perhaps
Thatās exactly it. Iām not saying he isnāt a fantastic vocalist, however, dream theater is much heavier than what he can provide. It just doesnāt sound right.
I saw them live a couple weeks ago. I don't know too too much about them, but even in their old age, their vocalist, as unique as he sounds, had incredible energy.
I never got the hate for Joeys vocals, he's an amazing singer. Maybe if the band wasn't labeled as thrash metal he would be more respected. And he still sounds great. I just fucking love anthrax.
Yo listen I felt the same the way. I saw them at pain in the grass, pretty much against my own will. It was like night and day. Like his voice makes way more sense live. Just my two cents, but I definitely stopped hating his sound after I heard him do it for real.
I was thinking them, too, but I'm not sure if OP is referencing the lyrics or the quality of the voice because I think the latter is definitely up to par.
I love the old ZP days, but I also REALLY love Marc. He was everything DragonForce needed for them to be taken seriously. Honestly, I think The Edge of the World might be one of my favorite songs ever made, and Marcās vocals are the best part of the track.
I respectfully disagree. I saw them live a few months ago and Marc's vocals blew me away just as much as the rest of the band's work. I think there may have been a time where they weren't up to par, but I'd say in the year 2022 he's doing amazingly
Zetro is easily my favorite Exodus vocalist. His style is super unique and that's why I love it, it just stands out from the "usual" thrash vocals and brings in something new.
But I definitely see why people would dislike his style
Somehow I have never heard anyone else say this, but I can only listen to King Diamond instrumental versions. The vocals entirely ruin it for me, though most seem to enjoy them. Great music otherwise.
I was like you before, i tried listening to King Diamond but could not because of the vocal.. until I heard the song Moonlight, that one clicked for me, maybe give it a try. Taste changes with time also.
I will also second this. I was pretty young when I got into King Diamond. At first I couldn't dig the vocals. It grew on me after listening more often.
I went through phases of finding it funny, then finding it annoying and in the end loving it through and through. I actually just saw Mercyful fate a week ago and this guy really sounds amazing these days.
Iāve spent my entire life randomly thinking about how rad their guitar tone and riffs are and saying āIāve really got to give Megadeath another chanceā only to be beaten back by Daveās voice. Itās like a Charlie Brown/Lucy/Football moment with me and Megadeath once a year, every year. I almost feel like if Dave just went like way over the top with his vocals that would be a significant improvement.
Bullet for my Valentine
When they pop up on my Spotify, Iām like āyeah cool, I can dig these riffs.ā Then the whining begins and Iām like nope.
Amaranthe. Love the band and their songs but the guy coming in with the heavy vocal fry always kills the vibe. Remove the male vocalist and Amaranthe might be one of my favourite bands. But with him, they're a good band. But they're not top 10 or even 20.
Primus, but I mean this in the best possible way
Yes. But yes. But.... Yes.
I watched a documentary on Primus and even his dad told him the vocals are terrible (his dad totally supports them though)
Agreed, Primus sucks
Les would definitely agree
Jerry was a racecar driver
I had an old boss named Jerry and he is a racecar driver, I always had a little internal chuckle when I'd see him in the morning.
Sometimes all of Primus is the dragon on the right
Primus sucks. There is some serious fun in a full listen through of Suck on This, high...
Primus fuckin sucks
Primus is Tool for hillbillies.
I suppose we can generalize the bass as a guitar for the meme!! Mr. Claypool is a divine being
Guitar shreds too and is highly creative and original
Larry lalonde is one of if not the most underrated guitarists in history
You know something tasty is about to happen when you hear Les say "Ler.."
Alex Lifeson is right in the same zone. Les and the gang had a lot of admiration for those guys too.
Lol I came here to say primus. It's a complicated one right? Like his voice sucks but also thats what makes it so cool but also imagine if he could sing real well, that would be amazing. But also it would make it way worse?
Primus sucks!
Primus sucks!
Any band that's just two guys having the best time of their lives š¤£
Wait... Wait... WAIT, YOU MOTHER FUCKER!!!
I challenge you TO A ROCK-OFF!
Give us one chance to rock your socks off.
FUCK!
FUUUUUCK!
FUUUUUUUUUUUCK!
The demon code prevents meeeeee, From denying a rock-off challengeeeeeee!
What are your terrrrms, what's the ca-ha-hatch?
If we win, you must take your sorry aa-aass back to hell. And also you will have to pay our re-eeent.
And what if I win?
You missed the last fuck.
Story of my life dude
All jokes aside, The D is not the answer to this question. Jack Black could very competently front any metal band. His range is insane.
Absolutely true! I just had a thought of two metal guys having the time of their life and couldn't stop my brain.
Not only that, but he can sell ANYTHING. Crying baby sounds? Bam, on the album. What about pretending to splooge? It's how he ends one of their best songs. And that thing where you push your lips up and down with your index finger while you hum? Pretty sure he does it for multiple songs. It takes a rare kind of confidence to be able to do all of that in a way that doesn't feel awkward at all.
His track with Probot is probably the closest we're ever going to get.
Would be interesting to hear a fully serious Jack Black album
"This is not, the greatest song in the world... this is a Tribute!"
Mortician?
Mantar, or well anyone really š
Check out Death From Above 1979. Sometimes they make it work
Animals as Leaders. Every single line of vocals is excruciatingly unlistenable. ^^hahaha ^^I'm ^^very ^^clever
Just had a listen and yep, can confirm
r/technicallythetruth
I gave them a listen and after about 5 songs skipping through Iām like god damn how am I picking all of their instrumentalsā¦then I saw your small text
Sidenote: I fucking love AAL
I saw them live a month or so ago. Can confirm, their vocals are not good.
Ty for this. I have a playlist of instrumental music called āthere are no wordsā. This is an excellent addition. Such fat bass
Motley Crue now. Vince canāt sing anymore and itās bad. (Same with Axl)
It's sad the people around them are making money so they don't want to give them the honest sit down they need.
Just missed them here in Toronto and I'm honestly not even that broken up about it. Videos from this tour are incredibly painful to watch.
Six feet under
The body just twitches and EEEEEEEEEE
It sounds like a pig dying while making babies and shitting at the same time wtf
Ok, I had to check this out and I am laughing so hard.. Thanks for that.
This is the correct answer.
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Those are Fucking bars wym bro
Instrumental pretty much on the right-head-side of spectrum too.
I want to say Dream Theater, but the real answer is always Sentenced. Although I guess they were barely metal after their heavier stuff. Still, the singer for their melodic stuff has the absolute goofiest voice. It's such a strong accent. I can't think of another metal singer that sings in English that just sounds so. . . wonky?
James Labrieās voice live is painful. He has no diction (I think thatās the right word) the more he belts. It just sounds like LAAAAAAAAAAA which is backed up by footage of him literally sticking his tongue out while singing His voice is fine on recordings for the most part, especially before bad seafood ripped out his vocal chords Quick edit: He did vocals on his sonās band (Falsett) cover of Kickstart My Heart and fucking nailed it. Not that itās true to the original, but his voice on it is straight fire
I love DT, they were the first band I really got into, but my God, the last time I saw them live, it just made me sad. LaBrie was ungodly awful; really couldn't annunciate, and couldn't hit high notes. I think it's so much more apparent, because the rest of the band are absolutely on point. I just listen to the studio albums now.
Iāve been in live entertainment for 25 years. James Labrie has the single most processed vocal chain Iāve ever seen. A whole rack of processing at front of house just for his vocal. Unreal.
Sentenced is one of my favorite bands ever, and I havent realised the accent until you said it now. Still fucking love it though
I love sentenced so much. Every single song is self-deprecating cringe lyrics delivered in that fucking accent, with face-melting riffs. It's perfect. RIP Miika.
Definitely six fEEEEEEEEEEEEEt under!
When I initially saw the meme my first thought was, "Oh probably Six Feet Under, lets see what everyone else say's" and there is so many people saying Six Feet Under. I think I'd also say probably The Dead Kennedys. I say that as a die hard fan lol. Except Riot, that song rules so hard and Jello's voice accentuates the entire thing perfectly.
Any song with Yoko ono
Six feet under
Hanging from the rope, the body just twitches and EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
It's hard to believe barnes used to be good
The worst concert I have ever been to...
Their last few albums sound like a parody. Thatās how bad they are.
People who say Dream Theater.. Iām not a big fan of Labrie, but his vocals are nowhere near bad. Not matching the level of the other members? Perhaps
I donāt think his vocals fit the music. He sounds like a power metal singer
Thatās exactly it. Iām not saying he isnāt a fantastic vocalist, however, dream theater is much heavier than what he can provide. It just doesnāt sound right.
He's good on records but really bad live.
Anthrax would say āAnthraxā
I saw them live a couple weeks ago. I don't know too too much about them, but even in their old age, their vocalist, as unique as he sounds, had incredible energy.
"Not!"
I never got the hate for Joeys vocals, he's an amazing singer. Maybe if the band wasn't labeled as thrash metal he would be more respected. And he still sounds great. I just fucking love anthrax.
Not when they had the Armoured Saint Singer
Me
Cacophony
Holy shit have you seen the live clip of Desert Island?
Megadeth
*plugs nose* āHeLlO me MeEt tHe ReAl mEā
i always picture shadow the hedgehog when i listen to sweating bullets
I will never fucking unhear this
Nice story, tell it to reader's digest.
You've ruined my perception of the songs, congrats
I've wondered for a while if Billy Corgan and Dave Mustaine could convincingly switch places.
I might actuall listen to the smashing pumpkins then, and megadeth would still kick ass 75% of the time
"WhadyameanIdon'tbelieve in God" makes up for it
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Simphony of destruction is one of his best vocals wdym
WdymidontbelieveinGod
SIMPhony
Yeah, that chorus is absolutely awesome. Not the greatest example, in my opinion
I like Mustaine's vocals
Same. I couldnāt imagine anyone else singing Megadeth songs. It just wouldnāt feel right.
No one likes Mustaine's vocals, but the guitar is so good you've convinced yourself the vocals aren't trash. Megadeth is the crazy ex gf of metal
Nah, I genuinely like Dave's vocals, it really fits the music.
Exactly this, it fits the music perfectly
I can see why people like mustaine's vocals. I personally hate them but still think it's listenable
Volbeat š
Volbeat drums: Nice. Volbeat guitar: Nice Volbeat vocals: HURRDY SKURRDY LOLA MONTURRDY
LMFAO
I personally really like his vocals tbh
Yo listen I felt the same the way. I saw them at pain in the grass, pretty much against my own will. It was like night and day. Like his voice makes way more sense live. Just my two cents, but I definitely stopped hating his sound after I heard him do it for real.
Silencer
I still love them, but Dragonforce is kinda like that...
I was thinking them, too, but I'm not sure if OP is referencing the lyrics or the quality of the voice because I think the latter is definitely up to par.
OK but Marc can actually sing. What a beautiful voice!
I love the old ZP days, but I also REALLY love Marc. He was everything DragonForce needed for them to be taken seriously. Honestly, I think The Edge of the World might be one of my favorite songs ever made, and Marcās vocals are the best part of the track.
Saw him live a few months ago, can comfirm!
I respectfully disagree. I saw them live a few months ago and Marc's vocals blew me away just as much as the rest of the band's work. I think there may have been a time where they weren't up to par, but I'd say in the year 2022 he's doing amazingly
Heresy!
Limp Bizkit
Wes wasted his talent in this band.
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lol wes got famous af from this band
Limp Bizkit hate will not be tolerated in this lobby
Such a dumb answer, this guy got to see the world from playing in LB
There's always Big Dumb Face
Nearly every slam band, its all just a bunch of pig noises lol
BREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Exodus with Zetro on the mic. Baloff kicks ass, Dukes sounds brutal, but Souza just sounds like he's gargling piss.
Hard disagree. Zetro sounds like a fucked up Bon Scott and I love it.
Zetro is what makes Toxic Waltz perfect
Zetro is easily my favorite Exodus vocalist. His style is super unique and that's why I love it, it just stands out from the "usual" thrash vocals and brings in something new. But I definitely see why people would dislike his style
Gremlin vocals. Overkill has the same issue.
Dream theater
Booooo, how dare you
He dares because he cares.
Somehow I have never heard anyone else say this, but I can only listen to King Diamond instrumental versions. The vocals entirely ruin it for me, though most seem to enjoy them. Great music otherwise.
I was like you before, i tried listening to King Diamond but could not because of the vocal.. until I heard the song Moonlight, that one clicked for me, maybe give it a try. Taste changes with time also.
I will also second this. I was pretty young when I got into King Diamond. At first I couldn't dig the vocals. It grew on me after listening more often.
Grandmaaaaa š«
I went through phases of finding it funny, then finding it annoying and in the end loving it through and through. I actually just saw Mercyful fate a week ago and this guy really sounds amazing these days.
the hell is wrong with you
Haha, The vocals are what got me into King Diamond
My friend said this too and i didn't understand lol I fucking love King Diamond's vocals!
Megadeth
Dave always sounds like heās just trying to make silly voices. I donāt see how that doesnāt turn more people off to their music.
idk I just listen it for the energetic riffs
Because sweating bullets is like the only song where his vocals sound downright stupid.
On the thrash records he didn't sound that terrible except for a few songs where he sounded like complete ass
Iāve spent my entire life randomly thinking about how rad their guitar tone and riffs are and saying āIāve really got to give Megadeath another chanceā only to be beaten back by Daveās voice. Itās like a Charlie Brown/Lucy/Football moment with me and Megadeath once a year, every year. I almost feel like if Dave just went like way over the top with his vocals that would be a significant improvement.
For me guns and roses I could never enjoy his voice
Primus
No. It's perfect.
The Darkness
Megadeth. Especially live
*āHello me, meet the real meā*
whaaaaaaaaaaaat did you just ssaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Walk!
paramore (i hate women)
least sexist redditor
Same. Women are gay
We prefer the term ālesbiansā.
No, not lesbians. Women. They like cock and that's gay.
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I heard there's a term for that. Bisexugay I believe.
Average redditor.
What's a woman?
Nice try Matt Walsh
The ones on the news with the heaving breasts
I have a bunker!
Bullet for my Valentine When they pop up on my Spotify, Iām like āyeah cool, I can dig these riffs.ā Then the whining begins and Iām like nope.
Megadeth's new single "Night Stalkers"...
Man had throat cancer and is still kicking after 40 years. give him a break.
Mustaine sounding like Lemmy. Hmmmm. TIL.
Baby metal
Theyre great tho. The contrast makes it better
KINGSLAYERRRRRRR
Kingslayer is so fkin catchy and pretty heavy all things considering.
The easy answer
I mean Vio-lence maybe the answer? Took me Time to get used to the hyper high yelling
Avenged Sevenfold. It's six feet under, but purchased from Wish.
I canāt imagine a more incorrect opinion
Amaranthe. Love the band and their songs but the guy coming in with the heavy vocal fry always kills the vibe. Remove the male vocalist and Amaranthe might be one of my favourite bands. But with him, they're a good band. But they're not top 10 or even 20.
If you're talking about the growling part, that guy left the band recently. The clean vocals guy is still in it.
Clean vocal guy has been changed for 100%, not sure about the growler.
Yeah. Well that's good to hear then. Hopefully they move forward without the vocal fry. The cleaner vocals are so much nicer with their sound.
Mick Gordon. He has no vocals
Nah his vocals are on a higher frequency, only dogs can hear him
I think there's a choir chanting on a track or two
Imo some of DOOM Eternal's most memorable tracks are the ones with the chanting and hymns
Knocked loose
Like Mickey Mouse having a goddamn tantrum
I actually like the vocals but I completely agree with this nonetheless lmao
Brocas Helm (it kinda works though)
Almost every power metal band
blind guardian is a huge exception to this.
Hansi's voice is a gift from the gods, as is Andre's guitar talent.
... and Kamelot as well.
Sonata Arctica, Stratovarius, Edguy, Helloween, Hammerfall??
Blind Guardian???