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100 Greatest Metal Vocal Performances

Criteria: This Metal vocal performance song list is based on talent showcased (Control, Power, Range, Versatility,) phrasing, uniqueness, and how much of the vocalists total ability was showcased in each song.

Last Updated: 2017-05-27
Metal Vocal Performances
  1. Stargazer - Ronnie James Dio (Rainbow)
  2. Roads To Madness - Geoff Tate (Queensrÿche)
  3. Keeper of the Seven Keys - Michael Kiske (Helloween)
  4. Dreamer Deceiver - Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
  5. Highlander - Daniel Heiman (Lost Horizon)
  6. Where Eagles Dare - Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
  7. Slaves and Bulldozers - Chris Cornell (Soundgarden)
  8. The Divine Wings of Tragedy - Russell Allen (Symphony X)
  9. A Question of Heaven - Matt Barlow (Iced Earth)
10. Victim of Changes - Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
11. Cemetery Gates - Phil Anselmo (Pantera)
12. Take Hold of the Flame - Geoff Tate (Queensÿrche)
13. Gates of Valhalla - Eric Adams (Manowar)
14. We Got the Right - Michael Kiske (Helloween)
15. Beyond the Pale - Daniel Gildenlöw (Pain of Salvation)
16. Lunar Sanctum - Roy Khan (Kamelot)
17. The Tower - Tobias Sammet / Michael Kiske / Andre Matos (Avantasia)
18. Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
19. Nights of Arabia - Roy Khan (Kamelot)
20. Jesus Christ Pose - Chris Cornell (Soundgarden)
21. Blood Red Skies - Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
22. Silent Crying - Roy Khan (Conception)
23. Reconciliation - Daniel Gildenlöw (Pain of Salvation)
24. And Then There Was Silence - Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian)
25. Passion and the Opera - Tarja Turunen (Nightwish)
26. Birth Ritual - Chris Cornell (Soundgarden)
27. The Mighty Masturbator - Devin Townsend
28. Take the Time - James LaBrie (Dream Theater)
29. Queen of the Reich - Geoff Tate (Queensÿrche)
30. Painkiller - Chuck Schuldiner (Death)
31. Love, Hate, Love - Layne Staley (Alice in Chains)
32. Dracula - Matt Barlow (Iced Earth)
33. Pain - Ronnie James Dio (Dio)
34. Disturbing the Priest - Ian Gillan (Black Sabbath)
35. Fairytales Won't Die - Mark Boals (Maestro Alex Gregory)
36. Suite Sister Mary - Geoff Tate / Pamela Moore (Queensÿrche)
37. As Long as It's Not About Love - Ronnie James Dio (Dio)
38. Through the Looking Glass - Russell Allen (Symphony X)
39. Crying - Jørn Lande (Beyond Twilight)
40. Age of False Innocence - Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian)
41. Painkiller - Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
42. No Quarter - Maynard James Keenan (Tool)
43. Secret of Steel - Eric Adams (Manowar)
44. Golden Dawn - Tobias Sammet (Edguy)
45. I Can't Have You Blues - Layne Staley (Alice in Chains)
46. Stand, Sentinel - John West
47. Bloodmeat - Rody Walker (Protest the Hero)
48. Cathedral Spires - Tim Owens (Judas Priest)
49. Cry of a Restless Soul - Daniel Heiman (Lost Horizon)
50. Aces High - Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
51. Saints in Hell - Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
52. Come What May - Matt Barlow (Iced Earth)
53. Iter Impius - Daniel Gildenlöw (Pain of Salvation)
54. Farewell - Tobias Sammet / Sharon den Adel / Michael Kiske (Avantasia)
55. The Accolade - Russell Allen (Symphony X)
56. Lamento Eroico - Fabio Lione (Rhapsody of Fire)
57. Stand Away - Andre Matos (Angra)
58. Stargazers - Tarja Turunen (Nightwish)
59. Scarred - James LaBrie (Dream Theater)
60. Cross-Eyed Mary - Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
61. Quicksand Jesus - Sebastian Bach (Skid Row)
62. March of Time - Michael Kiske (Helloween)
63. Red Sharks - Midnight (Crimson Glory)
64. Mountains - Eric Adams (Manowar)
65. At the Graves - King Diamond
66. Freewheel Burning - Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
67. On Most Surfaces - Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering)
68. Eyes of a Stranger - Geoff Tate (Queensÿrche)
69. Missing You - Jørn Lande (Ark)
70. Demise of Faust - Ski (Deady Blessing)
71. Death from Above - Neil Turbin (Anthrax)
72. The Will to Survive - Phil Anselmo (Pantera)
73. The Pot - Maynard James Keenan (Tool)
74. Gates of Babylon - Ronnie James Dio (Rainbow)
75. Visions - Timo Kotipelto (Stratovarius)
76. Time to Say Goodbye - Lana Lane / Mark Boals
77. Carry On - Andre Matos (Angra)
78. Children of the Damned - Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
79. Drumhead Trial - Rody Walker (Protest the Hero)
80. Elements - Timo Kotipelto (Stratovarius)
81. Megalomania - Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath)
82. The Oath - King Diamond (Mercyful Fate)
83. Fiddler on the Green - Hansi Kürsch (Demons & Wizards)
84. Wasted Time - Sebastian Bach (Skid Row)
85. Day Twenty: Confrontation - Various (Ayreon)
86. Heart of Steel - Eric Adams (Manowar)
87. The Big Machine - Daniel Gildenlöw (Pain of Salvation)
88. Veil of Disguise - Warrel Dane (Sanctuary)
89. Soldiers Under Command - Michael Sweet (Stryper)
90. City of the Dead - Kelly Sundown Carpenter (Outworld)
91. Still Loving You - Klaus Meine (The Scorpions)
92. Declaration Day - Tim Owens (Iced Earth)
93. Leonardo - Mark Boals (Yngwie Malmsteen)
94. Widower - Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan)
95. Candlelight Fantasia - Russell Allen (Symphony X)
96. Mirror Mirror - Messiah Marcolin (Candlemass)
97. Hallowed Be Thy Name - Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
98. Once and Future King - Todd Hall (Burning Starr)
99. Stand in Line - Graham Bonnet (Impellitteri)
100. Death Whispered a Lullaby - Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth)
Metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio
Ronnie James Dio
(Rainbow)
Metal vocalist Geoff Tate
Geoff Tate
(Queensÿrche)
Metal vocalist Michael Kiske
Michael Kiske
(Helloween) Metal vocalist Rob Halford
Rob Halford
(Judas Priest)







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