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Who do you find are the best examples of vocalists of the various metal genres? Subjectivity is everything here. Here are my subjects ranked from amazing to most amazing in a top 5 for the genre of black metal: 
Requiem's Top 6(66) Black Metal Vocalists
6. Legion (Marduk)
Who comes in at number 5? Hoest? Nocturno Culto? Quorthon? Gaahl? Attila? My beloved Maniac? Well, I have to be honest with myself here and say that pound for pound I rate Legion higher. His idiosyncratic work on the incredible 'World Funeral' and 'Panzer Division Marduk' albums is just so distinctive, and there's something about his sound that just nails my soul. I love how you can make out what he's saying, his intonation and that hint of a Swedish accent that comes through. I think the band really lost some of their uniqueness when he left and Mortuus joined. 
5. Ihsahn (Emperor)
Obviously a great guitar player, but his voice is/was just transcendent. Those first few lines from 'Into the Infinity of Thoughts' from 'In the Nightside Eclipse' are hard to beat. I don't think anyone can transport me to a Norwegian snow-covered forest as well as he can with a few rasped lyrics. His great work in 'Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk' is also so far above most of the competition it's not funny. Ihsahn is one of those guys who just has the x-factor. He was born for it. I'm not the biggest fan of his current art rock solo projects, so I'll stick to commenting on his Emperor material, up to and including 'Prometheus'. 
4. Emperor Magus Caligula (Dark Funeral)
Like my Legion inclusion, this might surprise many, partly due to Dark Funeral's less-than-true credentials, partly cause he has a dumb name. But just put all that aside and listen to this guy. Listen to his howls on the 'Diabolis Interium' album. Listen to him on the track 'King Antichrist' from its follow-up. They're screams from the depths of hell itself and I buy it, wholesale. He just adds life (death?) to the songs he's on and they just elevate. He turns catchy tunes into anthems.  
3. Mortuus (Marduk)
I took a lot of time to warm to Morty, especially after what I thought were fairly run-of-the-mill performances on 'Plague Angel' and 'Rom 512'. Live he was great, but I feel that everyone praises these albums a little more than they deserve. Once he hit 'Frontschwein' though, and started using his voice in different ways including that cut-off, gargled, shout at the end of some sentences, he went to a new level. It's one of the all time great metal performances and is filled with menace, artistry and plausibility. He is my modern favourite. 
2. Varg Vikernes (Burzum)
As far as naturally suited voices for black metal go, it's impossible to beat this guy. Those screams on the first four Burzum albums are inhuman and just add so much to the music. There's just an authenticity to them that cuts right to the soul of the listener. There's desperation mixed with triumphalism somehow. It's a paradox that works and in many ways symbolises what is so transfixing about that era of Norwegian black metal. 
1. Dead (Mayhem)
Most of the audio for Per is from live Mayhem shows, which is perfect because it just shows the power, tone and - again - authenticity going on here. Dead was a unique guy in many ways. He's the best black metal vocalist that ever lived, in my opinion.

Great intro on the first track but with all that bass it was kind of a disappointment when the music kicked in and was all mid.
The songs are of the right stuff but the production needs to be better. Even if you're trying to replicate some norwegian, recorded in a forest sound, it ain't sitting quite right.
The gates on the drums are too sensitive. It makes the rolls sound very separated from the rest of the kit and it takes me out of it.
Vocals are cool but there's not enough bass freq from neither Drums and bass guitar.

Good material but in need of a touch-up!

Well Mötley Crüe's first two albums are incredible records. Such an odd set of characters that somehow managed to get a great sound together. Those first two albums are close to perfect, though Come On And Dance is a really dreadful unfortunate number. But this was before the 80s started derailing. In the late 80s most band lost their way including Mötley Crüe who made mostly terrible records with maybe the occasional track that you're able to stand if it hasn't been played to death already.

Strangely enough Vince Neal of all the guys made a great solo album when he got kicked out of the band. Who could have guessed? Steve Stevens plays guitar on it and the drums are driving the right way. I think it was called Exposed. Great songs and more notably great instrumentation.

Saying that, I must admit that Poison with Richie Kotzen made a decent album.