Heavy Metal, quite rightly, has always been recognized by fans as a genre that allows, and in some cases even demands, that its vocalists demonstrate unparalleled vocal ability, resulting in some of the greatest voices in music history.
The extremely high notes reached and the screams, whether clean and melodious or dirty and guttural, have always been very well received by fans of the genre.
And to celebrate the vocal range that Heavy Metal offers us, we've listed 11 songs that feature some of the best screams in Metal history: From Bruce to Halford; from King Diamond to Eric Adams; from Ian Gillan to Tom Araya!!!!
Listen to the songs in the playlist at the end of this post (sync it with your mobile device to listen wherever you want) and watch the videos of the songs with the best screams in history, according to Wikimetal's Top 11!
And most importantly: Leave in the comments other songs that should be in this Top 11:
11. Learning To Live ( Dream Theater ) with James LaBrie at 6' 58”
10. Abigail (King Diamond) with King Diamond at 4' 00”
09. Soldiers Of Sunrise ( Viper ) with Andre Matos at 6' 30″
08. Painkiller (Death doing a Judas Priest cover) with Chuck Schuldiner at 0'20"
07. Child In Time ( Deep Purple ) with Ian Gillan at 8' 37″
06. Victim Of Changes ( Judas Priest ) live with Rob Halford at 6' 53″
05. Angel Of Death ( Slayer ) with Tom Araya at 0'19"
04. Wish You Were Dead (Overkill) with Bobby Blitz at 0' 17″
03. Queen Of The Reich ( Queensrÿche ) with Geoff Tate at 0' 23″
02. Thor (The Powerhead) (Manowar) with Eric Adams at 4' 33″
01. The Number Of The Beast ( Iron Maiden ) with Bruce Dickinson at 1' 17″
Check out other lists in the Top 11 section.
