Post by Zedd Squared on Sept 23, 2019 14:10:36 GMT
Member Of: Corruption (1986-?), Golgotha (1991), Acid Bath (1991-1997), Daisyhead & the Mooncrickets (1995-1997), Agents of Oblivion (1999-2000), Deadboy & the Elephantmen (2000-2007)
Voice Type: Tenor
Vocal Range: E2-B♭5
High Notes:
B♭5 ("Nothingness")
G♯5 ("Jezebel" Orlando, FL Rehearsal 1993 from Double Live Bootleg!, "The Morticians Flame" 1991 Demo, "Nothingness")
G5 ("Jezebel" Orlando, FL Rehearsal 1993 from Double Live Bootleg!)
E♭5 ("13 Fingers", "Dr. Seuss Is Dead", "Paegan Love Song", "Wall of Death")
D5 ("Locust Spawning", "Paegan Love Song")
C♯5 ("Dressed in Smoke", "Finger Paintings of the Insane", "Venus Blue")
C5 ("Ash of the Mind", "Dead Girl" Agents of Oblivion, "Diäb Soulé", "Heart of Green", "House of the Rising Sun" Ron’s Crossroads 2000, "I'll See You All in Hell or New Orleans", "Kissed by Lightning", "Ladybug", "Locust Spawning", "New Corpse", "Otherworldly Dreamer", "Phantom Green", "Toubabo Koomi")
B4 ("Cassie Eats Cockroaches", "Dope Fiend", "Finger Paintings of the Insane", "I Hear Satan", "Jezebel", "Like the Dead Would Laugh", "Otherworldly Dreamer", "Paroled in '54", "Sleeping with the Witch", "A Song That Crawls", "Stranger to Reason (Soul of a Beer Can)", "Tower of Song", "Yesterday" Hattiesburg 2003)
B♭4 ("13 Fingers", "Anthem (For This Haunted City)", "The Blue", "Cassie Eats Cockroaches", "Cheap Vodka", "Dr. Seuss Is Dead", "Finger Paintings of the Insane", "God Machine", "Graveflower", "Heart of Green", "High Monster", "Jezebel", "Ladybug", "Locust Spawning", "The Morticians Flame", "New Corpse", "Night Is the Notion", "No One Will Be a Stranger", "Song with No Name", "Theme", "Tranquilized", "Wall of Death", "What Color Is Death?")
A4 ("Ash of the Mind", "Barefoot in the Dark", "Big Black Backwards", "Blood Music", "Break It Off", "Cheap Vodka", "Cosmic Dancer", "Dead Girl" Agents of Oblivion, "Dope Fiend", "Endsmouth", "Forgot I Was Alive", "God Machine", "Graves Beyond Windows", "The Hangman's Daughter", "House of the Rising Sun" Ron's Crossroads 2000, "Like the Dead Would Laugh", "Lord of This World" Unknown Venue 1992, "Otherworldly Dreamer", "Ouroboros", "Paroled in '54", "Phantom Green", "Radiation Blues", "Reactor Number 4", "Sigh of Wolves", "Slave Riot", "A Song That Crawls", "Strange Television", "Stranger to Reason (Soul of a Beer Can)", "The Terrors of Nightlife", "Toubabo Koomi")
G♯4 ("13 Cannot Be Divided" Maxwells 2008, "13 Fingers", "Ancient Man", "Blood of God", "The Blue", "Cassie Eats Cockroaches", "Dethbryte", "Dressed in Smoke", "Evil Friend", "Generation of the Zombie", "Ghost Movement", "Grave Dirt On My Blue Suede Shoes", "Heartbreak Hotel", "High Monster", "How Long the Night Was", "I Hear Satan", "Jezebel", "Ladybug", "Let Me Be Your Cigarette", "Lord of This World" Unknown Venue 1992, "The Morticians Flame", "New Corpse", "Night Is the Notion", "Ouroboros", "Riding the Wormhole", "Sleeping with the Witch", "A Spinning Song", "Stop, I'm Already Dead", "Take Me Home, Country Roads" Spanish Moon 2007, "Theme", "Toubabo Koomi", "Venus Blue", "What Color Is Death?")
G4 ("Anthem (For This Haunted City)", "Big Black Backwards", "Blood Music", "Dead Girl", "Dope Fiend", "Endsmouth", "Finger Paintings of the Insane" 1991 Demo, "Fly On the Eye of the Lamb", "Forgot I Was Alive", "Generation of the Zombie", "Grave Beyond Windows", "Graveflower", "Heart of Green", "High Monster", "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" Lafayette 2007, "Kissed by Lightning", "Ladybug", "Like the Dead Would Laugh", "The Morticians Flame", "Nothingness", "Otherworldly Dreamer", "Phantom Green", "Reactor Number 4", "Say Goodnight to the World", "Scarlett of Heaven Nor Hell", "Sigh of Wolves", "A Song That Crawls", "Song with No Name", "Strange Television", "The Terrors of Nightlife", "Theme", "Tower of Song", "Tranquilized", "Truth in the Dark", "Waking Up Insane", "Wither", "Yesterday" Hattiesburg 2003, "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory" Mugshots 2003)
F♯4 ("13 Cannot Be Divided" Maxwells 2008, "Ancient Man", "Apocalyptic Sunshine", "Barefoot in the Dark", "Blood of God", "Cradled in the Arms of Death", "Didn't Know Yet What I'd Know When I Was Bleedin'", "Demon Tied to a Chair in My Brain", "Endsmouth", "Evil Friend", "Famous Blue Raincoat" Unspecified Live Performance, "Finger Paintings of the Insane" 1991 Demo, "Ghost Movement", "The Hangman's Daughter", "Heartbreak Hotel", "High Monster", "I'm Your Man" Spanish Moon 2007, "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" Unspecified Live Performance, "Let Me Be Your Cigarette", "Like the Dead Would Laugh", "Living is Suicide", "Misadventures of Dope", "Night Is the Notion", "No Rainbow", "Otherworldly Dreamer", "Paroled in '54", "Radiation Blues", "Riding the Wormhole", "Sigh of Wolves", "To Hell with the Moon" Maxwells 2008, "Venus Blue", "Waking Up Insane", "You Were Born to Be My Gallows")
F4 ("Bleed Me an Ocean", "Dead Girl", "Diäb Soulé", "Dr. Seuss is Dead", "Generation of the Zombie", "God Machine", "Graveflower", "Heart of Green", "How Long the Night Was", "If It Be Your Will" Sidebar 2007, "Kissed by Lightning", "The Morticians Flame", "New Death Sensation", "No One Will Be a Stranger", "Paegan Love Song", "Reactor Number 4", "Scarlett of Heaven Nor Hell", "Song with No Name", "Stop, I'm Already Dead", "The Terrors of Nightlife", "Theme")
E4 ("Ancient Man", "Apartment 13", "Barefoot in the Dark", "Blood of God", "Break It Off", "Cosmic Dancer", "Cradled in the Arms of Death", "Dog Headed Whore", "Finger Paintings of the Insane", "Fly On the Eye of the Lamb", "Forgot I Was Alive", "Generation of the Zombie", "Graves Beyond Windows", "Love Eats Its Own", "Nothingness", "Riding the Wormhole", "Slave Riot", "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" Hattiesburg 2003, "A Song That Crawls", "A Spinning Song", "Strange Television", "Stranger to Reason (Soul of a Beer Can)", "Waking Up Insane", "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory" Mugshots 2003)
Low Notes:
E♭3 ("Apocalyptic Sunshine", "Bleed Me an Ocean", "Cheap Vodka", "Diäb Soulé", "Dope Fiend", "Finger Paintings of the Insane", "Grave Dirt On My Blue Suede Shoes", "Graveflower", "How Long the Night Was", "I Hear Satan", "Jezebel", "The Morticians Flame", "Night is the Notion", "Scarlett of Heaven Nor Hell", "Sleeping with the Witch", "Take Me Home, Country Roads" Spanish Moon 2007, "Toubabo Koomi", "Wall of Death", "What the Stars Have Eaten", "You Were Born to Be My Gallows")
D3 ("And No More Shall We Part" Mugshots 2003, "Bleed Me an Ocean", "Cosmic Dancer", "Graves Beyond Windows", "High Monster", "I'm Your Man" Spanish Moon 2007, "Like the Dead Would Laugh", "Locust Spawning", "Otherworldly Dreamer", "Reactor Number 4", "Sigh of Wolves", "Stranger to Reason (Soul of a Beer Can)", "Theme", "Waking Up Insane", "Yesterday" Hattiesburg 2003)
C♯3 ("Ancient Man", "And No More Shall We Part" Mugshots 2003, "Didn't Know Yet What I'd Know When I Was Bleedin'", "Dressed in Smoke", "Everybody Knows" Carrollton Station 2004, "How Long the Night Was", "Jezebel", "Let Me Be Your Cigarette", "Living is Suicide", "Night is the Notion", "No One Will Be a Stranger", "No Rainbow", "Radiation Blues", "Scarlett of Heaven Nor Hell", "Scream of the Butterfly", "A Spinning Song", "Stop, I'm Already Dead", "Walking Stick", "You Were Born to Be My Gallows")
C3 ("The Blue", "The Bones of Baby Dolls", "Break It Off", "Dead Girl" Agents of Oblivion, "Fly On the Eye of the Lamb", "Grand Dark Feeling of Emptiness" Mugshots 2003, "Graves Beyond Windows", "Heart of Green", "If It Be Your Will" Sidebar 2007, "I'll See You All in Hell or New Orleans", "Kissed by Lightning", "Ladybug", "Locust Spawning", "New Death Sensation", "Ouroboros", "Say Goodnight to the World", "Sleeping with the Witch", "Song with No Name", "The Terrors of Nightlife", "Theme", "Tower of Song", "Tranquilized", "Truth in the Dark", "Wither", "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory" Mugshots 2003)
B2 ("13 Cannot Be Divided" Maxwells 2008, "Apartment 13", "Barefoot in the Dark", "Dethbryte", "Demon Tied to a Chair in My Brain", "Endsmouth", "Everybody Knows" Carrollton Station 2004, "The Hangman's Daughter", "I'm Your Man" Spanish Moon 2007, "Let Me Be Your Cigarette", "Like Moonlight", "Like the Dead Would Laugh", "Living is Suicide", "No Rainbow", "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" Hattiesburg 2003, "A Song That Crawls", "Stop, I'm Already Dead", "To Hell with the Moon" Maxwells 2008, "Waking Up Insane")
B♭2 ("Cassie Eats Cockroaches", "Dead Girl", "I'll See You All in Hell or New Orleans", "Jezebel", "Kissed by Lightning", "New Death Sensation", "No Rainbow", "Reactor Number 4", "Say Goodnight to the World", "Scarlett of Heaven Nor Hell", "Scream of the Butterfly", "To Hell with the Moon" Maxwells 2008, "Tranquilized", "Truth in the Dark", "Venus Blue", "Walking Stick", "What the Stars Have Eaten")
A2 ("Barefoot in the Dark", "Endsmouth", "Grand Dark Feeling of Emptiness" Mugshots 2003, "Graves Beyond Windows", "The Hangman's Daughter", "High Monster", "House of the Rising Sun" Ron’s Crossroads 2000, "Living is Suicide", "Ouroboros", "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" Hattiesburg 2003, "Wither")
G♯2 ("13 Cannot Be Divided" Maxwells 2008, "Blood of God", "Everybody Knows" Carrollton Station 2004, "Graves Beyond Windows", "Heartbreak Hotel", "Like Moonlight")
G2 ("Heart of Green", "The Terrors of Nightlife", "Wither")
F♯2 ("Demon Tied to a Chair in My Brain", "Heartbreak Hotel", "Like Moonlight", "The Terrors of Nightlife" Michigan 2008)
E2 ("Dog Headed Whore", "Like Moonlight")
Dax Riggs has proven to be a singer that defies expectations. Despite having a natural brightness to his timbre he has spent much of his career in a darkened tenor croon that is often contrasted with his well honed belting register or (during his early days) harsh screams. Given that he was initially known for his twisted lyrical stylings and abrasive distortion technique with sludge metal greats Acid Bath it's interesting to see just how skilled a traditional "singer" he has become, with bands like Agents of Oblivion, Deadboy & the Elephantmen and his solo work demonstrating a wide range of vocal capabilities from vibrato to bluesy vocal runs/embellishments to soft falsetto to some surprisingly resonant low singing.
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*Underlined notes are found in backing vocals or otherwise obscured in the song mix.
*Green marks harsh distorted notes.
*Blue marks soft and/or disconnected sounding falsetto notes.
*Grey marks solidly pitched vocal fry notes.
*Italics mark non-sung notes.
{Questionable Notes}E♭5 ("Venus Blue" [2])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
{Album Ranges}Golgotha
KLSU Radio (1991): ?-G4-B♭5
Wet Dreams of the Insane (1991): G♯2-D3-A4
Acid Bath
When the Kite String Pops (1994): B♭2-G4-E♭5
Paegan Terrorism Tactics (1996): B♭2-G4-B♭4-E♭5
Agents of Oblivion
Agents of Oblivion (2000): G2-C5
Deadboy & the Elephantmen
If This Is Hell, Then I'm Lucky (2002): G2-A4-B4-C5
Song Mechanism (2004): C♯3-G♯4-A4-C♯5
We Are Night Sky (2005): B♭2-G♯4-A4-C♯5
Dax Riggs
We Sing of Only Blood or Love (2007): E2-B♭4-E♭5
Say Goodnight to the World (2010): E2-B♭4-C5
KLSU Radio (1991): ?-G4-B♭5
Wet Dreams of the Insane (1991): G♯2-D3-A4
Acid Bath
When the Kite String Pops (1994): B♭2-G4-E♭5
Paegan Terrorism Tactics (1996): B♭2-G4-B♭4-E♭5
Agents of Oblivion
Agents of Oblivion (2000): G2-C5
Deadboy & the Elephantmen
If This Is Hell, Then I'm Lucky (2002): G2-A4-B4-C5
Song Mechanism (2004): C♯3-G♯4-A4-C♯5
We Are Night Sky (2005): B♭2-G♯4-A4-C♯5
Dax Riggs
We Sing of Only Blood or Love (2007): E2-B♭4-E♭5
Say Goodnight to the World (2010): E2-B♭4-C5
