This week we're setting aside the masters who dominate all the vocal lists to focus on the new voices of Heavy Metal! We've selected vocalists under 40 who already know how to destroy everything with just a powerful vocal performance!

Check out our list and let us know in the comments which vocalists were left out:

11. Floor Jansen (Nightwish, After Forever, ReVamp) – Born in 1981

10. Spencer Sotelo (Periphery) – Born in 1987

9. Brent Smith (Shinedown) – Born in 1978

8. M. Shadows (Avenged Sevenfold) – Born in 1981

07. Simone Simons (Epica) – Born in 1985

06. Jesse Leach (Killswitch Engage) – Born in 1978

5. Joseph Duplantier (Gojira) – Born in 1976

04. Matt Heafy (Trivium) – Born in 1986

03. Ivan L. Moody (Five Finger Death Punch) – Born in 1980

02. Jay Buchanan (Rival Sons) – Born in 1988

01. Tarja Turunen (Nightwish, Tarja) – Born in 1977

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