Is it an acquired taste?
I can't get into King Diamond
Their guitarist did a good job on Death's Individual Thought Patterns
He's really bad. One of the worst vocals I've heard in metal.
King diamond is the ultimate faggot filter. I wouldn’t take anyone’s taste in metal seriously if they get filtered by king
Agreed
The King of Metal. Real headbangers love King Diamond and Mercyful Fate.
You know NOTHING about metal.
But is it acquired or just a natural inclination towards his style?
Most annoying voice in metal besides the guy from Budgie
I find it fascinating that so many people find his vocals more terrible, than for example the guttural vocals in death metal or the screeching vocals in black metal.
Death metal vocals seem more like another instrument than real vocals I think thats the appeal. Singing over death metal would sound terrible.
Singing over death metal would sound terrible
You mean like most of the melodeath genre?
Exactly. Most melodeath sucks in the first place but the ones who use clean vocals are definitely the worst.
The fact that he is very popular suggests that it’s not an acquired taste.
Show me another band besides Opeth where a singer can growl and sing like this
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This is more impressive than another Death or Suffocation worship band
I can't because I don't listen to shitty melodeath with clean vocals. Insomnium, Intestine Baalism and TBDM(mostly for nostalgic reasons) are the only melodeath bands I enjoy.
The vast majority of melodic death metal I've heard utilizes vocals that have at least some raspy, guttural, or screeching quality to it.
Insomnium
They use clean vocals on later albums though
TBDM
They are fine but too samey for me
True but later bands use clean singing as well
They use clean vocals on later albums though
I've never listened to anything after Across the Dark. They peaked hard at Above the Weeping World imp. Probably the best melodeath album ever.
It's my favorite as well
Surprised you havent listened to this one which became their signature song
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There is just too much metal I need to check out. I have the rest of their discography in my backlog but I haven't gotten around to it.
Listening to a man screech like a faggot while wearing makeup is cringe
I honestly hate falsetto vocals or whatever its called. I still can barely listen to bands like Anthrax and what not because of the WHAAAHHH YEEAHHH. But King Crimson is such an extreme example I don't actually mind it.
Yeah Gregg Lake really hits that falsetto
Yes. That's why he is a cult artist barely entering any chart while many of his peers sold millions of records.
There's a big difference between Joey Belladonna's mixed high voice that sounds strong when he does his screams and King's very high but very weak falsetto screams.
It is an acquired taste. You need to find it in yourself to ignore him and focus on the band, because they're totally awesome. Eventually the exposure effect will take hold and his voice won't bother you much.
one of the early melodeath bands had a vocalist that did king diamond falsetto, clean vocals, dm growls and bm shrieks/screams really well but the band itself was kinda mid and he only did it on 1 album. its on the tip of my tongue i'll post it if i remember it.
I'm pretty sure Fear Factory were the first extreme metal bands that used clean vocals
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sings about ghosts
sounds like a spooky ghost
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It's a shame too because he's a really good writer and surrounds himself with good musicians If those classic MF and KD songs had Halford or Geoff Tate singing they'd be close to 10/10
every artist is an acquired taste
I thought his voice was funny at first (although I still liked it) then I was impressed with his range and kept listening
Holy fucking Based.
Absolutely. Some of the best solos he’s ever played are on ITP, such an amazing album.
Fair, but Budgie fucking rips though. Pic related is one hell of a hard rock/proto-metal album.
"WHEN A I WENT DOWN STRAAAIIIRRRS"
"I HEARD PEOPLE, DRINKIN' DAT TEEEEA"
"THEN A SAW THHHHEEYYYUMMM"
"DOOING MISSAY, DEEP IN HER BUUUAAAHH-H-T"
"AND I SCREEEAMED"
"NO! NO! NO! GET OUT OF HER BUTT NO!"
"~BUT KINNNGGG~~~...WE MUST DO THIS STAY IN THE HHOUUSEE~~"
"YEESS KINNGGG"
"WOOooOoOOoooOO SPOOKY WOOO"
'THEN I SAW GRANMAA, TAKING SHITTTTS IN HER FILLTHY WHEEELCHAAIRR!!"
"OHH NNOOO!!!~~~~~~~"
"M-Missaaay..."
King Diamond is great
Melodeath is great
You are cringe