Thomas Rettke (1,564 views)

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Thomas Rettke (15 July 1960 - Present)
Vocal Range: E2 - A5
Voice Type: German Rob Halford
Associated Acts: String Eyes (1978 - 1982), Steeltower (1982 - 1986), Carrion (1987 - 1988), Heaven's Gate (1987 - 1999), Redkey (2006), Avantasia (2013 - 2014)

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{Album Ranges}Heaven's Gate:

In Control (1989): D3 - A5
Open the Gate and Watch! (1990): E3 - A5
Livin' in Hysteria (1991): E3 - G♯5
More Hysteria (1991): E3 - A5
Hell for Sale (1992): B2 - G5
Planet E. (1996): E2 - G5
Menergy (1999): F♯2 - A5

Redkey:

Rage of Fire (2006): D3 - G5

Steeltower:

Night of the Dog (1984): A3 - A5
Special (1984): Too Rare to Find

Significant High Notes:

A5 ("Angel's Devil", "Bring Up the Night", "Devil's Dreamer", "Dreamland", "Hot Fever", "Scales of Justice" Live Hamburg 2013, "Sidewalk Sinner", "Touch the Light", "Tyrants")
G♯5 ("Break the Law", "Gate of Heaven", "Turn it Down")
G5 ("Atomic", "Black Religion", "Can't Stop Rockin'", "Cry it Out", "Gone too Far", "Hell For Sale!", "Hot Fever", "In Control", "Metal Hymn", "Night of the Dog", "Noah's Dream", "Pictures in the Mirror", "Rock On", "Sidewalk Sinner", "This Flight Tonight", "This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both of Us", "Thin, Fake and Bold", "Touch the Light", "We Want it All")
F♯5 ("Back From the Dawn", "Dancin' On a Rope", "Empty Way to Nowhere", "Gate of Heaven", "A Little Time", "Livin' in Hysteria", "Menergy", "Metal Hymn", "The Neverending Fire", "No Matter", "Path of Glory", "Peace & War", "The Sentinel", "Surrender", "Turn it Down", "We Got the Time")
F5 ("Always Look On the Bright Side of Life", "Breakin' Loose", "Devil's Dreamer", "Easy Way Out", "Flashes", "The Fortune", "Gotta Believe No Angel", "Livin' in Hysteria", "Noah's Dream", "Save My Life", "Shadows")
E5 ("Back From the Dawn", "Black Religion", "Break the Law", "Bring Up the Night", "Can't Stop Rockin'", "Cry it Out", "Devil's Dreamer", "Evolution", "Gone too Far", "Gotta Believe No Angel", "Hell and Fire", "Hell For Sale!", "In Control", "A Little Time", "Looking Back", "Night of the Dog", "Obsession", "On My Knees", "Pictures in the Mirror", "Planet Earth", "Powerdrive", "Rage of Fire", "Rebellion", "Rebell Yell", "Rising Sun", "Rock On", "Save My Life", "Sidewalk Sinner", "The Sentinel", "Terminated World", "Thin, Fake and Bold", "Tyrants", "Under Fire", "We Want it All", "White Evil")
E♭5 ("Easy Way Out", "Respectable", "Scales of Justice" Various Live Performances)
D5 ("Always Look On the Bright Side of Life", "America", "Angel's Devil", "Animal", "Atomic", "Back From the Dawn", "Be My Guide", "Best Days of My Life", "Black Religion", "Can't Stop Rockin'", "Dancin' On a Rope", "Dreamer-Believer", "Empty Way to Nowhere", "The Fortune", "He's the Man", "Hot Fever", "A Little Time", "Metal Head", "The Neverending Fire", "Noah's Dream", "Obsession", "On My Knees", "On the Edge", "Path of Glory", "Peace & War", "Respectable", "Rising Sun", "Save My Life", "Scales of Justice" Various Live Performances, "The Sentinel", "Shadows", "Surrender", "Terminated World", "This Flight Tonight", "This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both of Us", "Up an' Down", "Worldmachine")
C♯5 ("Breakin' Loose", "Enter: Eternity", "Flashes", "Hell For Sale!", "Menergy", "Powerdrive", "Rebell Yell", "Rock On", "We Got the Time")
C5 ("Best Days of My Life", "Break the Law", "Bring Up the Night", "Easy Way Out", "Evolution", "The Fortune", "Gone too Far", "Gotta Believe No Angel", "He's the Man", "Looking Back", "Mastermind", "On the Edge", "Planet Earth", "Rebellion", "Respectable", "Terminated World", "This Flight Tonight", "Touch the Light", "We Got the Time", "White Evil")
B4 ("Breakin' Loose", "The Children Play", "Don't Bring Me Down", "Dreamland", "Glass People", "Metal Head", "No Matter", "Pictures in the Mirror", "Thin, Fake and Bold", "Worldmachine")

Significant Low Notes:

G3 ("Always Look On the Bright Side of Life", "Best Days of My Life", "The Children Play", "Don't Bring Me Down", "Easy Way Out", "Flashes", "Mastermind", "Planet Earth")
F♯3 ("Dreamland", "Easy Way Out")
F3 ("Can't Stop Rockin'", "The Children Play", "Dreamer-Believer", "Scales of Justice" Various Live Performances, "Turn it Down")
E3 ("Back From the Dawn", "Best Days of My Life" Acoustic Version, "Breakin' Loose", "Empty Way to Nowhere", "Enter: Eternity", "Glass People", "Looking Back", "Noah's Dream", "On the Edge", "Rage of Fire", "Rebell Yell", "Rock On", "White Evil", "Worldmachine")
D3 ("Animal", "Atomic", "Be My Guide", "Evolution", "Glass People", "Metal Head", "Noah's Dream", "No Matter", "On My Knees", "Rage of Fire", "Rebell Yell", "Respectable", "Shadows")
C♯3 ("Enter: Eternity", "Menergy", "Noah's Dream")
C3 ("America", "Animal", "The Children Play", "Dreamer-Believer")
B2 ("Dreamland", "A Little Time", "White Evil")
G2 ("Terminated World")
F♯2 ("Enter: Eternity", "Noah's Dream")
E2 ("Noah's Dream")

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{Questionable Notes}A5 ("Up an' Down" [5])
G5 ("Surrender" [1])

F♯3 ("Always Look On the Bright Side of Life" [1])
D3 ("Obsession" [2])
B2 ("Noah's Dream" [4])
A2 ("Dancin' On a Rope" [3], "The Neverending Fire" [2], "Peace & War" [3])
G2 ("Menergy" [5])
F2 ("Menergy" [4], "On My Knees" [2])
D2 ("Be My Guide" [2]/[4], "Respectable" [1])
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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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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.