Rob Rock (5,231 views)

[Henny Macc]

Robert Rock (June 29, 1959 - )
Years active: 1983-present
Country of origin: United States of America
Recorded vocal range: G1-B♭5 (G1-A♯5)

Featured bands:

• 1983-1985 - Vice (lead vocals)
• 1986 - M.A.R.S. (lead vocals)
• 1987-1988 - Joshua (lead vocals)
• 1989-1990 - Driver (lead vocals)
• 1990-1991 - Axel Rudi Pell (lead vocals)
• 1992-2000 - Impellitteri (lead vocals)
• 2000-present - Rob Rock (lead vocals)
• 2001 - Warrior (lead vocals)
• 2007-present - Driver (lead vocals)
• 2008-present - Impellitteri (lead vocals)
  

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{Full band history}

• 1983-1985 - Vice (lead vocals)
• 1986 - M.A.R.S. (lead vocals)
• 1986-1987 - Impellitteri (lead vocals)
• 1987-1988 - Joshua (lead vocals)
• 1988-1989 - Angelica (lead vocals)
• 1989-1990 - Driver (lead vocals)
• 1990-1991 - Axel Rudi Pell (lead vocals)
• 1992-2000 - Impellitteri (lead vocals)
• 2000-present - Rob Rock (lead vocals)
• 2001 - Warrior (lead vocals)
• 2007-present - Driver (lead vocals)
• 2007-2008 - Fires of Babylon (lead vocals)
• 2008-present - Impellitteri (lead vocals)

Recorded high notes:
A♯5/B♭5: "Hammer Down", "Lost in a World", "Slow Burn"
A5: "Crazy Train" live Daytona 2008, "Lies & Deception", "Man of War", "Obsession", "Stars", "Tearing at My Heart", "Wicked Maiden"
G♯5/A♭5: "Are You Satisfied", "Change of Heart", crowd singalong live Atlanta 2008, "Feel the Fire", "Land of the Giants", "Nasty Reputation", "Overture" live Osaka 1998, "Play with Fire", "Ready for Rock", "Ride the Wind", "Satan's Playground", "Savior's Call" live Atlanta 2008, "Scream and Shout", "Slay the Dragon", "Victim of the System", "Warrior" live Tokyo 2009, "When a Blind Man Cries", "Wicked Maiden", "You Are the Fire", "You Drive Me Crazy"
G5: "Breaking the Fire", "Burning" live Osaka 1998, "Danger Zone", "Do You Think I'm Mad", "Eyes of Eternity", "Fighting the Law", "Highway Star" live 2005, "I Believe", "I Can See It in Your Eyes", "In the Night", "Judgment Day", "Last of a Dying Breed", "Lies & Deception", "Lion of Judah", "Lost in a World", "Master of Disguise", "Millennial Years", "Nasty Reputation" live at the Bang Your Head!!! Festival 2014, "Nightmare", "One Way Out", "Rage of Creation", "Requiem for a Scream", "Return to the Sky", "Ride the Wind", "S.O.S.", "Soul Survivor", "Speed Demon", "Spirit in the Sky", "Symptom of the Universe", "The Endless Beginning", "The Phantom of the Opera", "The Vision", "The Young and the Ruthless", "Venom", "We Are One", "You Drive Me Crazy"
F♯5/G♭5: "Burn" live at Shinjuku Liquid Room 1995, "Burning", "Cry Out", "Day of Reckoning", "Destroyer of Death", "Eye of the Hurricane", "Falling Tears", "Feel the Fire", "Give Me Your Love", "Grin and Bear It", "Hammer Down", "Hi-Scool Revolution", "I've Been Waiting", "Kingdom of Light", "Land of the Giants", "Lies & Deception", "Living on the Edge", "Lost in a World", "One Step at a Time", "One Way Out", "Only Love Can Save Me Now", "Play with Fire", "Rat Race", "Rock the Earth", "Rock You Like a Hurricane" live Japan 2004, "Scream and Shout", "Shine on Me", "S.O.S.", "Standing", "The Battle Rages On", "The Endless Beginning", "There's Only One Hero", "The Trigger", "Unchain the Thunder", "Visual Prison", "Walk Away" live Osaka 1998, "Warrior" live Tokyo 2009, "Will I Ever Learn", "Zeus Will Storm the Earth"
F5: "All I Want", "Answer to the Master", "Breaking the Fire", "Cry of the Wounded", "Day of Reckoning", "Don't You Know", "Empire of Lies", "Fighting the Law", "Fire It Up", "Firewall", "First Winds at the End of Time", "Forever", "Garden of Eden" live Tokyo 2009, "Grin and Bear It", "Heart's on Fire", "Higher Ground", "Holy Man", "I'll Wait", "I'm a Warrior" live Atlanta 2008, "Judgment Day", "Kingdom for Ransom", "Last of a Dying Breed", "Look to the Sky", "Lord Knows", "Lost", "Lost in the Rain", "Man of War", "Nasty Reputation", "Never Too Late", "Play with Fire", "Reach Up", "Rock You Like a Hurricane" live Japan 2004, "Slay the Dragon", "Soul Survivor", "Stranglehold", "Symptom of the Universe", "The Fool's Theme", "The Magic of the Night", "The Phantom of the Opera", "The Trigger", "The Young and the Ruthless", "Time Machine", "Victim of the System", "Wake Me Up", "Wake Up Sally", "Wanted Man", "Warrior", "Weapons of Mass Distortion", "When a Blind Man Cries", "When the Kingdom Comes", "Wonderful Life", "You Are the Fire", "Zeus Will Storm the Earth"
E5: "Angel in the Ashes", "A World Without Us", "Babylon", "Bright Lights", "Burning", "Code of Life", "Conqueror's Hymn", "Cross to Bear", "Dance", "Danger Zone", "Day of Reckoning", "Destiny", "Die", "Domino Theory", "Eagle", "Eyes of an Angel", "Fantasy", "Father Forgive Them", "Feel the Fire", "Fields of Fire", "First Winds at the End of Time", "Forever", "For Your Love", "Highway Star" live 2005, "Hi-Scool Revolution", "Hold the Line", "Hollywood Shooting Star", "Holy Man", "I Believe", "I Can See It in Your Eyes", "I'll Be Searching", "Kill the Machine", "Kingdom Fighter", "Lies & Deception", "Living on the Edge", "Look to the Sky", "Lord Knows", "Lost in a Land", "Master of Disguise", "Media Machine", "Never Too Late", "Obsession", "Open Your Eyes", "Paradise", "Power of Love", "Rat Race", "Reach for the Sky", "Ready for Rock", "Remember Me", "Rise", "Run for Your Life", "Satan's Playground", "Savior's Call", "Shine on Me", "Slave to My Touch", "Slayer of Souls", "S.O.S.", "Soul Survivor", "Stand Alone", "Standing", "Take Me", "Tears in the Eyes of the World", "The Endless Beginning", "The Fool's Theme", "The Hour of Dawn", "The King", "The Last in Line" live at the Haven Lounge 2010, "The Phantom of the Opera", "The Sun Will Rise Again", "The Vision", "Thief in the Night", "Tom Sawyer" live Riverside Park 1983, "To the Edge of the Earth", "Under the Gun", "Unknown Survivor", "Venom", "Victim's Paradise", "Weapons of Mass Distortion", "We Are One", "When Darkness Reigns", "When the Well Runs Dry", "Wicked Maiden", "Writings on the Wall", "You and I", "You Drive Me Crazy", "You Know", "Zeus Will Storm the Earth"
D♯5/E♭5: "Angel in the Ashes", "Answer to the Master", "Ball and Chain", "Cry Out", "Destiny", "Endless Nights", "Dark World", "Do You Think I'm Mad", "Everything Is You", "Eye of the Hurricane", "Face the Enemy", "Falling Tears", "Fear No Evil", "Fields of Fire", "Fighting the Law", "Fly Away", "Garden of Chaos", "Garden of Eden" live Tokyo 2009, "Hammer Down", "Heart's on Fire", "Hi-Scool Revolution", "Holding On", "Holy Hell", "Hungry Days", "Hymn of Life", "I Believe in Love", "I'll Be with You", "I Will Survive", "Jehova", "Judgment Day", "Kill the Beast", "Kingdom of Light", "Land of the Giants", "Last of a Dying Breed", "Lion of Judah", "Masquerade", "Metal Breed", "Nasty Reputation", "Never Surrender", "Nostradamus", "Only Love Can Save Me Now", "Play with Fire", "Rapture", "Redemption" live Ottawa 2016, "Run for Your Life", "Satan's Playground", "Savior's Call", "Shed Your Blood", "Since You Been Gone" live Brooklyn 2019, "Slow Burn", "Something's Wrong with the World Today", "Sons of Thunder", "Spirit in the Sky", "Stand in Line" live Osaka 1998, "Stand or Fall", "Stars", "Tears That I Cry", "The Battle Rages On", "The Future Is Black", "The Glory of Rome", "The King Is Rising" live Osaka 1998, "The Magic of the Night", "The Young and the Ruthless", "Unchain the Thunder", "Venom", "Victim of the System", "Warrior", "We Own the Night", "When the Kingdom Comes", "You Are the Fire"
D5: "All I Want", "A World Without Us", "Beware of the Devil", "Breaking the Fire", "Conqueror's Hymn", "Countdown", "Cross to Bear", "Crying Out for Love", "Cry of the Wounded", "Cry Out", "Danger Zone", "Die", "Don't You Know", "Eyes of an Angel", "Eyes of Eternity", "Fantasy", "Fields of Fire", "First Winds at the End of Time", "Forever", "Forever Yours", "Freakshow", "Garden of Chaos", "Garden of Eden", "Heart's on Fire", "Higher Ground", "Hollywood Shooting Star", "Holy Hell", "Hymn of Life", "Hypocrisy", "I Can See It in Your Eyes", "I'll Be Searching", "I'll Wait", "In the Night", "I've Been Waiting", "Judgment Day", "Kill the King" live at the Haven Lounge 2010, "Living on the Edge", "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" live at the Haven Lounge 2010, "Lord Knows", "Lost in a World", "Man of War", "Man on the Silver Mountain", "Master of Disguise", "Media Machine", "Move On", "Nations on Fire", "Never Too Late", "Nightmare", "One Way Out", "Only Yesterday", "Open Your Eyes", "Power of Love", "Rage of Creation", "Rat Race", "Redemption" live Daytona Beach 2016, "Remembering You", "Requiem for a Dream", "Retribution", "Rise", "Rock the Earth", "Rock You Like a Hurricane" live Japan 2004, "Shine on Me", "Slave to My Touch", "Slay the Dragon", "Slayer of Souls", "S.O.S.", "Speed Demon", "Stand Alone", "Stand Up and Fight", "Stranglehold", "Symptom of the Universe", "Take Me", "Tearing at My Heart", "The Hour of Dawn", "The Magic of the Night", "The Phantom of the Opera", "The Sun Will Rise Again", "The Revelation", "The Vision", "This Time Is the Last Time", "Titans", "To the Edge of the Earth", "Turn of the Century", "Unknown Survivor", "Victim's Paradise", "Wake Me Up", "Wake Up Sally", "Wasted Earth", "Weapons of Mass Distortion", "We Are One", "When Darkness Reigns", "When the Kingdom Comes", "Will I Ever Learn", "Wonderful Life", "Writings on the Wall", "You and I", "Zeus Will Storm the Earth"
C♯5/D♭5: "Are You Satisfied", "Ball and Chain", "Brand New Revolution" live Westland 2016, "Burn" live at Shinjuku Liquid Room 1995, "Burning", "Calling Angels", "Change of Heart", "Cry Out", "Code of Life", "Countdown to the Revolution", "Dance", "Danger Zone", "Day of Reckoning", "Destiny", "Destroyer of Death", "Devilution", "Domino Theory", "Empire of Lies", "Escape from Hell", "Eternal Reign", "Everything Is You", "Eye of the Hurricane", "Falling Tears", "Father Forgive Them", "Feel the Fire", "Firewall", "For Your Love", "Fuel for the Fire", "Generation of Destruction", "Give Me Your Love", "Glory to the King", "Heaven and Hell" live at the Haven Lounge 2010, "Highway Star" live 2005, "Hi-Scool Revolution", "Hold the Line", "Holy Resurrection", "Hungry Days", "Hymn of Life", "I Am the Fire" live New York City 2016, "I Believe in Love", "I'm a Warrior", "Kill the Machine", "Kingdom Fighter", "Holy Ground", "Kingdom of Light", "Land of the Giants", "Lazarus Rising", "Lies & Deception", "Man on the Silver Mountain", "Metal Breed", "Nations on Fire", "Neverland", "On and On", "Only a Man", "Only Love Can Save Me Now '08", "Overture" live Osaka 1998, "Paradise", "Power of Love", "Rapture", "Rat Race", "Ready for Rock", "Remember Me", "Revolution Coming", "Rock Through the Night", "Run for Your Life", "Satan's Playground", "Scream and Shout", "Shed Your Blood", "Shine On", "Slave to My Touch", "Slayer of Souls", "Slow Burn", "Something's Wrong with the World Today", "Sons of Thunder", "Soul Survivor", "Spirit in the Sky", "Stand Alone", "Standing", "Stand in Line" live Osaka 1998, "Stand or Fall", "Stars", "Tearing at My Heart", "Tears That I Cry", "The Everlasting", "The Future Is Black", "The Glory of Rome", "The King", "The King Is Rising" live Osaka 1998, "The Young and the Ruthless", "Time Machine", "Under the Gun", "Thief in the Night", "Venom", "Visual Prison", "Walk Away", "Wanted Man", "War Within", "When the Kingdom Comes", "When the Well Runs Dry", "Wicked Maiden", "Winds of March", "Zeus Will Storm the Earth"
C5: "All I Need", "Always on My Mind", "Answer to the Master", "Babylon", "Beautiful Lady", "Brand New Revolution" live Westland 2016, "Breaking the Fire", "Bright Lights", "Burn" live Westland 2016, "Calling Angels", "City's on Fire", "Conqueror's Hymn", "Countdown", "Cross to Bear", "Crazy Train" live Daytona 2008, "Cry of the Wounded", "Dance", "Die", "Don't You Know", "Do You Think I'm Mad", "Eagle", "Empire of Lies", "Endless Nights", "Escape from Hell", "Everything Is You", "Eyes of Eternity", "Face the Enemy", "Fear No Evil", "Fighting the Law", "Fire It Up", "First Winds at the End of Time", "Forever Yours", "Freakshow", "Garden of Chaos", "Gates of Hell", "Generation of Destruction", "Give Me Your Love", "God Bless America" live at the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce 2013, "Grin and Bear It", "Guarding the Gate", "Heart's on Fire", "Hollywood Shooting Star", "Holy Man", "Hungry Days", "Hypocrisy", "I Believe", "I Can See It in Your Eyes", "I'll Be with You", "I'll Wait", "In the Name of the Rose", "In the Night", "Jehovah", "Judgment Day", "Kill the Beast", "Kill the King" live at the Haven Lounge 2010, "Kingdom for Ransom", "Last of a Dying Breed", "Living on the Edge", "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" live at the Haven Lounge 2010, "Look to the Sky", "Lord Knows", "Lord's Prayer" live church service 2011, "Lost in a World", "Man of War", "Man on the Silver Mountain", "Master of Disguise", "Media Machine", "My Will Be Done" live Daytona Beach 2016, "Nasty Reputation", "Never Surrender", "Never Too Late", "Nightmare", "Nostradamus", "Obsession", "O Holy Night" live church session 2011, "One Step at a Time", "One Way Out", "Only Yesterday", "Rage of Creation", "Reach for the Sky", "Redemption" live Ottawa 2016, "Remember Me", "Requiem for a Scream", "Return to the Sky", "Ride the Wind", "Rise", "Rock the Earth", "Rock You Like a Hurricane" live Japan 2004, "Since You Been Gone" live Brooklyn 2019, "Sing Hallelujah to the Lord" live church service 2011, "Slay the Dragon", "Slayer of Souls", "Something's Wrong with the World Today", "S.O.S.", "Spirit in the Sky", "Speed Demon", "Take Me", "Tearing at My Heart", "Tears That I Cry", "The Last in Line" live 2005, "The Phantom of the Opera", "There's Only One Hero", "The Sun Will Rise Again", "The Vision", "This Time Is the Last Time", "Time Machine", "Titans", "Tom Sawyer" live Riverside Park 1983, "To the Edge of the Earth", "Turn of the Century", "Unknown Survivor", "Venom", "Victim of the System", "Wake Me Up", "Wake Up Sally", "Warrior", "Weapons of Mass Distortion", "We Will Find a Way", "When Darkness Reigns", "Will I Ever Learn", "Wonder World", "World on Fire" live Daytona Beach 2016, "Writings on the Wall", "You and I", "You Are the Fire", "You Drive Me Crazy", "You Know"
B4: "Are You Satisfied", "Avalanche Anthem", "Bleed in Silence", "Burn" live at Shinjuku Liquid Room 1995, "Burning", "Calling Angels", "Castles Are Burning", "Code of Life", "Countdown", "Crazy Train" live Bradley 2016, "Crying Out for Love", "Cry Out", "Danger Zone", "Dark World", "Day of Reckoning", "Destiny", "Devilution", "Dragon Defeated", "Eagle", "Endless Nights", "Eternal Reign", "Everything Is You", "Eyes of an Angel", "Eyes Wide Open" live New York City 2016, "Face the Enemy", "Falling Tears", "Falling to Pieces", "Fantasy", "Father Forgive Them", "Field of Fire", "Fly Away", "Forever", "For Your Love" live Osaka 1998, "Fuel for the Fire", "Garden of Eden", "Give Me Your Love", "Glory to the King", "Going Through Changes", "Goodbye to Romance", "Hammer Down", "Hold the Line", "Holy Ground", "Hurricane" live Tokyo 2009, "Hymn of Life", "I Believe", "I'm a Warrior", "In the Name of the Rose", "In the Night", "I've Been Waiting", "I Will Survive", "Kill the King" live at the Haven Lounge 2010, "Kill the Machine", "Kingdom Fighter", "Kingdom of Light", "Lake of Fire", "Land of the Giants", "Lazarus Rising", "Lies & Deception", "Lion of Judah", "Living on the Edge", "Masquerade", "Metal Breed", "Millennial Reign", "Never Give Up", "Neverland", "Nightmare", "One Way Out", "Only a Man", "Only Love Can Save Me Now", "Only Yesterday", "Open Your Eyes", "Overture" live Osaka 1998, "Play with Fire", "Power of Love", "Rapture", "Rat Race", "Reach Up", "Ready for Rock", "Remembering You", "Remember Me", "Retribution", "Return to the Sky", "Rise", "Rising Son", "Rock the Earth", "Run for Your Life", "Satan's Playground", "S.A.T.O.", "Savior's Call", "Shed Your Blood", "Shine On", "Since You Been Gone" live Brooklyn 2019, "Slave to My Touch", "Spirit in the Sky", "Stand Alone", "Standing", "Stand in Line" live Osaka 1998, "Stand or Fall", "Stars", "Streets of Madness", "Tearing at My Heart", "Tears in the Eyes of the World", "The Endless Beginning", "The Everlasting", "The Future Is Black", "The King Is Rising", "There's Only One Hero", "The Revelation", "The Seven Angels", "The Sun Will Rise Again", "Thief in the Night", "Titans", "To the Edge of the Earth", "Unchain the Thunder", "Unconditional", "Visual Prison", "Walk Away" live Osaka 1998, "War Within", "We Are One", "We Fall Down" live church service 2011, "We Own the Night", "Will I Ever Learn", "You and I", "You Drive Me Crazy", "You Know", "Zeus Will Storm the Earth"
A♯4/B♭4: "As the Deer" live church service 2011, "Avalanche Anthem", "Ball and Chain", "Beware of the Devil", "Blame It on Me" live New York City 2016, "Castles Are Burning", "Change of Heart", "City's on Fire", "Countdown to the Revolution", "Cry of the Wounded", "Cyberflesh", "Destroyer of Death", "Devilution", "Don't You Know", "Eternal Reign", "Everything Is You", "Eye of the Hurricane", "Eyes of an Angel", "Face the Enemy", "Falling to Pieces", "Fear No Evil", "First Winds at the End of Time", "Fly Away", "Garden of Chaos", "Give Me Your Love", "Going Through Changes", "Heaven and Hell" live at the Haven Lounge 2010, "Higher Ground", "Holding On", "Holy Ground", "Holy Resurrection", "How Great Thou Are" live church service 2011, "Hypocrisy", "I Believe in Love", "Judgment Day", "Kill the King" live at the Haven Lounge 2010, "Kill the Machine", "Kingdom Fighter", "Kingdom for Ransom", "Kingdom of Light", "Last of a Dying Breed", "Lazarus Rising", "Lion of Judah", "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" live at the Haven Lounge 2010, "Look to the Sky", "Lost", "Man on the Silver Mountain", "Masquerade", "Master of Disguise", "Metal Breed", "Move On", "Nasty Reputation", "Never Surrender", "Ode to Alexander", "On and On", "One Step at a Time", "Only Love Can Save Me Now", "Paradise", "Redemption" live Ottawa 2016, "Revolution Coming", "Requiem for a Scream", "Running from the Darkness", "S.A.T.O.", "Shed Your Blood", "Sign of the Cross", "Since You Been Gone" live Brooklyn 2019, "Slow Burn", "Something's Wrong with the World Today", "Symptom of the Universe", "Tears That I Cry", "The Battle Rages On", "The Future Is Black", "The Glory of Rome", "The Hour of Dawn", "The King Is Rising", "The Phantom of the Opera", "The Trigger", "The Young and the Ruthless", "Venom", "Victim of the System", "Visual Prison", "Warrior", "We Will Find a Way", "When the Kingdom Comes", "Winds of March", "Wonder World", "World on Fire" live Daytona Beach 2016
A4: "Always on My Mind", "Amazing Grace" live at the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce 2013, "America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)" live at the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce 2013, "America the Beautiful" live at the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce 2013, "Angel in the Ashes", "Babylon", "Beautiful Lady", "Beware of the Devil", "Blame It on Me" live New York City 2016, "Breaking the Fire", "Burn" live at Shinjuku Liquid Room 1995, "Calling Angels", "City's on Fire", "Code of Life", "Cross to Bear", "Cry of the Wounded", "Die", "Don't You Know", "Eagle", "Escape from Hell", "Fantasy", "Forever", "Forever Yours", "For Your Love", "Freakshow", "Gates of Hell", "Generation of Destruction", "God Bless America" live at the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce 2013, "Goodbye to Romance", "Grin and Bear It", "Highway Star" live 2005, "Holy Hell", "I Am the Fire" live New York City 2016, "I Don't Know" live Daytona Beach 2016, "I'll Be Waiting for You", "I've Been Waiting", "Judgment Day", "Kingdom for Ransom", "Lies & Deception", "Lord's Prayer" live church service 2011, "Millennial Reign", "My Will Be Done" live New York City 2016, "Nostradamus", "Obsession", "Ode to Alexander", "O Holy Night" live church session 2011, "Only a Man", "Only Yesterday", "Power of Love", "Ready for Rock", "Remembering You", "Return to the Sky", "Rising Son", "Rock You Like a Hurricane" live Japan 2004, "S.A.T.O.", "Savior's Call", "Scream and Shout", "Slay the Dragon", "Stand Alone", "Stand Up and Fight", "Take Me", "Tearing at My Heart", "Tears in the Eyes of the World", "The Battle Rages On", "The Everlasting", "The Hour of Dawn", "The Last In Line" live 2005, "The Magic of the Night", "There's Only One Hero", "Thief in the Night", "This Time Is the Last Time", "Unconditional", "Wake Me Up", "Wake Up Sally", "War Within", "Wasted Earth", "Weapons of Mass Distortion", "We Are One", "When the Well Runs Dry", "Wicked Maiden", "Will I Ever Learn", "Wonderful Life", "World on Fire" live Daytona Beach 2016, "Writings on the Wall", "You Drive Me Crazy", "You Know"

Recorded low notes:
E3: "Cross to Bear", "Eyes of an Angel", "Eyes Wide Open" live New York City 2016, "I Can See It in Your Eyes", "Hold the Line" live Osaka 1998, "I'll Be Waiting for You", "In the Night", "Lord Knows", "Open Your Eyes", "Remember Me", "Rock the Earth", "The Fool's Theme", "The Hour of Dawn", "The Phantom of the Opera", "There's Only One Hero", "Thief in the Night", "Titans", "Tom Sawyer" live Riverside Park 1983, "We Fall Down" live church service 2011
D♯3/E♭3: "Calling Angels", "Destroyer of Death", "Do You Think I'm Mad", "Face the Enemy", "In the Night" live Atlanta 2008, "Land of the Giants", "Visual Prison", "We Fall Down" live church service 2011, "Wonder World"
D3: "Blame It on Me" live New York City 2016, "Brand New Revolution" live Westland 2016, "Burn" live Westland 2016, "Do You Think I'm Mad", "Freakshow", "Grin and Bear It", "Holy Man", "I'll Wait", "In the Night", "Judgment Day", "Nightmare", "Reach Up", "Remember Me", "The Battle Rages On", "The Hour of Dawn", "Titans", "Wasted Earth", "Wonder World"
C♯3/D♭3: "Dragon Defeated", "Fuel for the Fire", "Hurricane" live Tokyo 2009, "I'll Be Waiting for You", "In the Night" live Atlanta 2008, "Savior's Call", "Stand or Fall", "Venom"
C3: "Eyes of Eternity", "Guarding the Gate", "Last of a Dying Breed", "Lost in a World", "Sing Hallelujah to the Lord" live church service 2011, "Slay the Dragon", "The Battle Rages On", "Unconditional"
B2: "I'll Be Waiting for You", "Satan's Playground"
A♯2/B♭2: "Cyberflesh", "Empire of Lies", "Kill the Beast", "Move On", "Redemption" live Ottawa 2016, "Slay the Dragon", "Speed Demon", "Weapons of Mass Distortion"
A2: "Guarding the Gate", "Open Your Eyes", "Wonder World"
G♯2/A♭2: "Tearing at My Heart", "Tears in the Eyes of the World", "Visual Prison"
G2: "Cyberflesh", "Slay the Dragon", "You Drive Me Crazy"
F♯2/G♭2: "Tears in the Eyes of the World", "There's Only One Hero"
E2: "Empire of Lies"
D2: "Holy Man", "Master of Disguise"
C♯2/D♭2: "Domino Theory"
B1: "Nightmare"
G1: "Fear No Evil"

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{Questionable notes}
D♯7/E♭7: "Slay the Dragon" - mysterious screamed passage that may not be voice or may be pitch-shifted if so

D2: "Do You Think I'm Mad" - probable pitch-shifted passage

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*Blue marks soft falsetto notes.
*Italics mark non-melodic notes.
*Underlines mark notes in backing vocals or otherwise muffled/obscured in the mix.

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{Detailed bio}
Known by some as "the voice of melodic metal", Rob Rock is a highly proficient power metal/Christian metal singer best known for his work with the band Impellitteri, for whom he has served as singer on three separate stints collectively spanning over 20 years. Outside of that, however, he has also had an extensive career that has involved recording with a number of other artists such as Axel Rudi Pell, Joshua Perahia, Driver, and M.A.R.S., in addition to his own solo career. As a vocalist, he very much embodies the power metal archetype of being a high note aficionado, with a fifth octave range that he can belt in for days and extends up to some piercing siren-level pitches. He has proven himself to be a remarkably consistent vocalist over the years, and seemingly has not lost any of his high range even later in his career (which is particularly impressive now that he's in his 60s!). Much like many other power metal singers, though, he spends considerably less time singing in his low range than in his high range, and on a number of albums avoids any usage of that side of his voice whatsoever (such as Impellitteri's Screaming Symphony album, where he bottoms at B3!). However, over the course of his career he has proven to have some surprises in his low range as well - very occasionally demonstrating some surprisingly solid notes down to the lower second octave, and on extremely rare occasions even breaking the first octave! Overall his vocal range is very much a force to be reckoned with, even if he gives his low range far less spotlight than his highs.

Much of Rob's early career involved scattered albums with various bands every couple years throughout the 1980s, before eventually settling into his more tenured position with Impellitteri in the early 1990s. He began his career in 1983 with a cover band called Vice (of whom a few very rare pieces early footage still exist online, such as this video of them performing Rush's "Tom Sawyer"), which served as his introduction to guitarist Chris Impellitteri. The band later began to write original songs, and recorded a three-track demo together in 1985, but then broke up later that year. While it was an ultimately short-lived project, it did serve as a means for Rob to get his name out more, as he then moved on to form the supergroup M.A.R.S. with guitarist Tony MacAlpine and former Ozzy Osbourne bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Tommy Aldridge. Though this band was also short-lived, they released the critically-praised album Project: Driver in 1986 before breaking up later that year. Following this, Rob temporarily reunited with Chris Impellitteri, who was forming his own band simply called Impellitteri, and recorded a self-titled EP as part of that band, released in 1987. This EP was also well-received, and was hailed by listeners as an American counterpart to the brand of neo-classical metal that Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen had been pioneering for the last few years prior. However, Rob was not able to continue with the band beyond this first EP release as he had already made additional commitments to the band Joshua, and thus departed later that year and was replaced by Graham Bonnet, formerly of Rainbow and Alcatrazz.

Rob's stint with Joshua ended up being short-lived as well, as he left the band in 1988, but recorded the album Intense Defense with them, which was also well-received by critics. His next band was Angelica, whom he recorded a self-titled album with in 1989, before forming the band Driver later that year with former Joshua bassist Emil Lech-Brando and keyboardist Greg Shultz. Also included in Driver's lineup were guitarist Roy Z and drummer Reynold "Butch" Carlson, both of whom would go on to play in Rob's own solo band in the 2000s. The band recorded two demos in 1989 and 1990, then released a self-titled EP in 1990, which featured the song "Warrior", which would go on to become something of a personal theme song for Rob, as he later re-recorded it three times (twice with other artists, and once again with Driver for their reunion in 2008). Once again, though, Driver proved to be a shorter-lasting project, as they disbanded in 1990, at which point Rob went on to join the solo band of guitarist Axel Rudi Pell. He released the album Nasty Reputation in 1991 as a member of Axel's band, before leaving to rejoin Impellitteri in 1992.

Upon rejoining Impellitteri, Rob enjoyed a successful eight year tenure with the band, during which they released six studio albums (1992's Grin and Bear It, 1994's Answer to the Master, 1996's Screaming Symphony, 1997's Eye of the Hurricane, and 2000's Crunch), two EPs (1993's Victim of the System and 1997's Fuel for the Fire) and the 1998 live album Live! Fast! Loud!. Many of the band's biggest hits were featured on these albums, such as "Rat Race", "Countdown to the Revolution", "The King Is Rising", "Speed Demon", and "Victim of the System", and Rob gained a reputation as the band's "classic" singer for his performances on many of them. However, in 2000 he elected to leave the band to pursue a solo career, at which point Graham Bonnet was once called in to serve as his replacement.

For his solo career, Rob once again collaborated with his former Driver bandmates Roy Z and Reynold "Butch" Carlson (as well as bassist Ray "Geezer" Burke) to record his first album Rage of Creation in 2000. Though his solo band underwent a few lineup changes over the years, he released three more studio albums over the course of the 2000s - 2003's Eyes of Eternity, 2005's Holy Hell, and 2007's Garden of Chaos, as well a live album in 2009 entitled The Voice of Melodic Metal – Live in Atlanta, which featured a recording of his 2008 set at Progpower IX. In between recording and touring for these solo albums, Rob also joined a few other bands as side projects for varying amounts of time - the first being the band Warrior in 2001 (which Roy and Burke were both former members of), with whom he recorded the album The Code of Life in 2001. Later on in 2007, Rob also formed the short-lived band Fires of Babylon, which also featured one of his other solo guitarists, Carl Johan Grimmark, and released a self-titled album in 2008 before breaking up. Following this, Rob partook in a reformation of Driver in 2008, and released his first full-length album with the band titled Sons of Thunder later that year. This album featured rerecorded versions of the six songs originally featured on the band's 1990 EP, as well as several new, previously-unheard songs, including an alternate version of the song "Change of Heart", which Roy Z had previously written and recorded with Bruce Dickinson.

In 2008, Rob rejoined Impellitteri for the second time, and released the album Wicked Maiden in 2009, which made for a very impressive display of his vocal range between the high notes up to A5 in the title track and the low notes down to D2 in "Holy Man". Since then, he has gone on to record two more albums with the band, 2015's Venom and 2018's The Nature of the Beast, and remains an active member of the band to this day. On the side, he has also released another album with Driver in 2012, entitled Countdown, and toured as the vocalist for guitarist Gus G's solo band in 2016. Outside of his various main projects, Rob has also had an extensive list of guest appearances as a vocalist, and has lent his voice to several metal opera collaborations, such as Avantasia from 2001-2002 on the albums The Metal Opera and The Metal Opera Part II, and Timo Tolkki's Avalon in 2013, on the album The Land of New Hope. In addition to all of his performances as a metal and rock performance, there are a few videos on YouTube that show Rob singing church traditionals with a solo piano accompaniment, where his vocal abilities still shine just as impressively. On the whole, he is definitely a singer who deserves our respects for his incredible vocal range and singing abilities!

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{Album ranges}
M.A.R.S.:

• Project: Driver (1986) - E3-G3-G5

Impellitteri:

• Impellitteri (1987) - A3-G♯5
• Grin and Bear It (1992) - D3-F♯5
• Victim of the System (1993) - G♯2-G♯5
• Answer to the Master (1994) - D3-F5
• Screaming Symphony (1996) - B3-G♯5
• Fuel for the Fire (1997) - F♯2-C♯3-E5
• Eye of the Hurricane (1997) - C♯3-G♯3-G5
• Live! Fast! Loud! (1998) - E3-G♯5
• Crunch (2000) - B♭1-D3-A♭5
• Wicked Maiden (2009) - D2-A5
• Venom (2016) - B1-C♯2-G5
• The Nature of the Beast (2018) - A2-D3-G5-A5

Joshua:

• Intense Defense (1988) - G♯2-D3-G5-A5

Angelica:

• Angelica (1989) - F♯2-E3-G♯5

Driver:

• Driver (1990) - F♯3-F5
• Sons of Thunder (2008) - F♯3-G♯5
• Countdown (2012) - E3-G♯5

Axel Rudi Pell:

• Nasty Reputation (1993) - E♭3-A♭5

Rob Rock:

• Rage of Creation (2000) - D3-E3-G5
• Eyes of Eternity (2003) - C3-D3-G5
• Holy Hell (2005) - B2-B♭5
• Garden of Chaos (2007) - C3-G♯5
• The Voice of Melodic Metal – Live in Atlanta (2009) - E♭3-A♭5

Warrior:

• The Code of Life (2001) - A2-G5

Avantasia:

• The Metal Opera (2001) - B♭3-E♭5
• The Metal Opera Part II (2002) - B3-C♯5

Fires of Babylon:

• Fires of Babylon (2008) - F3-F5

Timo Tolkki's Avalon:

• The Land of New Hope (2013) - B♭3-F5

Martin Simson's Destroyer of Death

• Eternal Reign (2023) - C♯3-D♯3-F♯5

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{Vocal range/high notes videos}
Here are two old range videos that were made for Rob, one by Jowox and one by Vilhja, made between 2009-2012. They don't have descriptions listed anymore, though, so I've included a note list with timestamps here. Neither of them quite covers his entire range (though Vilhja's comes pretty close minus a few of his bottom notes), but both of them represent his vocal abilities quite well.

The high notes of Rob Rock by Jowox, 2009
1. 0:00 - E5, "Forever"
2. 0:37 - E5, "Eagle"
3. 0:47 - F5, "Wanted Man"
4. 1:00 - F5 and backing G♯5, "Nasty Reputation"
5. 1:24 - F5, "Nasty Reputation"
6. 1:30 - G♯5, "Wicked Maiden"
7. 1:40 - G5, "I Can See It in Your Eyes"
8. 1:54 - G5, "The Endless Beginning"
9. 2:06 - D♯5 and F♯5, "Falling Tears"
10. 2:54 - G5, "Fighting the Law"
11. 2:59 - G5, "Master of Disguise
12. 3:04 - G5, "In the Night
13. 3:26 - G5, "In the Night" live
14. 4:09 - G♯5, "Change of Heart"
15. 4:33 - G♯5, "Land of the Giants"
16. 4:44 - F♯5 and G♯5, "Scream and Shout"
17. 5:06 - G♯5, "You Are the Fire"
18. 5:30 - F♯5, "Land of the Giants"

4 octave wonders III- Rob Rock (D2-A♯5) by Vilhja, 2012
1. 0:00 - A2, "Open Your Eyes"
2. 0:10 - B♭2, "Cyberflesh"
3. 0:16 - G♯2, "Visual Prison"
4. 0:30 - D2, "Holy Man"
5. 0:44 - B4/E5, "The Slayer of Souls
6. 0:58 - E5, "Lost in a World"
7. 1:11 - E5, "Eagle"
8. 1:22 - F5, "Nasty Reputation"
9. 1:31 - F5, "The Young and the Ruthless"
10. 1:35 - F♯5, "I've Been Waiting"
11. 1:39 - F♯5, "Burning"
12. 1:48 - F♯5, "Kingdom of Light"
13. 1:54 - G5, "In the Night"
14. 2:00 - G5, "The Endless Beginning"
15. 2:07 - G♯5, "Feel the Fire"
16. 2:14 - G♯5, "Wicked Maiden"
17. 2:22 - A5, "Wicked Maiden"
18. 2:26 - A5, "Lies & Deception"
19. 2:32 - A5, "Lies & Deception"
20. 2:37 - B♭5, "Lost in a World"

Previous version of this thread by Rodney Blazershorts on TRP2.

[Henny Macc]

Latest clip from Rob, just posted a week ago:

Still sounds great at 61! Based on how easy and strong those E♭5s sound, he really doesn't seem to be showing any signs of losing much of his high range to age.

This was a cool project that he did a guest appearance on for their first album back in 2016, but only sang one song on that one. Looking forward to seeing what else he'll do on this second album!

[Siren]

What a powerhouse!

[Henny Macc]

Here's a slightly surprising find I just stumbled upon:

A performance of him singing Impellitteri's arrangement of "Since You Been Gone" from 2019, originally off their Stand in Line album with Graham Bonnet. This surprises me because for most of his career with Impellitteri, it seemed like the only song he ever sang off the Bonnet albums was "Stand in Line", and otherwise avoided performing anything else off them. He actually sings this one more faithfully to Bonnet's original version with Rainbow, and dodges some of the extra high notes that Bonnet threw into the Impellitteri studio version - though that's fine by me, as I found those a bit too rangewanky anyway.

Speaking of unexpected performances of songs by other Impellitteri singers...

Here's another that caught me even more off guard - Rob singing "Hurricane", originally sung by Curtis Skelton on Impellitteri's Pedal to the Metal album! I had no idea that they kept playing any material off that album after Skelton left the band, and it particularly surprised me that they would pick this one of all songs to continue playing with Rob (I could maybe see him singing "Destruction" or "The Writings on the Wall", but this is one of the most "tough guy metal" songs off that album). All things considered though, he does a decent job with it, aside from some REALLY pitchy backing vocals from one of the other band members. I was hoping he would hit B2s in it like in the original, but unfortunately he only goes down to C♯3. Still, considering how rare low notes are for him, I'll take it!

[Henny Macc]

Missed this guest appearance from the beginning of the year, but looks like Rob can still bust out F♯5s like it's no big deal in his 60s! Also heard A♯4s, C♯5s, and D♯3s in this song (and thank god for that because he really needs more lows), and maybe some backing C♯3s on the choruses? (on the lyric "HE'S THE destroyer of death", like at 1:11).

[Henny Macc]

Feb 20, 2021 8:22:34 GMT Henny Macc said:

Latest clip from Rob, just posted a week ago:

Still sounds great at 61! Based on how easy and strong those E♭5s sound, he really doesn't seem to be showing any signs of losing much of his high range to age.

This was a cool project that he did a guest appearance on for their first album back in 2016, but only sang one song on that one. Looking forward to seeing what else he'll do on this second album!

Full version of this song is now out! Really great singing between B4 and E♭5 by Rob on this song, and some pretty nice singing up to B♭5 by the female vocalist too. The only difference that I'm detecting in his voice at this age is that he sounds a lot darker in his fourth octave - some of those G4-B4 parts actually sound like a metal baritone of some sort. The fifth octave parts still sound just like his normal voice though.

[Henny Macc]

Just discovered this guest appearance from 2012, and DANG check out that A5 in the backing vocal here! He also hits more of them as melody notes (though fainter) in the backing vocal at 3:38, which is also pretty crazy. Aside from that, A4s, C5s and some E5s towards the end in the lead vocal.

[Henny Macc]

So I just notewatched Rob's newest album Eternal Reign (with Martin Simson's Destroyer of Death), and hoo boy - he's definitely proving to be yet another case of someone that I was hoping we might get more low notes from in his older age, but he seems to be doing anything he can to defy that. Most of the album is sung in the upper fourth/lower fifth octave, with a few E♭5s and one G♭5, but there are only like two songs that get below F♯3, and not by much. With that said, it's still excellent singing that complements the music quite well overall to make for a pretty solid record, so I can only complain so much.


I think I'm hearing some very faint C♯3s in the backing vocals here, but can someone confirm? They seem to be buried enough that I'm a little iffy about them.


I'm hearing a VERY brief B♭2 here on "HAS set me free", but I'm guessing that would probably be too short to be worth counting? Otherwise the lowest lead vocal note on the album would be the E♭3 at 1:34.