1. The Metal God-Rob had an excellent voice, rangy yet powerful, and could pull off delicate or more aggressive with equal facility. His high notes on some of their early albums are basically the measuring stick to me for that style. Age has not been too kind to him, but it does not detract from what he was.

2. King Diamond-I've never been as bothered by his sound as many, and I have a strong appreciation for higher-pitched vocalists. His different voices are a staple of his distinctive brand and (especially on earlier solo albums) really added to the story he was attempting to craft.

3. Dio-I could have had him at second, but I went with KD because I prefer much of his music. Dio's, "roar," was powerful and somewhat separated him from many other vocalists in that while he had range, it was the force of his voice that was much of the appeal.

4. Bruce Dickinson-He wasn't too far removed from Halford in style and much of what I wrote there could be applied to him. He wasn't as, "spectral," at the high end as Rob was, but he had a little more power. He has aged a bit better than Halford though being a few years younger does make a straight comparison a bit unfair. I prefer Rob, but I understand where the Bruce fans are coming from.

5. Harry Conklin-The Tyrant was a pretty good vocalist (He might still be, I haven't listened to his newer stuff in awhile). He wasn't as much like Bruce as say, Comeau, was, but I think Bruce-lite is still a useful description. He doesn't really measure up to the others for me though. He isn't as distinct as the vocalists above him, nor does he clearly sound to me like he's on their level, but taste is subjective, and I may well be in the minority.