The countertenor Francis Gush, playing the role of the Prince, delighted with his boyish charm and vocal pyrotechnics, dancing the lyrics through cascading filigrees of notes with offhand elegance contrasted with soaring lines sung with limpid lyricism and more than enough charisma and style for a ...
When Greg Puciato joined the Dillinger Escape Plan in 2001, he turned up the intensity to levels never reached before with the extreme mathcore band. Beyond becoming one of metal’s most unpredictable and charismatic frontmen, Puciato added a layer of high artistry to TDEP through his lyrics. D...
Papa Roach's "Last Resort" was already a powder keg of emotional angst that had become canon in the rock world. But somehow Ronnie Radke tapped into the emotion of the lyrics and gave it additional heft by reimagining the song as a piano ballad as subtle string backing. If you're wonde...
Rife with clever wordplay and a dexterous combination of styles, Chuck Berry's first major hit single was a rock 'n' roll revolution in the making. While the lyrics weren't necessarily subversive, Berry's skin color and influential sound were enough to generate a degree of controversy. Mainst...
Ollie Millington, Getty Images 20. Jonathan Davis (Korn) After conquering MTV in the ‘90s, Korn entered the new century withUntouchablesand barely took a breath since. Jonathan Davis’ tortured voice and paranoid scatting remained one of the most unique and impossible-to-duplicate styles in mus...
Ollie Millington, Getty Images 20. Jonathan Davis (Korn) After conquering MTV in the ‘90s, Korn entered the new century withUntouchablesand barely took a breath since. Jonathan Davis’ tortured voice and paranoid scatting remained one of the most unique and impossible-to-duplicate styles in mus...
Ollie Millington, Getty Images Arch Enemy The Pick: “Symphony of Destruction” Original Artist: Megadeth The Conversation: Who knew Megadeth riffs could slam this hard? Seriously, the opening sounds like Australia’s goregrinders The Day Everything Became Nothing… I digress… Arch Enemy axeman Mi...
Ollie Millington, Getty Images 20. Jonathan Davis (Korn) After conquering MTV in the ‘90s, Korn entered the new century withUntouchablesand barely took a breath since. Jonathan Davis’ tortured voice and paranoid scatting remained one of the most unique and impossible-to-duplicate styles in mus...
Ollie Millington, Getty Images 20. Jonathan Davis (Korn) After conquering MTV in the ‘90s, Korn entered the new century withUntouchablesand barely took a breath since. Jonathan Davis’ tortured voice and paranoid scatting remained one of the most unique and impossible-to-duplicate styles in mus...