what vocalist (s) inspired you? Vocals Discuss what vocalist (s) inspired you? in the Metal Instruments forums; what vocalist or vocalists inspired you to sing? mine would be Attila Cshiar Varg Vikernes Chuck Schuldiner Mille Petrozza Luke ...

[Bill O Reilly]

what vocalist or vocalists inspired you to sing?

mine would be

Attila Cshiar
Varg Vikernes
Chuck Schuldiner
Mille Petrozza
Luke Kenny
David Vincent
Dead

[Something Wicked]

Matt Barlow. He's pretty much my hero. I love how he sings. I don't think nyone in metal can match his voice.

[The_Uppance_Has_Come]

Layne Staley
Warrel Dane
Peter Tagtgren
Jerry Cantrell
Mikael Akrefeldt

[VeTiS999]

Randy Blythe
Anthony Gunnels
Otep Shimaya
Stipp Remoh
& Tim Lambesis

[Maggotkill]

The person who inspired me to sing, due to his style and personality, is Johan Edlund of Tiamat. My voice is like his; I can't sing on a high frequency and I think I'd be a good gothic metal vocalist.

[Seraphim]

Tomas Lindberg

also:

Dark Tranquillity
Black Dahlia Murder

and other similar bands.

[The_Sword_Of_Uncreation]

Definantly (and not in order)

Matthew Chalk
Attila Csihar
Varg Vikernes
Mikael Akrefeldt
Dead
Malefic of Xasthur
Lord Worm

[Annatar]

George Fisher
Chris Barnes
Høst
Mortuus
Joakim Göthberg
Erik Hagstedt
Kristian Eivind "Gaahl" Espedal

[Cravinov13]

John Gossard
Wrest
Peter Tagtren
Greg Puciatio
Varg Vikernes
Ihsahn

[Kronos]

Layne Staley
Chuck Shuldiner
Satyr
Chris Cornell (Soundgarden era)
Glen Danzig
Phil Anselmo
Rob Halford

Those are probably my main influences