Vocal Coach REACTS to 10 Most Intimidating Vocals in Rock + Metal 

That was probably the worst top10 by Loudwire, it seems like they chose random bands and their most low quality performances. I suggest the video "10 vocalists who can sing you to sleep and scare you to death" where you can hear the same singers singing both clean and growling/screaming c:

"Oh my god, is that blood on his face?" It's Rammstein. It could be real.

She's trying to talk herself out of panic lol

Who came here after Rebecca was blown away by Phil and Pantera in her Cemetery Gates reaction

Don't know who made that video, but this is exactly why some people never give metal a chance...They never choose great moments with great vocalists, it's always some death and black stuff with poor audio quality, just to say "Hey, look how metal is evil, it will scare people" and this is just dumb...I'm a die hard metalhead and love almost every sub genres from traditional heavy metal to Black metal, but for someone who's not familiar with the genre you need to show them Dio, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Nightwish, and maybe even Metallica or Amorphis, for people see how talented metal musicians are. Love you and your videos Rebecca

You totally missed out on Phillip Anselmo's vocals

**Love how kind & respectfull Rebecca is by saying the singers are "possessed by music" and not drugs.**

Henry rollins is legit an insane man. He wasn’t possessed by the music. Hes just batshit crazy.

From a metalhead, my condolences for having to go through this. And, apart from Phil Anselmo, I don't find the rest intimidating either, rather just... meh.

Whooooo suggested this????? Just no. Most of the snippets had awful sound quality and um some of the vocals were crap! This is more of a video for Mary from Voicehacks! Also, yeah black metal and thrash metal is not for everyone :-). Love you Rebecca! Keep posting awesome vids!

1:41 "Is it Real" Its rammstien Of course it is

Don't worry that's just Till, he likes to cook people.

WTF - they didn’t even show Phil Anselmo singing anything.

“OMG he looks like Jesus or something” Seriously woman, which church did you GO to?!? 😂😂😂

Orion?? Nergal is the vocalist of Behemoth, WTF Loudwire?

Regarding TIL... “is that blood real?” Answer: sometimes.

Is phil just so intimidating that they dont need to show him singing? The guy legit has one of the best voices in metal. Period.

Man, you can really tell that she's disturbed by what she's watching. Metal music is really not just devilish screaming and growling, there's so much more to it, like metal songs that employ the alternate use of clean singing/belting of high notes and devilish screaming/growling. Metal songs like those are hard to perform.

I love when you do Metal bands particularly clean vocals! I subscribed for Nightwish Phantom, but your review of Cemetery Gates was one of the best. You choked up a lot of Metal heads with that one. Your reactions to this one are hilarious but still so professional and positive! Great job and Happy New Year!

Great reaction, that was some serious stuff. Pretty cool you had given it a chance.

Love that you're doing more metal vocals! However, this list is terrible lol. Terrible quality on some of them. You should check out some more metal! These aren't overly heavy: Slipknot - Psychosocial Pantera - Cemetery Gates Alter Bridge - Blackbird Trivium - Beyond Oblivion Dio - Rainbow In the Dark Judas Priest - Painkiller

It was a absolutely terrible video to react too... horrible editing, and no real cohesive theme showing vocals. That video was only showing how scary the acts were and nothing to do with talent. I like a lot of those bands but they’re for seasoned metal-heads. Awful and I’m sorry you had to see it. #iamametalmanic👊🏼 I love what you do Rebecca ✌🏽😘

Music is the closest thing we have to real magic

I love your positive energy!

Don't worry. You can say it. Sometimes, it's just horrid. And I'm a metalhead.

Devin Townsend - Deadhead (Live at Royal Albert Hall) !!

Music is an expression of who we are. Love, struggle, rage, awe, peace. The uniting thing about music is emotion and appreciation. Sure, metal is hardly everyone's cup of tea, but it's an expression of emotion and life experiences, and as such I appreciate any musician despite of their way of playing or genre. What's amazing, and also scary as F, is that music reflects on who we are and all of our faults and highs. In a sense music is the expression of the human experience. Emotion, tragedy, life. :)

That eye roll for Behemoth at the beginning. 😂. ...and your Madball imitation was fantastic! Lol

I do hope this does not deter you from further reactions to metal/rock/etc videos, there's so much good stuff out there that you've yet to explore that'll more than make up for the disappointment here. I'm even a fan of a couple of the bands/artists showcased but the video is horrifying to be completely honest - everything ranging from poorly recorded shows to poorly picked snippets of said shows to just honestly improper footage for the sake of "ah! got ya!" shock factor... not good. That said, what impresses me the most is you kept your composure as always, I'm just sad that this was suggested by people who I would only assume are on your side and want to see you continue to develop a fondness for the genre(s) we all love and music in general. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I'd suggest you do Opeth (Ghost of Perdition and/or Demon of the Fall) or a song by Ihsahn like "Undercurrent" or "Twin Black Angels".

This wasn't even any sort of vocal display, just a list of supposed intimidating musicians with short clips and poor sound quality. I don't know who thought this was a good idea. Although I think it would be cool to see what you think of the other types of harsh vocalists. You already got a taste with Jinjer, and in a different way Devin Townsend. Guys like Bjorn Strid and Christian Alvestam would be interesting to see your opinion on. I love both of their clean and harsh vocals, with Bjorn being more screamed like Devin(who actually worked with him a fair bit in production for a few albums, and does guest vocals on one song), and Christian doing more growl type vocals like Jinjer. Neither of them I would call naturally gifted vocalists so they're not the greatest live(although it is rather demanding), but I love their voices and delivery and melodies. Bjorn's evolution is actually quite amazing when I think about it. He started off with just screams (both of these guys are in Melodic Death Metal bands). If you actually decide give it a go and check them out (don't be scared haha) here you go: For Bjorn Strid: [ I'm gonna put these in reverse chronological order, besides the first song, so that the early stuff doesn't put you off haha(even though it's good)... but if you're willing to listen to them all, then go ahead and do them from the bottom up :) ] The Night Flight Orchestra - Midnight Flyer ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JToNqBY0s-U.html (2017, not melodic death metal, 70s/80s rock) Soilwork - Stålfågel ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8-kcWrCX9rA.html (2019) Soilwork - Death in General ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zI0c_A2Nzzo.html (2015) Soilwork - Let This River Flow (live 2015 feat. Floor Jansen(Nightwish)) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--yXB7CB6DmU.html (2010) Soilwork - Black Star Deceiver ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Feo7nyaOu1I.html (2001 feat. Devin Townsend, and one of my fave songs from them) Soilwork - Shadowchild ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XoDEVq1Q_BU.html (2000 - first clean vocals) Soilwork - The Chainheart Machine ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-r3o6KVfioJ0.html (1999) For Christian: Scar Symmetry - Timewave Zero ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zVlj-T6riGU.html Scar Symmetry - Ghost Prototype I ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GKnyvtzMRRA.html Solution .45 - For Aeons Past ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aokXtA6XCKc.html Christian Alvestam (solo) - Departure Theme ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-x3PYNmiGUoQ.html

Madball is a local band from my NYC neighborhood. And their singer, Freddie's older brother is a hardcore legendary vocalist for Agnostic Front, and when he got himself locked up, his little brother Freddie filled in on vocals at the age of SEVEN years old! He recorded Madball's first demo at age 12. He's a legend in NYHC.

Long time veiwer, brand new subscriber. Love your stuff. A possible idea for a review , Danzig Mother. Keep doing what you do.👍😁

Bless you for going through that video and coming out still interested and intrigued! I always appreciate your honesty and I can't wait for your next metal reaction but hopefully it'll be a video of quality and not just some shock factor shizz!

not the best examples of metal vocals, bad sound quality and a reliance on the shock bands. Phil Anselmo is an incredible vocalist, Tom Araya has one of the greatest Thrash voices ever (no-one can spit out lyrics as quick as he can!). check out Tool for incredible metal vocals. :D

I love that she has an awesome open mind about music! I wish we all could have such an open mind like her!🙂

gets to Gaahl: "looks like JESUS or something" ahahahaaha

Ill give you a thumbs up just for sitting through this.

So the last name on there, Phil Anselmo, had incredable vocal abillitys, A massive range and capable of sending you to sleep and scare the poo out of you. Listen to Cemetary Gates by Pantera live 1997 as a prime example.

Nice to meet you!!

great video! and you look frickin amazing ; )

Want to see astonishing breath control? Iron maiden-hallowed thy name'' Impressive

Yeah...i mean, i like half of the bands in this top 10, but intimidating is not necessarily good. Here...a better top 10 for you milady. "Top 10 Frontmen in Heavy Metal and Hard Rock" by WatchMojo.

I know this is an older video and I'm not sure if you'll even see this comment, but I've watched this and a few other videos you've done in the vein of metal recently, and I want to thank you. You've shown a remarkable acceptance of metal, despite the poor curation of some of these videos. I myself am a purveyor of the more extreme versions of metal, and to see someone who isn't well versed or naturally drawn to this cataclysmic and divisive genre of music embrace it with a willingness to accept and learn gives me hope. You have shown that despite your interests you show respect to the music that helped define me and my entire being, respect that is not often shown by most. For that I am extremely grateful. Keep being open and wonderful. I am incredibly thankful for people like you.

Rebecca, I would love to see your reaction and commentary to System Of A Down. I've been a very loyal fan of theirs over the years. Despite the fact they have decided to remain on hiatus since 2005. I love the meaning in the lyrics, but the range and pure "craziness" in the vocals are what make me love them as a whole.

Liked the way you approached this, always looking for expression and creativity behind even the strangest music. If you want to try some harsh metal but with lots of musical substance, I would recommend Ne Obliviscaris from Australia. They've got two lead singers, one is a harsh screamer, and the other one a tenor who is also a great violinist. The music is intense but also has classically inspired harmonies. Try the song And Plague Flowers The Kaleidoscope.

I never expected RvA watch all those hardcore bands, but man that was so funny! By the way, RVA I think you will love see power metal bands.

"Is that blood on his face" someone didnt know germans go hard

Best reaction video ever!

I've seen the original video and I don't know why someone would suggest it to you. The fragments are short, the sound is poor and a good analysis cannot come out of that. In my opinion it is useless even for "literating" people about the extremest and darkest side of metal, really XD. Now, said this, there are lots of male vocalists like Rob Halford or Bruce Dickinson (to cite some of the most famous examples) that are just the opposite: high-pitched, also strong and melodic heavy metal male voices, and comes to mind so many more... Timo Kottipelto, Kai Hansen, Michael Kiske, Tobias Sammet, James LaBrie, Hansi Kursch, Roy Khan (whom you made an analysis singing with Simone Simons, loved it

Wintersun - Sons of winter and stars live rehearsal @ Sonic Pump Studio 😎👍

Tom Araya's scream on "Angel of Death" is incredible. Saw them live at Mayhem Festival, and it killed half the people there :)

Greg Pucciato's voice is actually amazing: Definitely check him out in The Black Queen (and on other Dillinger Escape Plan songs)

okay on this I have listened to Metal senes I was a young teen and my brother was a guitarist for a band for 20 years. one thing Phil of Pantera can really sing when he wants to and you can see that in the song Cemetary Gates. But most of those bands I don't even get into. Slayer singer can also sing really good on songs when he wants to. But I personally don't get into that throat grow type metal music myself. But I am taking up for Phil of Pantera do to that was when he was young and not when they got big and sold millions of albums.

Idk, Mike Patton and Greg Puciato are pretty well known for their idgaf personalities. You want intimidating, that's where it's at.

My best friend took the video of Greg from Dillinger Escape Plan. It was at the Canal Club in Richmond VA. Greg is holding the mic out for me to sing into during this part of the song lol

She needs to react to a GG Allen concert.

Hey Rebecca, you should check out Eluveitie! They're a folk metal band with a cool mix of clean and heavy vocals that I think you might enjoy!

#2 is Greg from The Dillinger Escape Plan - the greatest live band you could have ever seen. You should check out his new band, The Black Queen. It's very much like Brit pop from the 80s.

I love watching your reactions! Lol this is probably the worst bit of metal snippets you could've picked but I love your ability to admire their abilities to do what they do. Not exactly my cup of tea but this was great to watch. Props to you for sitting thru it. Idk if I could've but you gave it a chance. I love it!

When you see Henry Rollins and you ask "who's this man?", you probably have to go back under that rock.

I think it's great how you can give positive thoughts to a genre that you clearly don't consume with any frequency.

Nr 8... Funny enough their Song Engel (german for Angel) was the first Song i ever knew all the Lyrics for. I sang it in school and they send me to the counselor 😂

Dearest Rebecca, only a great ear and soul for music can truly appreciate Tom Araya's scream, cutting across genres and all that. Hats off to you coach. 😎❣❣

I am a metalhead and was excited to watch this reaction. But let me tell you, I was as shook as you were (plus all the words you siad) lol. The video focused on the shock factor (especially the editing) rather than the music and vocal showcase.

Hi Rebecca, you should check out Angela Gossow performing (she's the former singer of ARCH ENEMY). She's a trailblazer, and basically the Godmother of female metal vocalists. My suggestion: ARCH ENEMY - Nemesis (live Tyrants of the Rising Sun) Cheers!

I Always Look Forward To Your Uploads! You Make Me Laugh, In A Good Way, And You Are So Awesome! I Love You Rebecca!

I'm grieving over the loss of my 18 year old son, but I have to admit, Rebecca is cracking me up on this video. Thank you very much.

Are vocal fry, distortion and growling/grunting/screaming related? Or are there different techniques involved?

Please don't let that video dissuade you from listening to more metal. There are a lot of great vocalists on that list, just not represented well at all in that video. Love your videos and your reactions, keep delving into the metal side. You will love it eventually! :)

No offence Rebecca, but frankly I believe that this was definitely your worst Metal related reaction video so far. However, I don't think that this was your fault. The sound quality was simply bad and the snippets were way too short. Maybe this would have been possible if you were really acquainted with these artists and could just comment on them from memory, but this is clearly not the case. Seriously, don't do anything like this again, because it is simply too little material for you to work with. Anyway, you tried and this deserves respect. Just please, not again. 10 bands you are not deeply acquainted with in like 3 minutes is simply not possible.

I love rebecca's reaction to metal

Love that pink sweater and that pink frame contrasting with all those images full of blood and violence. Lol

Go and find Pantera - Cemetery Gates. Singer is Phil Anselmo. Listen from start to finish. You're welcome.

Lovely how you're trying to say nice things while you're obviously freaked out

4:05 "is it?.. Are they angry?" I'm over here like 😂 then you peeking though your fingers had me 🤣. I'm lol because your reactions were totaly reasonable having to witness the train wreck those performances were. If you want to check out a slightly scary performance with talent you should look up my friends band "Mushroomhead" I think you'd enjoy them. I know I'll enjoy seeing your reaction.

As a musician that loves great vocals. I enjoy listening to your speaking voice. Very crisp and clear. Maybe if I look through your videos I can hear you sing

You look funny looking for the right words to say. Hahaha! It refreshing seeing you react to this genre. 👏

You should follow this up with "Female Metals Singer: Expectations vs Reality".

first video i have seen from you and i loved it . As a old metal vocalist ( rammstein , deicide and cradle of filth orientated ) i appreciated your comments ! new sub here ;)

She's working really hard to find positive things to say, and for the most part she succeeds pretty well. The thing is, this type of metal is more about emotional catharsis than it is about melody.

"he was delightfull" - yasss, that's how we know Nergal :D

You should definitely react to Corey Taylor

I love that you also appreciate the singers for their demeanor, not just vocal capacity. Henry Rollins was the one you were mentioning. He's a great spoken word singer and comic - as well as an awesome actor, and the former singer of punk band Black Flag. Recommend the video to 'Liar' as well as any of his philosophical spoken shows. Sorry, gotta go, looks like there's a tornado brewing. Texas weather!

3:47 Not sure who compiled this, but the segment of the Misfits is a video of Mike Hideous (I think) singing who was a temporary singer. Doyle is the guitarist. A review of the real Misfits with Glenn Danzig singing would be awesome!

Till Lindemann is incredibly gifted in his voice, but Rammstein in general rocks! I'd love for you to hear Mein Hertz Brent (My Heart Burns) or Sonne, both are amazing but disturbing. Watch with caution and one day when you're feeling wicked!

It's very interesting your reaction. You should try Pantera though. Cementary gates. This song is vocally amazing

lololol. Would l*ve to see a review of "blow me like the wind" (thanks for a hearty laugh this morning)

Your reactions were priceless

Not sure why you're reacting to this specifically? This is more about their presence and attitude rather than their voices :p

you really have to react to DIR EN GREY. They are an amazing Japanese band with an incredible vocalist. the good thing is that although he may be able to do extremely ugly and scary sounds he chooses them wisely and fitting to the music and he has amazingly beautiful clean vocals. One video alone doesn't quite sum up his abilities but let me suggesting you "Vinushka"(live) It is a 9 min song with a lot going on i think you'll find this very interesting. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fAsNRNeQUSk.html I would like you to react to "Dir En Grey Macabre live at tabula rasa (english translation) but it's a 16min song and I don't think you'd do that. (although it's a masterpiece) IF you're okay with LONG reaction though you HAVE to do Macabre live at tabula rasa. it is one of the MOST emotional Vocal performances that exist it is absolutely amazing and I'm not exaggerating.

What about David Draiman, Peter Steel and Burton C Bell?

Yes, that number one was phil from Pantera. The one you were so shocked by on cemetery gates.

She cracks me up! 😂😂 Her expressions and her "OH MY GAWD is that real blood??" These are terrible examples for you, I'm not a fan of this style of screaming, intimidating metal at all, I love watching your reactions to vocals, and just hearing you talk.

You remind me of a High School teacher that everyone loved

"Normal person reacts to black metal", I love it :D

Also for those wondering, the clip with Till Lindemann is from their live version of Mein Till, and yes he was intimidating af XD

For a good list ''female metal singers : expectation vs reallity''

Please react to Jose Jose - El Triste (en vivo)!!!! He’s considered the prince of Mexico in singing and has one of the best vocals ever!!!! Frank Sinatra called him to be one of the best singers ever! He unfortunately lost his voice to alcoholism, but he’s certainly not forgotten by the Latino community! You won’t be disappointed!!

"*Warning! This is not a Disney Singalong. ". I love Rebecca lol .

I love your suffering while trying to analyse :D React to more metal songs.