Genre
Metal vocal ranges
Metal voices on one keyboard, D#1 to D#7.
Median span
3.4 oct
+8.5 st vs library
Range covered
D#1–D#7
Era
1969–2016
How ranges sit in Metal
- The median cited span across these voices is 41 semitones — 8.5 semitones wider than the library median of 32.5.
- Widest here is Mike Patton (D#1–D#7); the deepest floor belongs to Mike Patton at D#1 and the highest ceiling to Mike Patton at D#7.
- Voice categories here, most common first: tenors, baritones, mezzo-sopranos, sopranos, bass-baritones, countertenor.
Every voice on one axis
low → high
Singers Amy Lee through Noah Sebastian
- Amy LeeE3–E6E3–E63.0 oct
- Andy BiersackD2–F5D2–F53.3 oct
- Bruce DickinsonE2–C6E2–C63.7 oct
- Chester BenningtonG2–A5G2–A53.2 oct
- Chino MorenoF2–A5F2–A53.3 oct
- Corey TaylorE2–A5E2–A53.4 oct
- David DraimanA#1–G#5A#1–G#53.8 oct
- Devin TownsendF2–C6F2–C63.6 oct
- Elize RydE3–F#6E3–F#63.2 oct
- Floor JansenE3–E6E3–E63.0 oct
- Geoff TateE2–C6E2–C63.7 oct
- Glenn DanzigC#2–D#5C#2–D#53.2 oct
- Ian GillanG2–A#5G2–A#53.3 oct
- James HetfieldE2–C5E2–C52.7 oct
- Jonathan DavisA1–F#5A1–F#53.8 oct
- King DiamondF2–D6F2–D63.8 oct
- Klaus MeineG2–C6G2–C63.4 oct
- Lzzy HaleG2–C6G2–C63.4 oct
- M. ShadowsD2–A5D2–A53.6 oct
- Maynard James KeenanF2–A5F2–A53.3 oct
- Michael KiskeF2–C6F2–C63.6 oct
- Mike PattonD#1–D#7D#1–D#76.0 oct
- Myles KennedyA#1–D6A#1–D64.3 oct
- Noah SebastianA2–D5A2–D52.4 oct
Singers Oli Sykes through Ville Valo
- Oli SykesD#2–G#5D#2–G#53.4 oct
- Ozzy OsbourneG2–D5G2–D52.6 oct
- Peter SteeleF1–G5F1–G54.2 oct
- Rob HalfordF2–C6F2–C63.6 oct
- Ronnie James DioF2–A#5F2–A#53.4 oct
- Ronnie RadkeD2–G5D2–G53.4 oct
- Sebastian BachF2–C6F2–C63.6 oct
- Serj TankianF2–C6F2–C63.6 oct
- Sharon den AdelG3–D6G3–D62.6 oct
- Simone SimonsG3–C#6G3–C#62.5 oct
- Tarja TurunenF3–E6F3–E62.9 oct
- Tatiana ShmaylukA2–G5A2–G52.8 oct
- Till LindemannE2–F4E2–F42.1 oct
- Tobias ForgeD2–G#5D2–G#53.5 oct
- Ville ValoF#1–B5F#1–B54.4 oct