9 Successful Bands That Changed Their Vocalist

9. DragonForce

One of the biggest names in power metal, DragonForce has been amazing audiences with their speedy instrumental work for the best part of twenty years. Formed in London, the band helped pioneer the unique genre with their lightning fast guitar solos, earth-shattering drumming style, and retro video game-like sound.

They have also became easily recognisable for their fantasy influenced lyrics, conveyed beautifully by the tones of the band's original lead singer ZP Theart. Making his first appearance on the debut album Valley of the Damned, ZP recorded a total of four studio albums with the cult metal outfit, often receiving critical praise for his vocal range both live and in the studio.

So it came as sad news for fans when the South African decided to leave the group in 2010, citing his reason as an “insurmountable difference in musical opinion”, which led to the power metal outfit finding a replacement in 2011 in the form of Marc Hudson.

Hudson remains the bands' vocalist to this day, and has recorded three studio albums with them: Maximum Overload, Reaching into Infinity, and his debut The Power Within which was home to the single Cry Thunder, their most well received song since the days of Theart.