Iconic singers have been a mainstay of heavy metal since the very start. From the first time we heard Ozzy Osbourne's eerie cries haunt the opening track on Black Sabbath's genre-sparking debut album, each decade has brought with it a ton of beloved men and women whose unmistakable voices have helped soundtrack our lives as loud and proud metalheads.
OG metal heroes like Ozzy, Rob Halford and Ronnie James Dio set the bar, and it remains as high as ever: be it James Hetfield's lionlike roar, Floor Jansen's operatic yell or Vessel's alluring croon, metal remains filled with incredible vocalists.
