If you're just talking vocals then...
...Ronnie James Dio is difficult to top for me, but influence-wise, nearly every metal band and fan on the planet would acknowledge that Ozzy and Lemmy were unsurpassable.  Previous Message High pitch in full voice wasn’t Ozzy’s trademark in the same way as Gillan’s, and that used to be the main model until the ”singers” started growl and roar. Previous Message Previous Message
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- Re: If you're just talking vocals then... - PabloMc2 July 22, 2025, 10:58 pm
- pass the bucket- he's the prince of fcuking darkness - Garence July 23, 2025, 8:03 am
- Surely Robert Plant is number 1? nt - Slint July 22, 2025, 11:11 pm
- I'm not sure if I would categorize it as heavy metal. nt - Makis July 22, 2025, 11:19 pm
- Guess you haven't listened to Zep then. nt - biscuitman July 23, 2025, 12:06 am
- If you could define HM then, ta. nt - Makis July 23, 2025, 1:17 am
- I wouldn't class them as HM, personally - Biglabrador July 23, 2025, 12:21 am
- Nope, me neither. I absolutely love Zep, and there are elements in there.... - PabloMc2 July 23, 2025, 9:19 am
- I like Led, Black, sTATUS, judas, Iron, Def, Van, Meat and Head. nt - Garence July 23, 2025, 11:04 am
- Zep is blues or blues rock. nt - db July 23, 2025, 9:32 am
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on July 22, 2025, 10:52 pm, in reply to "I’d say Ian Gillan was even more of a model to most heavy rock singers"