Singing Style
In comparison to the soaring, operatic vocals of his successor in Iron Maiden, Di'Anno is remembered for having a more guttural "punk" sound to his singing, in part because he began his singing career in punk band the Paedophiles. Though Di'Anno was able to hit high-notes, he does not typically sing in Dickinson's trademark high tenor range. He usually sang with a raspy and rougher sound, although he was capable of singing with a purer voice as demonstrated by slower numbers like "Remember Tomorrow", "Strange World" and "Prodigal Son". Di'Anno's vocal style has influenced many singers of speed and thrash metal bands such as Udo Dirkschneider of Accept, James Hetfield of Metallica, John Bush of Armored Saint and Anthrax, Dave Mustaine of Megadeth, Tom Araya of Slayer, Dave Poole of Copstabber and Phil Anselmo of Pantera and Down..
Later in his career Di'Anno's style, along with his music, became darker and more aggressive.
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