Invader
Ancient Mariner
I don't recall there ever being a great deal of discussion on frontmen in this forum, though there are plenty of great frontmen in metal. So who are your favourite frontmen? Their singing ability doesn't matter (though it helps ), just how good frontmen they are. And I don't think it's necessary to mention Bruce, that wouldn't create much discussion.
So aside from Bruce, easily my favourite frontman is Mikael Stanne of Dark Tranquillity. He's one of the best growlers in metal, sings cleanly pretty well too, and a great lyricist. But more important than that is his stage presence. He doesn't just perform the songs, he lives them. He becomes the song when he's singing it, and I'd never have thought it possible to pack so much emotion into a performance. While he's not that great at festivals for a bigger audience, he's just amazing in a club environment. I've seen DT once in a club gig and excluding Maiden, it was the best gig of my life (granted, I haven't been to that many, but still). Because of Stanne, DT are one of the best live bands ever.
Kai Hansen is another I like very much. Gamma Ray was the first band I saw (touring with Helloween) and I didn't know them at the time, but they made a huge impression on me. I started listening to them because of that gig. And again, the appeal was because of the frontman. I've never seen someone who's just so 100% happy doing what he is doing. He put himself 110% into the performance and it showed.
So aside from Bruce, easily my favourite frontman is Mikael Stanne of Dark Tranquillity. He's one of the best growlers in metal, sings cleanly pretty well too, and a great lyricist. But more important than that is his stage presence. He doesn't just perform the songs, he lives them. He becomes the song when he's singing it, and I'd never have thought it possible to pack so much emotion into a performance. While he's not that great at festivals for a bigger audience, he's just amazing in a club environment. I've seen DT once in a club gig and excluding Maiden, it was the best gig of my life (granted, I haven't been to that many, but still). Because of Stanne, DT are one of the best live bands ever.
Kai Hansen is another I like very much. Gamma Ray was the first band I saw (touring with Helloween) and I didn't know them at the time, but they made a huge impression on me. I started listening to them because of that gig. And again, the appeal was because of the frontman. I've never seen someone who's just so 100% happy doing what he is doing. He put himself 110% into the performance and it showed.