Metal Reviews

I've been really into Tomas Lindberg lately and have been listening to a lot of lock up, at the gates, and the crown. Who are some of your favorite extreme metal vocalists? When I was younger I was really into Hypocrisy and I really dug Peter Tagtgrens vocals and thought he was great. Maniac and Dead from Mayhem are also great for me as well. I really like Maniac's vocals as they just come deep from inside you.

In no particular order:

M - MGLA
Mikko Aspa - Deathspell Omega
Johan Hegg - Amon Amarth
Chuck Schuldiner - Death
Mille Petrozza - Kreator
Glenn Benton - Deicide

oh yeah Mikko Aspa is great.

Mikko has a very distinctive voice, quite easy to recognize. And his own style.

The people already mentioned are indeed very good mentions and I totally agree with them. To name a few more with character and distinctiveness:

Proscriptor (Absu)
Shaftiel (Absu)
Ihsahn
Mikael Åkerfeldt
Mirai Kawashima (Sigh)

Ihsahn? really? His voice is quite distinctive, but weak.

I love all his vocal performances. On the contrary I think he has a very powerful voice. He sounds like a man in deep agony and pain and at other times in utmost melancholy and despair.

I also have to add (in no order):

A.A. Nemtheanga (Primordial)
Valfar (R.I.P. Windir)
Grutle Kjellson (Enslaved)
Garm (Ulver)

Frank Mullen (Suffocation)
Jason Mendonça (Akercocke)
Attila Csihar (Mayhem)
Pest (Gorgoroth)
Gunther Theys (Ancient Rites)
Tom G. Warrior (Celtic Frost/Triptykon)
O.T (Akitsa)
Dagon (Inquisition)
Rich Lipscomb (Fleshgrind)
Mikael Stanne (Dark tranquillity)
Spiros Antoniou (Septicflesh)
Travis Ryan (Cattle Decapitation)
Czral (Virus)
Damon Bloodstorm (Bestial Warlust)

and of course many many more..

Ben Falgoust (Soilent Green)
Damon Good (Mournful Congregation/StarGazer)
Kelly Shaefer (Atheist)
Varg Vikernes
Quorthon
Antti Boman (Demilich)

Tomas Lindberg is awesome.

Lots of good suggestions from all so far. Some personal favourites -
Lord Worm (Cryptopsy)
Barney Greenway (Napalm Death)
John Tardy (Obituary)
Tom G Warrior (Celtic Frost, Triptykon)
Martin van Drunen (Asphyx, Hail Of Bullets, etc)
Jeff Walker (Carcass)
Kevin Sharpe (Brutal Truth)
Nocturno Culto (Darkthrone)
Roman Saenko (Drukdh, Hate Forest)
Grutle Kjellson (Enslaved)
Johan Liiva (Arch Enemy)
LG Petrov (Entombed)
David Vincent (Morbid Angel)

And a BLLEEEEEUUUUUURRRGGGGGHHAARGGGGH to you, too!

Jason Mendonca (Akercocke)
Lord Worm (Cryptopsy)
Travis Ryan (Cattle Decapitation)
JR Hayes (Pig Destroyer)
Dave Hunt (Anaal Nathrakh)

Jason Mendonca (Akercocke) and Tom G. Warrior (Celtic Frost) are very good mentions as well.

these and also ARIOCH (Funeral Mist / Marduk)

also Rainer Landfermann of ex-Bethlehem. He is one of the most underrated screamers and one of the best. Those crazy screams are bone chilling.

ICS Vortex (Borknagar)
Herbrand Larsen (Enslaved)
Jonas Renkse (Katatonia)
Travis Ryan (Cattle Decapitation)
Devin Townsend (Devin Townsend Project)
Fernando Ribeiro (Moonspell)
Roy Khan (ex-Kamelot)
Barney Greenway (Napalm Death)
John Haughm (Agalloch)
Alexis Marshall (Daughters)
Mikael Åkerfeldt (bloodbath/Opeth)
Till Lindemann (Rammstein)
Neige (Alcest)

Death Metal:

Dan Swano (Edge of Sanity)
Mikael Stanne (Dark Tranquility)
Mikael Åkerfeldt (Bloodbath)
Jan-Chris De Koeijer (Gorefest)

Thrash Metal:

Randy Rampage (Annihilator)
Coburn Pharr (Annihilator)
Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (Overkill)
Flemming Rönsdorf (Artillery)
Matt Barlow (Iced Earth - when they used to play Thrashy power metal).
David Wayne (Metal Church) - kinda Thrashy at times