10 Greatest Metal Singers Of All Time
6. Ozzy Osbourne
You can't really have a list of the best metal singers and not mention Ozzy Osbourne. Far from being the greatest metal singer, Ozzy's vocals were a big reason why metal blossomed out the way it did. From his solo career all the way back to the first Black Sabbath record, Osbourne's vocals were always beautifully tortured as he scared you to death every time you blasted the record.
Despite many people looking at him as a lovable dad in his later years, Osbourne was once quite the intimidating figure when Sabbath first broke onto the scene. From one song section to the next, Ozzy could sound like Satan himself as he spewed out hymns of doom from the back of his throat. While his later solo work did have a pop-metal edge to it, his voice still held together as one of the most commanding sounds in heavy metal history.
There have been many comparisons made to Ozzy's voice over the years, but the term "madman" still holds up as one of the best identifiers. From his stage behavior to his soulful delivery, Ozzy is the epitome of the crazy frontman that shaped what metal vocalists would look like in the future.