Vote For the Best Death Metal Vocalist Ever

Who is the best death metal vocalist ever? That's up for you to determine by voting for one of 15 candidates in the poll further down the page.

Current Six Feet Under and former Cannibal Corpse vocalist Chris Barnes asserted in late January of 2022 that "every death metal singer sucks except for me" after watching a 'Death Metal Round Table' interview feature with the current vocalists of Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, Gatecreeper and Undeath.

The multi-generational death metal chat got under Barnes' skin enough for him to voice his discontent on Twitter, where he expressed that he felt disgusted by today's death metal scene without elaboration.

The criticism drew a sharp response from the metal community, who have more or less laughed at Barnes' notion that he is the only serviceable death metal vocalist in the entirety of the genre, which has been going since 1985.

So, rather than let Barnes' claim go unchallenged, you, dear reader, have now been empowered to name the Best Death Metal Vocalist Ever. Cast your vote in the poll below!

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Best Death Metal Album of Each Year Since 1985

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