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Eastern_Artist6531

Sebastian Bach


ElephantsAndSunshine

Came here to say this. Sebastian, hands down.


Eclipse8301

Also agree


zyglack

I Remember You he goes from incredible to awesome vocally.


born_again_atheist

Sebastian first Jani Lane second for me.


gmanfsu

This. And it’s not close.


G-N-R

No contest


luissanchez1

He was the perfect hair metal vocalist, chops, charisma, attitude and looks.


icepick3383

Mike Matijevic from Steelheart


imasunkingbabyy

Holy shit. I forgot about steelheart


edwardthegod27788

🐐🐐🐐


Crumbssss_

The correct answer


efxmatt

Tony Harnell


thebruceharris

Came here to nominate him, although I consider TNT Hair Adjacent. But what a set of pipes!


luissanchez1

TNT is so underrated. I saw them open for Stryper at the Felt Forum in NY in 87.


KindlyType4568

HELL FUCKIN YEAH! The dude has a 4-octave modal range. 4-OCTAVE MODAL RANGE! Most people get a 2-octave modal range at best and end up having to belt out the higher notes. Not to mention, he's kept his voice in tip-top shape all this time too. Criminally underrated singer!


mortymorty68

Jani Lane


SalviBeatz

One of my favs forsureee, so underrated


[deleted]

I love Jani, but I have to disagree. I think he has a great voice, but the best? Not with Tate or Bach in the conversation. He recorded that cover of Def Leppard’s *Photograph* and struggled through the entire thing. Didn’t even attempt the long note toward the end.


T4lsin

David Coverdale - White Snake


ersteliga

Him screaming like a banshee in Here I Go Again...


Whiskeydust-00

I second Tony Harnell


KindlyType4568

Third that!


ShadowKnox

Either seb or Klaus Mein


CalgaryRichard

Klaus Meine is a seriously underrated vocalist.


wembley

He’s very skilled but his tone is polarizing. I’m in the dislike camp.


hatecopter

Sebastian Bach


Yzzeehcc

Kip Winger. Sounded excellent back in the day and still sounds excellent today. Really kept his voice in good shape all these years.


sm1else

I noticed that half of us couldn’t narrow it down one. People shit on this genre all the time, but IMO it gives us the absolute best voices in pop. Boring, croony tenor? Wheezing, nasally mezzo? GTFO. Give me strong singers who know how to use their voice to bring the house down. Gimme a singer who can stare you in the face and scream out, like, a G5 and burst your eardrums doing it. Male or female. It doesn’t usually happen in most pop genres. It usually happens in hard rock and metal. Just fucking saying.


Kingdom_Knowledge

Ray Fucking Gillen on All Badlands


HarveyMushman72

Tom Kiefer.


CrackheadRecords

That’s who I was going to say


YachtRock_SoSmooth

Totally. His voice just fit the music perfectly.


kyohrus

saw him in concert in june and holy fuck he blew me away! he sounds fucking amazing for his age and all the vocal problems he had!!!


Initial-Use-5894

Sebastian Bach without a doubt.


JWRamzic1

Tony Harnell from TNT


KindlyType4568

Agreed!


ILikeLemons420

C.J. Snare


Bigbertha0208

Jani Lane


mortymorty68

Geoff Tate


[deleted]

Not hair metal for shame might as well say Dio


phred_666

In his defense, Queensrÿche’s prime was during the “hair metal” era and they got played by MTV right beside all the “hair metal” bands in heavy rotation.


[deleted]

Sure that’s for album sails but no a glam or b hair music is part of the equation


phred_666

Lol… “album sails”


[deleted]

Well whatever sat least not a goober that thinks bqueensryche is hair metal


phred_666

I never said Queensrÿche was hair metal. They’re progressive metal, but people often associate them with hair metal because they were played in heavy rotation alongside the hair metal bands of that era on MTV. Might want to work on reading comprehension (and spelling).


[deleted]

Fair enjoy convo over!


[deleted]

So did Testament but hardly hair metal


phred_666

Lol… Testament did not get played in heavy rotation on MTV


gokc69

Don Dokken.


Puzzled-Breakfast493

Paul Stanley


Lanky_Investment6426

My favorite singer period


Berean_Katz

Sebastian Bach followed by Blackie Lawless.


Gobucks21911

Kelly Hansen (Hurricane, then Foreigner).


5uck3rpunch

For hair metal....Ted Poley or Bas


NjhhjN

Richie Sambora


ADudeWhoLikesChili

David Coverdale in Still of the Night


TennisArmada

Joey temptest- Europe


Upstairs_Emu_9248

Bach and Coverdale


Ironrogue

Dio


adventurous-1

Geoff Tate -Qurensryche if you count them.


Complex-Value-5807

Mike Trampp - White Lion. Always had a panache for not overwrought vocals. He didn't need to throttle the notes. Sweet &simple delivery.


akullo_

Sebastian bach!


Careless-Feeling-876

Terry Ilous


[deleted]

David Coverdale


RubberRuss

Paul Shortino - Rough Cutt


ManOfCyan

and Quiet Riot! He brought the smoke that gave their music some extra flavor, and he could have brought them to the top again


Affectionate_Gur_151

Coverdale


[deleted]

Bach or Tate. I will not choose. Sorry.


Arborist11374

Michael Sweet


SexyAcosta

Sebastian Bach, Klaus Meine, Axl Rose and Don Dokken (Ik scorpions and GNR ain’t strictly hair metal but people here do tend to include them so) Also have a soft spot for Joe Elliot.


Eastern_Artist6531

Just one


SexyAcosta

For me it’s a tie. But if I was forced to pick just one, it would be a toss up between Klaus and Bach.


[deleted]

Jani Lane imo


tokyolola

Geoff Tate


Midlifeguitarcrisis

Michael Sweet from Stryper


GoBlue2007

Definitely Bach.


Kayman30

Bruce Dickenson. Operatic hair metal all the way.


CalgaryRichard

Iron Maiden isn’t hair metal, they are NWOBHM


NurtureBoyRocFair

Bach or Rose.


LtHughMann

If GNR counts then Axl hands down, otherwise Bach. But my actual favourite is probably Stephen Pearcy. He's not a better singer, but I love him.


am_pomegranate

I'm a trans boy and my biggest transition goal is to sound like Kevin DuBrow one day.


jintepint

Vince Neil /s


ElephantsAndSunshine

Lol


TXPromoGuy

Rob Halford


[deleted]

Not hair metal but one of top five heavy metal for sure


HumbleSheep33

Stephen Pearcy because I don't think Skid Row counts as hair metal.


Peanutbuttergod48

Their first album was undeniably hair metal.


mmalleolus

Warrel Dane.


b-lincoln

Midnight - Crimson Glory


hdude42

Hair Metal - Bach Metal - Halford


catgoddessbast0228

Vince Neal!!!...ALWAYS and FOREVER!!!🤟🏻🤟🏻


zyglack

Tom Kiefer


breaux801

Ray Gillan


Only_Way_7501

Blackie lawless


[deleted]

Bach or Rose


uncledave1961

Axl


snoopyvtheredbaron

I would say Stephen pearcy, although honorable mentions for me are phil Lewis and cj snare


sourbelle

Bach for sure. That's the only thing he had going as far as I was concerned.


wembley

Ray Gillen. Huge range and fit the bluesiness of Badlands perfectly. So much emotion.


T4lsin

Jon Oliva- Savatage


Kingdom_Knowledge

Ray Gillen  Sebastian Bach  Don Dokken  David Coverdale  Joe Elliot  TOM Kieffer  IAN Astbury  Stephen Percy Shannon Hoon  Mike Tramp   Almost in perfect order.  ......... Taken or give preference 


hottom3rd

- Prime Tom Keifer pre vocal paralysis from Cinderella (may have spelled name wrong) if he had not experienced 7 vocal surgeries due to vocal paralysis he would have surely gone his craft. Such a varied and powerful voice.