MC666 siad this can make or break a band for him. Same here. If I don't like the vocals, there is no chance I will listen to the band. Bas vox, bad band, imo.

How do you feel?

Same for me. I can't tell you how many times a band has sounded great to me until the singer opens his mouth and ruins the whole damn thing.

There are a few bands that break one of my sacred rules and that is you need a good singer to be a good band imo. I love the vocals and thats what makes or breaks a band for me. Some of the exceptions are

Dew Scented - Leif Jensen has those vocals that go right through me but the thrash music is awesome and makes up for it.

A lot of Melodic Death Metal bands would be awesome imo with a stellar or even average singer.

I feel the same way.I would like alot more Death Metal and Metalcore if it wasnt for the vocalist.

Didn't I start a thread almost identical to this not too long ago?

The answer is yes!

With very few exceptions, the answer is no. Especially growling/screaming.

I still like some bands with growlers like

Epica
Haggard
Hollenthon
Sirenia

But that's about it. And lately, the stereotypical shrieking male metal singer has really grated on my nerves too.

The vocals ruin a lot of bands for me. Opeth would be brilliant if they
had a vocalist I liked. I ultimately got rid of Mastedon for the same
reason. They final verdict is still out on Kreator, but I think it will
be a keeper.

Yes, ruin. However, it's funny what I'll consider a good vocalist. Rarely it seems that a vocalist is a perfect fit for a particular band. This is some sort of psychological thing, I'm sure, but it works for me!

Yeah this is the same with me. If the vocalist sucks, then I cannot listen to the band. No matter how hard I try.

check out Sacred Steel for decent music with absolutely atrocious vocals. i cannot stand to play the discs because of the vox. i used to have the same problem with Ultimatum (although not quite as bad), up until the last album where the vocals improved tenfold.

I can't get past a flat out bad vocalist, when they are off key or grating. I think I've gotten hardened to the cookie moster stuff though, I can enjoy it fine even though I'd prefer to do without it if I had a choice.

Nope I cannot if the vocals are absolutely horrible I can't do it.

I love the instrumentation in all death metal, but can't stand the vocals. They're horrid.

I can't stand Luke Easter's singing on anything but Vanishing Lessons. Dave Mustaine's vocals kill it for me too sometimes.

No, vocals make it for me. If the singer sucks so does the whole thing. Take Children Of Bodom for instance great until he sings