Metal

Black Metal Vocalists

EmancipatedSoul	So which one's do you like? Dislike? Is the most talented in your opinion? And No Dimmu Borgir. Shagrath is good sure, but I personally think that the vocalist for Dimmu Borgir back in the early 1990's was more black. Shagrath's vocals edge a lot into Gothic and Industrial style now. Personally, I think Varg Vikernes was quite a great vocalist. Not because of the vocal techniques or anything, or the quality of his vocals, but just because they were truelly natural. Rose Hreidmarr from Anorexia Nervosa is brilliant, although he doesn't vary a lot. He sticks to what he does best which is just the plain black metal scream and growl. Mikael Akerfeldt from Opeth is good, although Opeth have few black metal tracks.	So which one's do you like? Dislike? Is the most talented in your opinion? And No Dimmu Borgir. Shagrath is good sure, but I personally think that the vocalist for Dimmu Borgir back in the early 1990's was more black. Shagrath's vocals edge a lot into Gothic and Industrial style now. Personally, I think Varg Vikernes was quite a great vocalist. Not because of the vocal techniques or anything, or the quality of his vocals, but just because they were truelly natural. Rose Hreidmarr from Anorexia Nervosa is brilliant, although he doesn't vary a lot. He sticks to what he does best which is just the plain black metal scream and growl. Mikael Akerfeldt from Opeth is good, although Opeth have few black metal tracks.
	Posted: Jun 13, 2008 8:17 AM - Quote - Report!
MHDrunk	Shagrath? Hasn't he always been the vocalist for DB? They aren't black metal anyway though. I don't like Varg OR Burzum. And Opeth have 0 black metal tracks. Listen to Dead from Mayhem, The Unsane from Bestial Summoning....	Shagrath? Hasn't he always been the vocalist for DB? They aren't black metal anyway though. I don't like Varg OR Burzum. And Opeth have 0 black metal tracks. Listen to Dead from Mayhem, The Unsane from Bestial Summoning....
	Posted: Jun 13, 2008 1:10 PM - Quote - Report!
konigstiger	Varg's vocals are cool, and they fit his music very well, but as standalone vocals, i don't think they're very cool.... I like Emperor vocals..... (Ihsahn)	Varg's vocals are cool, and they fit his music very well, but as standalone vocals, i don't think they're very cool.... I like Emperor vocals..... (Ihsahn)
	Posted: Jun 13, 2008 6:41 PM - Quote - Report!
destroy_techno	Ynleborgaz' from Angantyr's vocals are pretty good.. And Ihsahn of course	Ynleborgaz' from Angantyr's vocals are pretty good.. And Ihsahn of course
	Posted: Jun 14, 2008 2:02 AM - Quote - Report!
EmancipatedSoul	MHDrunk wrote on Jun 13th, 2008 at 8:10am : Shagrath? Hasn't he always been the vocalist for DB? They aren't black metal anyway though. I don't like Varg OR Burzum. And Opeth have 0 black metal tracks. Listen to Dead from Mayhem, The Unsane from Bestial Summoning.... Actually listen to the Morningrise Album from Opeth. Black metal. Dead from Mayham was good I'll agree, and never head of Bestial Summoning but i'll look it up. Nah, Shagrath was at first the guitarist for Dimmu Borgir. He didn't do Vocals on For All Tid; Devil's Path and i think Stormblast. But not sure about the last one there. Agreed with konigstiger. They're ambient black vocals. They'd ONLY fit the music. Stand alone they would sound absolutely crap methinks.	MHDrunk wrote on Jun 13th, 2008 at 8:10am : Shagrath? Hasn't he always been the vocalist for DB? They aren't black metal anyway though. I don't like Varg OR Burzum. And Opeth have 0 black metal tracks. Listen to Dead from Mayhem, The Unsane from Bestial Summoning.... Actually listen to the Morningrise Album from Opeth. Black metal. Dead from Mayham was good I'll agree, and never head of Bestial Summoning but i'll look it up. Nah, Shagrath was at first the guitarist for Dimmu Borgir. He didn't do Vocals on For All Tid; Devil's Path and i think Stormblast. But not sure about the last one there. Agreed with konigstiger. They're ambient black vocals. They'd ONLY fit the music. Stand alone they would sound absolutely crap methinks.
	Posted: Jun 14, 2008 11:02 AM - Quote - Report!
MHDrunk	I've listened to every Opeth... none of them are black metal. Really mate, don't start telling me I don't know what black metal is	I've listened to every Opeth... none of them are black metal. Really mate, don't start telling me I don't know what black metal is :haha:
	Posted: Jun 15, 2008 2:17 AM - Quote - Report!
EmancipatedSoul	I didn't say you didn't know : Ok I'll admit, they aren't true black metal, that is without a doubt. Wouldn't know what to classify Opeth actually if anything. I would say Black Rose Immortal is quite black metal though. Although mixed with a few different genres as well. The focus is on Black Metal VOX anyway, and Mikael Akerfeldt does do Black metal vox in some tracks. I think he pulls it off quite well.	I didn't say you didn't know :p: Ok I'll admit, they aren't true black metal, that is without a doubt. Wouldn't know what to classify Opeth actually :confused: if anything. I would say Black Rose Immortal is quite black metal though. Although mixed with a few different genres as well. The focus is on Black Metal VOX anyway, and Mikael Akerfeldt does do Black metal vox in some tracks. I think he pulls it off quite well.
	Posted: Jun 16, 2008 10:20 AM - Quote - Report!
EmancipatedSoul	Oh and by the way, heres about Shagrath not always doing vox, I was mistaken about him doing guitar as well Dimmu Borgir started as a melodic black metal band in 1993. Formed by Shagrath, Silenoz, and Tjodalv, the band released an EP in 1994 entitled Inn i evighetens mørke ("Into the Darkness of Eternity" in English). This short EP sold out within weeks, and the band followed up with the 1994 full length album For all tid. This album featured musical contributions by members of Dødheimsgard and Ved Buens Ende. The initial lineup consisted of Shagrath playing drums with Tjodalv on guitar and Silenoz covering vocals, however this changed before the release of Stormblåst (translates to "Storm Blown") on Cacophonous Records in 1996. Stormblåst received high praise from many melodic black metal fans, and is often regarded as a highlight of the band's career. It is also the last album which features all lyrics written and sung in Norwegian.	Oh and by the way, heres about Shagrath not always doing vox, I was mistaken about him doing guitar as well :( [QUOTE] Dimmu Borgir started as a melodic black metal band in 1993. Formed by Shagrath, Silenoz, and Tjodalv, the band released an EP in 1994 entitled Inn i evighetens mørke ("Into the Darkness of Eternity" in English). This short EP sold out within weeks, and the band followed up with the 1994 full length album For all tid. This album featured musical contributions by members of Dødheimsgard and Ved Buens Ende. [b]The initial lineup consisted of Shagrath playing drums with Tjodalv on guitar and Silenoz covering vocals, however this changed before the release of Stormblåst (translates to "Storm Blown") on Cacophonous Records in 1996.[/b] Stormblåst received high praise from many melodic black metal fans, and is often regarded as a highlight of the band's career. It is also the last album which features all lyrics written and sung in Norwegian.[/QUOTE]
	Posted: Jun 16, 2008 10:25 AM - Quote - Report!
MHDrunk	Black metal vocals don't make a black metal band. I could name you a ton of death metal, thrash metal, speed metal, melodic death metal, crust punk, grindcore and powerviolence bands that use 'black metal vocals'. Dissection, from Sweden, are not black metal. They are a melodic death band with darker melodies. I know the music does not resemble death metal, but most melodic death doesn't. Morningrise is pretty much a progressive version of The Somberlain (I know this is an oversimplification). Basically what I am trying to say is that Morningrise can most accurately be classified as 'progressive melodic death'.	Black metal vocals don't make a black metal band. I could name you a ton of death metal, thrash metal, speed metal, melodic death metal, crust punk, grindcore and powerviolence bands that use 'black metal vocals'. Dissection, from Sweden, are not black metal. They are a melodic death band with darker melodies. I know the music does not resemble death metal, but most melodic death doesn't. Morningrise is pretty much a progressive version of The Somberlain (I know this is an oversimplification). Basically what I am trying to say is that Morningrise can [i]most accurately[/i] be classified as 'progressive melodic death'.
	Posted: Jun 16, 2008 1:18 PM - Quote - Report!
EmancipatedSoul	Melodic Death metal vocals are quite similar to black metal vocals though, if not exactly the same. You don't have to lecture me about black metal, I made a mistake, I admit, and I do not know everything, but i've been listening to black metal for quite a while, so no lecturing is needed. That's just insulting. Hmmmm well I'll agree with the progressive melodic death part for Morningrise. It would be something to define it by at least, what I said though, is that yes, I was mistaken, Opeth are not Black Metal, but Akerfeldt incorporates black metal vocals into his music, or melodic death vocals if you rather, both are practically the same I think. Unless you know the differences? I don't... And what I was trying to say is that when he does do his black/melodic death type vox, he does them well.	Melodic Death metal vocals are quite similar to black metal vocals though, if not exactly the same. You don't have to lecture me about black metal, I made a mistake, I admit, and I do not know everything, but i've been listening to black metal for quite a while, so no lecturing is needed. That's just insulting. :no: Hmmmm well I'll agree with the progressive melodic death part for Morningrise. It would be something to define it by at least, what I said though, is that yes, I was mistaken, Opeth are not Black Metal, but Akerfeldt incorporates black metal vocals into his music, or melodic death vocals if you rather, both are practically the same I think. Unless you know the differences? I don't... And what I was trying to say is that when he does do his black/melodic death type vox, he does them well.
	Posted: Jun 17, 2008 6:12 PM - Quote - Report!
MHDrunk	I wasn't trying to condescend to you or patronize or anything man, I was just saying what I was thinking lol. But you're right, in many cases black metal vocals and melodic death vocals are very similar or the same. Both genres have a pretty wide range of vocal styles though (black metal morseo)	I wasn't trying to condescend to you or patronize or anything man, I was just saying what I was thinking lol. But you're right, in many cases black metal vocals and melodic death vocals are very similar or the same. Both genres have a pretty wide range of vocal styles though (black metal morseo)
	Posted: Jun 18, 2008 11:21 AM - Quote - Report!
dio_dude	since when are we able to differentiate between black metal vocalists?	since when are we able to differentiate between black metal vocalists?
	Posted: Jun 26, 2008 1:06 PM - Quote - Report!
metallicafan616	why cant we say shragrath? live i think hes got the best black metal shreik ever.	why cant we say shragrath? live i think hes got the best black metal shreik ever.
	Posted: Jun 30, 2008 3:44 PM - Quote - Report!
EmancipatedSoul	Lol well you can say Shagrath if you want, just that he is an obvious pick. Wanted to hear some other names.	Lol well you can say Shagrath if you want, just that he is an obvious pick. Wanted to hear some other names.
	Posted: Jul 17, 2008 7:20 PM - Quote - Report!
EmancipatedSoul	dio_dude wrote on Jun 26th, 2008 at 8:06am : since when are we able to differentiate between black metal vocalists? When you actually listen to the music, rather than hearing a few songs, you will hear the difference. I could even say that hip hop, trance, or even like power metal, numetal all sound the same, but to the people who listen to the genres, they don't sound the same.	[QUOTE u='dio_dude' d='2008-06-26 08:06:46']since when are we able to differentiate between black metal vocalists?[/QUOTE] When you actually listen to the music, rather than hearing a few songs, you will hear the difference. I could even say that hip hop, trance, or even like power metal, numetal all sound the same, but to the people who listen to the genres, they don't sound the same.
	Posted: Jul 17, 2008 7:23 PM - Quote - Report!
dio_dude	yeah true, i only own 7 or 8 black metal albums. my bad, i'll stfu.	yeah true, i only own 7 or 8 black metal albums. my bad, i'll stfu.
	Posted: Jul 23, 2008 7:30 AM - Quote - Report!
MetalMilitia970	I personally think either varg vikernes of burzum, (my fav of black metal) and nocturno culto and fenriz from darkthrone!	I personally think either varg vikernes of burzum, (my fav of black metal) and nocturno culto and fenriz from darkthrone!
	Posted: Aug 11, 2008 11:08 PM - Quote - Report!
kirkhammett09	VARG VIKERNES! You don't truly get better at vocals until you stab someone to death lol. But seriously, I like his vocals.	VARG VIKERNES! You don't truly get better at vocals until you stab someone to death lol. But seriously, I like his vocals.
	Posted: Aug 17, 2008 12:57 AM - Quote - Report!