Post by BassSquared on Sept 19, 2021 10:51:58 GMT
Joseph Michael Furney (26 Dec 1979 -)
Vocal Range: C2 - B5
Associated Acts: Midnight Reign (2004 - present?), White Wizzard (2011-2013), Witherfall (2013 - present), Desert Dragon (2014-2016), Omicida (2015), Omery Rising (2015), Sanctuary (2018-present)
{Vocal Summary}Best known for his work with "dark melodic metal" group Witherfall, as well as his selection as replacement for the late Warrel Dane in Sanctuary, New York-born Joseph Michael is, in many ways, a fairly traditional metal vocalist, albeit one who is quite good at what he does. His main vocal strength comes from his immense banshee-like wails, which frequently reach the upper fifth octave and sound reminiscent of both Rob Halford and King Diamond. Outside of this region of his voice, it is clear that his voice is that of a fairly normally placed tenor, though one capable of darkening his tone significantly, and his ordinary singing is often somewhat disconnected from his high shrieks. He is fairly versatile tonally, able to switch his usual aggressive-but-clean style into a soft croon or a harsh growl as needed. So far as lows go, he is capable of singing melodically down to the middle of the second octave, although he often tends to resort to pitchless death growling or dramatic sing-speaking to achieve a "low" sound. Overall, a strong vocalist who has basically every tool he needs to pull off his genre of choice.
Written by BassSquared.
Written by BassSquared.
{Album Ranges}
Midnight Reign
Never Look Back (2007): E♭2 - F♯2 - A5
White Wizzard
The Devil's Cut (2013): B2 - A5
Omicida
Certain Death (2014): D2 - ? - F♯5
Omery Rising
The Rising (2015): G2 - G5
Desert Dragon
Before the Storm (2016): E2 - C3 - G5
Witherfall
Nocturnes and Requiems (2017): G2 - G♯5
A Prelude to Sorrow (2018): C♯2 - F♯2 - B5
The Curse of Autumn (2021): C2 - G♯2 - B5
Solo
The Ellipsis Sessions (2011): F♯2 - G5
Midnight Reign
Never Look Back (2007): E♭2 - F♯2 - A5
White Wizzard
The Devil's Cut (2013): B2 - A5
Omicida
Certain Death (2014): D2 - ? - F♯5
Omery Rising
The Rising (2015): G2 - G5
Desert Dragon
Before the Storm (2016): E2 - C3 - G5
Witherfall
Nocturnes and Requiems (2017): G2 - G♯5
A Prelude to Sorrow (2018): C♯2 - F♯2 - B5
The Curse of Autumn (2021): C2 - G♯2 - B5
Solo
The Ellipsis Sessions (2011): F♯2 - G5
Significant High Notes:
B5 ("The Other Side of Fear", "Shadows", "We Are Nothing")
B♭5 ("Another Face", "Heaven and Hell")
A5 ("Chance", "Far Away", "Kings of the Highway", "Kiss the Flames", "Lightning in My Hands", "Moment of Silence", "Strike the Iron", "A Tale That Wasn't Right", "Vintage", "XXX (Playground)")
G♯5 ("666 (Is My Area Code)", "...And They All Blew Away", "December 25th", "Heaven and Hell", "High Wire", "The Last Scar", "Long Time" Long ver., "Metal Health" Las Vegas 2011, "The Other Side of Fear", "Soldiers of Steel" Sacramento 2018, "Tempest", "What We Are Dying For")
G5 ("...And They All Blew Away", "The Day the Sun Died" Sacramento 2018, "The Devils Cut", "End of Time", "Lady Snow", "The Last Song", "Mighty Warrior", "Moment of Silence", "Nasty", "Nobody Sleeps Here...", "Out of Time", "The Rising", "Sacrifice", "Save My World", "Shadows", "Stay With Me", "Steal Your Mind", "Storm Chaser", "The Sun Also Rises", "Torpedo of Truth", "Vintage", "What We Are Dying For", "Wish")
F♯5 ("Ain't Got Time", "As I Lie Awake", "Cult of Fear", "December 25th", "Esmeralda", "Frozen" Sacramento 2018, "Future Tense" Sacramento 2018, "Goodbye…", "House on Hunt Street", "Into the Abyss", "Kiss the Flames", "Lightning in My Hands", "Metal Health" Las Vegas 2011, "Mighty Warrior", "The Other Side of Fear", "The River", "Sacrifice", "Seasons of Destruction" Sacramento 2018, "Shadows", "Soldiers of Steel" Sacramento 2018, "Strike the Iron", "The Sun Also Rises", "Taste Revenge" Sacramento 2018, "Veil of Disguise" Chicago 2019, "Vintage", "We Are Nothing", "XXX (Playground)")
F5 ("Arise and Purify" Sacramento 2018, "Attika", "Battle Angels" Sacramento 2018, "Communion of the Wicked", "The Day the Sun Died" Sacramento 2018, "The Devils Cut", "Die For My Sins" Sacramento 2018, "The Hollywood Rx", "House on Hunt Street", "Kings of the Highway", "The Last Scar", "Lady Snow", "Ode to Despair", "Sea of Dreams", "Start Striped Death", "Storm Chaser", "Take a Ride", "Taste Revenge" Sacramento 2018, "Unbroken Seal")
E5 ("Ain't Got Time", "Another Face", "Cult of Fear", "Desert Horizons", "Flying High", "Lady Snow", "March of Madness", "Meunsters", "Nobody Sleeps Here…", "The People's Temple", "The Rising", "Seventeen", "Steal Your Mind", "Strike the Iron", "A Tale That Wasn't Right", "Tempest", "Torpedo of Truth", "Tuesday's Gone", "Vintage", "Warzone", "We Are Nothing")
E♭5 ("Arise and Purify" Sacramento 2018, "Battle Angels" Sacramento 2018, "Breathe On Me…", "Chance", "Cowboys from Hell" Los Angeles 2012, "Die For My Sins" Sacramento 2018, "Disobey", "End of Time", "Esmeralda", "Far Away", "Future Tense" Sacramento 2018, "Goodbye…", "High Wire", "Kiss the Flames", "The Last Scar", "The Last Song", "Long Time" Long ver., "Metal Health" Las Vegas 2011, "Mighty Warrior", "The Mirror Black" Sacramento 2018, "Seasons of Destruction" Sacramento 2018, "Soldiers of Steel" Sacramento 2018, "Strangulation", "Veil of Disguise" Chicago 2019, "What We Are Dying For", "Wish")
D5 ("Attika", "...And They All Blew Away", "Certain Death", "Communion of the Wicked", "Cult of Fear", "Haunted", "House on Hunt Street", "Lightning in My Hands", "The Long Walk Home (December)", "Maridian's Visitation", "Nasty", "Ode to Despair", "Portrait", "Sacrifice", "Sea of Dreams", "Seventeen", "Slow Groove", "Start Striped Death", "Stay With Me", "Steal Your Mind", "The Sun Also Rises", "Take a Ride", "Unbroken Seal", "Vintage")
C♯5 ("666 (Is My Area Code)", "Another Face", "Arise and Purify" Sacramento 2018, "Flying High", "Heaven and Hell", "It's Alright", "Dead Girls Don't Say No", "Desert Horizons", "Far Away", "Goodbye…", "The Mirror Black" Sacramento 2018, "Never Look Back", "The Other Side of Fear", "A Prelude to Sorrow", "The River", "Taste Revenge" Sacramento 2018, "Tempest", "Tuesday's Gone")
C5 ("...And They All Blew Away", "Attika", "The Devils Cut", "Disobey", "Esmeralda", "Haunted", "Into the Abyss", "Kings of the Highway", "Long Time", "The Long Walk Home (December)", "Loving You", "Moment of Silence", "Never Look Back", "Nobody Sleeps Here…", "The People's Temple", "The Rising", "Sea of Dreams", "Strike Back", "A Tale That Wasn't Right", "Where Am I?",)
B4 ("Chance", "Desert Horizons", "Future Tense" Sacramento 2018, "The Great Awakening", "High Wire", "The Long Walk Home (December)", "March of Madness", "Meunsters", "The Mourning After", "Portrait", "Slow Groove", "The Truth", "Warzone", "Wish")
B♭4 ("...And They All Blew Away", "As I Lie Awake", "Breathe On Me…", "Cowboys from Hell" Los Angeles 2012, "Far Away", "Heaven and Hell", "The Hollywood Rx", "Long Time", "Loving You", "Ode to Despair", "Save My World", "Seasons of Destruction" Sacramento 2018, "Strangulation", "Take It Easy Now", "XXX (Playground)")
A4 ("Beautiful Lie", "Call an Angel", "Flying High", "Haunted", "It's Alright", "My Sunshine", "Out of Time", "Take a Ride", "Tuesday's Gone", "We the People", "Where Am I?")
Significant Low Notes:
E3 ("Communion of the Wicked", "The Devils Cut", "Epilogue", "The Long Walk Home (December)", "Meunsters", "Ode to Despair", "A Tale That Wasn't Right", "The Truth", "Tuesday's Gone", "Where Am I?")
E♭3 ("...And They All Blew Away", "Battle Angels" Sacramento 2018, "Esmeralda", "Goodbye…", "Kiss the Flames", "The Mirror Black" Sacramento 2018, "The Mourning After", "Never Look Back", "The River", "Strangulation", "Veil of Disguise" Chicago 2019, "We Are Nothing")
D3 ("Maridian's Visitation", "Moment of Silence", "Nobody Sleeps Here…", "Save My World", "Sea of Dreams", "Stay With Me", "Steal Your Mind", "Storm Chaser", "Strike the Iron", "A Tale That Wasn't Right", "Vintage", "Wish")
C♯3 ("Another Face", "Breathe On Me…", "Chance", "The Day the Sun Died" Sacramento 2018, "Dead Girls Don't Say No", "December 25th", "The Hollywood Rx", "Kiss the Flames", "The Mirror Black" Sacramento 2018, "O Holy Night")
C3 ("Attika", "Communion of the Wicked", "Esmeralda", "Far Away", "The Great Awakening", "Save My World", "Wish","You'll Never Walk Alone")
B2 ("Chance", "The Curse of Autumn", "December 25th", "Moment of Silence", "O Holy Night", "The Sun Also Rises")
B♭2 ("...And They All Blew Away", "Goodbye…", "I Am I Said", "The Last Song", "Soldiers of Steel" Sacramento 2018, "Strangulation", "You'll Never Walk Alone")
A2 ("The Great Awakening", "The Long Walk Home (December)", "Ode to Despair")
G♯2 ("Chance", "The Curse of Autumn", "A Prelude to Sorrow", "Veil of Disguise" Chicago 2019, "What We Are Dying For")
G2 ("Ain't Got Time", "Out of Time", "What We Are Dying For")
F♯2 ("I Am I Said", "O Holy Night", "We Are Nothing")
E2 ("We the People")
E♭2 ("The Hollywood Rx")
D2 ("Cult of Fear")
C♯2 ("A Prelude to Sorrow")
C2 ("...And They All Blew Away")
{Questionable Notes}
C♯6 "Sacrifice" [2]
B♭5 "Battle Angels" Sacramento 2018 [1], "Nobody Sleeps Here…" [5]
F♯5 "Disobey" [1]
B♭2 "Esmeralda" [1]
F♯2 "Chance" [1], "The River" [1]
C♯2 "Arise and Purify" Sacramento 2018 [4], "XXX (Playground)" [3]
C2 "Loving You" [3]
B♭1 "A Prelude to Sorrow" [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.
C♯6 "Sacrifice" [2]
B♭5 "Battle Angels" Sacramento 2018 [1], "Nobody Sleeps Here…" [5]
F♯5 "Disobey" [1]
B♭2 "Esmeralda" [1]
F♯2 "Chance" [1], "The River" [1]
C♯2 "Arise and Purify" Sacramento 2018 [4], "XXX (Playground)" [3]
C2 "Loving You" [3]
B♭1 "A Prelude to Sorrow" [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.
Green marks heavily distorted 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.
