Yep, revisiting this thread after nearly a year from Part One.  We’ll definitely have a part three down the line but here are a new five 🙂

Rob Halford (“Victim Of Changes”, “Exciter”, “The Green Manalishi”, “Devil’s Child”, “Painkiller”)

Like some of these other guys, there are just too many awesome choices from Judas Priest’s Rob Halford.  Been a fan of the band since their Screaming For Vengeance album, so he’s pretty much been the first metal screamer I ever really got into.  Interestingly enough the title cut from that LP is not my fave moment on there, going a bit more for the dynamic vocal of “Devil’s Child”.

Paul McCartney\John Lennon (“Helter Skelter”, “Revolution”, “Twist & Shout”, “I’m Down”, “Oh Darling”, “Hey Jude”, “Yer Blues”)

Tossing in a couple extras for the Beatle boys since we got the dynamic duo here.  What’s interesting is the different depths of scream on display-  Paul could do the Little Richard and John pretty much let out the primal scream (“Mother” being the example), both with great unbridled effect.  Preference for Paul’s enthusiastic shouts if I had to pick between the two.

Randy Rampage (“Welcome To Your Death”, “Phantasmagoria ’86”, “Alison Hell”)

Gotta throw this one on here from the Annihilator man because it’s a bit of a manic, gurgling RAAAAAH that comes out of his mouth instead of singing the final word of the song’s title during the last line of the chorus.  Rampage was never a great singer but has a voice of character that makes this a fun, killer addition to this list.  Anything from that first album rules; too bad he didn’t stick around very long.

Philip Anselmo (“This Love”, “Hellbound” , “I’ll Cast A Shadow”, “Cemetery Gates”, “5 Minutes Alone”)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kue-zcTr4A

Anselmo’s an interesting case here because he can be very tasteful with his singing and then full on manic with his screaming.  I prefer a mixup in his style and lean more towards his mid period roars rather than his early years Halfordesque yelps or his occasional constant hardcore roars-  he shows some killer intensity throughout “Hellbound” and his croon to riproar in “This Love”.

Robin Zander (“Anytime”, “Gonna Raise Hell”, “The Ballad Of TV Violence”, “Best Friend”, “Twisted Heart”)

Yes ladies and gentlemen, these are titles to Cheap Trick songs.  Yes ladies and gentlemen, Cheap Trick is MUCH MUCH more than the hits.  Robin Zander has always been “the man of 1000 voices” and these are five songs where he shows off his mastery of the scream.  He doesn’t rely on it too much, tending to use various facets of his powerful range but when the roar comes you know it.