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[-] fortified_banana@beehaw.org 5 points 11 months ago

You might like King Diamond -- Sleepless Nights. Really anything King Diamond or Mercyful Fate, especially off the Songs for the Dead Live tour.

[-] Original@beehaw.org 4 points 11 months ago

That was sick. Coming from a not metal head

[-] storksforlegs@beehaw.org 3 points 11 months ago

Also Welcome Home. First thing that came to my head when I saw this thread haha

[-] davefischer@beehaw.org 3 points 11 months ago

Probably Diamanda Galas. Saw her perform in the mid 90s.

[-] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

Fleurety. This vocalist did permanent damage to his vocal chords.

https://youtu.be/aYimUNtWLd8?si=WiXnErMTnFC5317M

[-] favrion@lemmy.studio 3 points 11 months ago

Another winner.

[-] bermuda@beehaw.org 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)
[-] jarfil@beehaw.org 3 points 11 months ago

Not me, but my dog.

Back when CDs were a new thing, there was this song I can't remember, that used something like a 21KHz tone as part of a "scream". By then I was old enough to barely hear up to 20KHz, but my dog jumped up and scowled at it.

[-] termus@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago

Deftones - Knife Prty comes to mind. The chick can wale.

[-] Leafeytea@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago

While there are probably tons much more recent, here are some (old and non metal songs) that come to mind: Prince in The Beautiful Ones, Steven Tyler in Dream On, Roger Daltry, in Won't Get Fooled Again.

[-] comicallycluttered@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

There's a lot of high notes in pretty much anything from Kiske-era Helloween, particularly on the Keeper of the Seven Keys albums. Halloween is a nice example.

Similarly, a lot of stuff by Judas Priest when Rob Halford is on vocals, with Painkiller being a perfect example.

But Geoff Tate is one of the best, IMO, perfectly encapsulated in Queen of the Reich.

I don't know that any of them are the "highest" I've heard, exactly, but Geoff Tate is probably up there.

[-] sub_@beehaw.org 1 points 11 months ago
[-] Prouvaire@beehaw.org 1 points 11 months ago
[-] favrion@lemmy.studio 1 points 11 months ago

Not menacing but I will gladly accept it.

[-] newtraditionalists@beehaw.org 1 points 11 months ago

Not the highest, but one of my favorites is Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden.

[-] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 1 points 11 months ago

Pantera's Phil Anselmo on the Cemetary Gates outro, battling with Dimebag's pinch harmonics as the track is about to fade out is an insane powermove. I'd link with a timecode, but the track must be listened to from start to end: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVMvART9kb8

Bonus: Voice coach reaction videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtN9fhPOGRs and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cquZKJhkk3g

[-] favrion@lemmy.studio 1 points 11 months ago

Vocal damage.

[-] DeForrest_McCoy@beehaw.org 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The lead singer Michael Sweet of Stryper has one of the highest falsetto tenor voices I've ever heard. Though i am far from religious at all anymore, yes i needed clarify that first, I still love Stryper a christian glam metal band form the 80's. Mike could really wail, and still does. I still think they just all out ROCK even today.

He really showcases his highs in this song along with Oz Foxes shredding echoing his vocals kind of like Anselmo and Dime in Cemetary gates in this one. ( warning cheesey christian lyrics, but truly excellent voices and musicianship) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERMKZhFwGEU 80's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Siazn77rHs 80's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT-kYZWrHag 80's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7ecl6Hm0Mk 2014 STILL ROCKIN (at 1:26 you can hear Mike bring that high note)

Another I'd also include is Don Dokken that guy before he damaged his voice was also a glam metal high note king.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noLPhZvcBpw ( Whatever you do ....dont fall asleep!)

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