NWOBHM-punk crossovers Warfare occupied the same booze-soaked gutter that Tank, Venom and to an extent Motorhead did. (Note: only bands whose drummers perform vocals live are considered in this list. For the sake of history, here are the top ten singing drummers in metal. That said, they are far from the first bands to let their percussionists take the microphone as well. Both bands let their drummers lead their vocal charges, or at least share it with another lead singer. Both Spectral Voice and Bell Witch recently released adored and anticipated records. Combining the two roles in a single person, especially one who does both at once, suggests a kind of uncanny physical and mental prowess.Ģ017 may prove the year of the singing drummer. Guitar, bass and synthesizer require endurance and dexterity, but metal drumming and singing can require athletic exertion. Performing extreme metal music is physically taxing, but screaming vocalists and high-speed drummers all knowingly expose themselves to serious injury. The relative rarity of singing drummers only adds to a mystique that already exists. Even so, drummer vocalists appear in heavy metal only rarely. Even an acoustic guitar or a simple trumpet must be constructed, and so come less naturally to us than the primal, almost juvenile, acts of making noises with our throat and striking objects. The human voice and percussion were likely the first two modes of musical expression.

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