15 Best Hard Rock Singers Of All Time

Almost every rock fan has dreamed of being a singer at least one point in their life. From the pure adrenaline that flows through your body to the adulation of millions of fans, what isn't appealing about delivering powerful hard rock to millions of fans across the world? However, there's a lot more to it than just screaming into the microphone.

As opposed to the classic rock of bands like the Beatles and the Stones, the hard rock frontman calls for a form of controlled chaos. While any singer will tell you the importance of preserving your voice, these vocalists have to hold off doing their awesome screams until they take to the stage, where they can let themselves loose in front of an audience.

These singers may have come from the blues tradition or even musical theater, but what they contributed to music was always a much harsher assault than the traditional musical formats. By pushing their vocal chops into different areas, these artists have molded themselves into unique musical entities whose styles test the boundaries of what the human voice can do. Regular rock and roll may be fun, but here is just a small helping of the voices that will truly rattle your speakers.

As rock reached the tail end of the 70's, disco started to rear its head in pop culture. Though there was nothing wrong with the funky beats and slick production of this new genre, many rock artists were hopping on the bandwagon and creating some of the most listless rock music ever produced. Out of the manufactured haze came Cheap Trick, with a singer with just the right amount of grit.

From the moment you heard him sing, Robin Zander's voice was the ideal blend of melodic and heavy. On every Cheap Trick tune, there was always a good amount of melody to latch onto, but then Zander's off-kilter screams would send the entire song into overdrive. There was power and bombastness in his delivery, but there's also a raucous vibe that Zander gives off that almost verges on the side of punk.

Though the sounds were different for the time, the mannerisms of Zander were later adopted by bands as diverse as Green Day and Motley Crue. In Zander, Cheap Trick had the ideal foil to their poppier songwriting. It was as tuneful as the Beatles, but with the grit of the Sex Pistols creeping out from beneath the surface.