Chris Ratzlaff (571 views)

[TheCMRecluse]

Chris Ratzlaff
Associated Acts: Fallstar (2007-present), Cobra Cobra (2017-present), Northlander (2018-present)
Vocal Range: B1-B5 (4 octaves)
Vocal Type: Future Sunbreathing Tenor

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{Vocal Summary}
Metalcore has been seen sometimes as one of the black sheep genres of metal with some arguing it is more punk than metal. Some may not care and accept anything the genre may give however for most one of the worst things to add to metal for some is rap elements. Many would call that cringe and too try hard. Thankfully, Oregon native, Chris Ratzlaff of the quirky yet brutal melodic metalcore band Fallstar managed to make it work when it looked like it shouldn't have. Ratzlaff love for singing, screaming and rapping as made him into one of the more unique core vocalists of the past decade with his passionate reggae-inspired tenor cleans, guttural lows, high shrieks and all around fun and passionate delivered flow. His highs are very well controlled when it comes to his singing being able to melodically tread from one tone to the other and his screaming is definitely one of the genre's most highest shrieks almost close in reaching the sixth octave. He also tends to go from mid range yelling when he is about to do his death growls which make for a unique style. His lows while mostly use in the background are still pretty solid being able to set the correct mood when needed. Ratzlaff may look like a try-hard core vocalist with the confusing methods he uses but nevertheless that only shows an immense passion for the craft needed to stand out

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{Discography Checked}
Fallstar
Genre: Metalcore/alternative metal-rock/post-hardcore/rapcore
EPs
Your Eyes Don't Lie EP (2010) B2-D3-A5
Studio albums
Reconciler. Refiner. Igniter. (2011) F2-A2-C5-B5
Backdraft (2013) G♯2-B2-C♯5-A5
Future Golden Age (2015) E2-A2-D5-B♭5
Sunbreather (2021) F♯2-C♯3-C♯5-F♯5
Sacred Mirrors (2023) E2-A2-B4-G♯5-A5

Cobra Cobra
Genre: Heavy metal/alternative/hard rock
Studio albums
Life After Poison (2020)  G2-D3-C♯5-D5

Northlander
Genre: Post-rock
Studio albums
Forces Of Light (2019) B1-A2-D5-G♯5

Significant High Notes:

B5 ("Lurchers")
B♭5 ("Under The Gun", "Windows")
A5 ("Alexandria 363", "Circle Above Me (A Silent Voice)", "Hunters", "Impossible Dreamers (MFTM)", "Red Letters", "SPIT", "The Persistence Of Light")
G♯5 ("Alexandria 363", "Cult Leader", "Saratoga Springs", "Sky Symmetry")
G5 ("Black Clouds", "Circle Above Me (A Silent Voice)", "Eclipse", "Eros & Psyche", "Eternal Engine (Die Up)", "Horse Without A Rider", "Shallow Believer")
F♯5 ("A Thrill Of Hope", "Cataracts", "I Have A Black Belt In The Art Of Awesome" (live with My Favorite Season, 2012), "King Lazer", "The Persistence Of Light", "Salt On Poverty's Wounds", "Savior Self", "Slaves", "Summit", "When Justice Cracks The Sky")
F5 ("Crooks & The Damned", "Darko", "Dance In The Desert", "Death Worship", "El Rey", "Shallow Believer", "The Meaning In The Monster", "The Prism Glass", "Write My Name In Gold")
E5 ("Circle Above Me (A Silent Voice)", "Contortionist", "Divine Spark", "Doomsayer", "Face The Floor", "SSRI Feel Better Already", "Set My Face Like Flint", "Timebender & The Jet Engine", "Water House")
E♭5 ("Assimilation Protocol" by Artemis Calling, "Chroma", "Insight", "Screaming Through The Walls", "Sunbreather", "Waiting")
D5 ("Cliffs", "Drags, Drugs And Bones", "Eros & Psyche", "Free In My Head", "It's In Our Blood", "Radio (NW Hesh)", "Saint Sorrow", "Summit", "What Roberta Sparrow Said", "xSCARZx", )
C♯5 ("A Little Dark. A Little Sick...", "Black Stone", "Cloud Chamber", "Millionaires", "SSRI Feel Better Already", "SPIT", "The Meaning In The Monster", "The New World", "The Valley", "When Justice Cracks The Sky", "Wild & Sweet", "xSCARZx")
C5 ("Bliss", "Cataracts", "Chroma", "Contortionist", "Crooks & The Damned", "Darko", "Drags, Drugs And Bones", "Free In My Head", "Get Me Out (ICE Agents)", "Hope Like A Thorn", "Idle Hands" by 09, "Insight", "It's In Our Blood", "Life After Poison", "Millionaires", "Lurchers", "King Lazer", "Reconciler. Refiner. Igniter.", "Salt On Poverty's Wounds", "Sky Symmetry", "Solaris", "The Collider Inside Her", "The Conquering", "The Glass Desert", "The Overtaker", "The Persistence Of Light", "The Prism Glass", "The Valley", "Under The Gun")
B4 ("A Thrill Of Hope", "Air", "Circle Above Me (A Silent Voice)", "Death Worship", "Divine Spark", "Drunkaholics Anonymous", "El Rey", "Eternal Engine (Die Up)", "Heavy Fruit", "Hum", "Impossible Dreamers (MFTM)", "Oceans", "Oculus", "Savior Self", "Set My Face Like Flint", "Slaves", "Sunbreather", "The Conquering", "What Roberta Sparrow Said")
B♭4 ("Black Stone", "Cult Leader", "Day Seekers", "Drags, Drugs And Bones", "Hope Like A Thorn", "Malbec Blood", "Oceans", "Praying Drunk", "Saratoga Springs", "Salt On Poverty's Wounds", "Shallow Believer", "The Collider Inside Her", "Windows")
A4 ("Black Clouds", "Cataracts", "Circle Above Me (A Silent Voice)", "Cliffs", "Darko", "Dischordia", "Eros & Psyche", "Face The Floor", "Feel It In My Blood", "Get Me Out (ICE Agents)", "I Come Alive", "Little Bell", "Lurchers", "Oceans", "Radio (NW Hesh)", "Reconciler. Refiner. Igniter.", "Red Letters", "Saint Sorrow", "Savior Self", "Sky Symmetry", "Solaris", "SSRI Feel Better Already", "The Overtaker", "The Meaning In The Monster", "The Persistence Of Light", "This Is My E.L.F. Weapon", "Timebender & The Jet Engine", "Wild & Sweet", "Write My Name In Gold", "xSCARZx")
G♯4 ("Cult Leader", "Insight", "Waiting")
G4 ("Crooks & The Damned", "Death Worship", "Dischordia", "Doomsayer", "Face The Floor", "Heavy Fruit", "Hunters", "Impossible Dreamers (MFTM)", "Praying Drunk", "The Persistence Of Light", "The Prism Glass", "Wild & Sweet", "Windows")

Significant Low Notes:

E♭3 ("Assimilation Protocol" by Artemis Calling, "Contortionist", "Crooks & The Damned", "Day Seekers", "Divine Spark", "Drunkaholics Anonymous", "Eros & Psyche", "Insight", "Rolling Thunder", "xSCARZx")
D3 ("A Thrill Of Hope", "Black Clouds", "Cloud Chamber", "Darko", "Get Me Out (ICE Agents)", "Screaming Through The Walls", "The Conquering", "The Collider Inside Her", "The Sun Came Dancing On The Rain", "Waiting", "Water House", "What Roberta Sparrow Said")
C♯3 ("Black Clouds", "Cloud Chamber", "Cult Leader", "Eternal Engine (Die Up)", "Impossible Dreamers (MFTM)", "Lurchers", "King Lazer", "Reconciler. Refiner. Igniter.", "Sunbreather", "The Meaning In The Monster", "What Roberta Sparrow Said")
C3 ("Dance In The Desert", "I Come Alive", "Idle Hands" by 09, "Malbec Blood", "Salt On Poverty's Wounds", "Sky Symmetry", "Solaris", "The Collider Inside Her", "The Valley")
B2 ("Air", "Cliffs", "Heavy Fruit", "Radio (NW Hesh)", "Red Letters", "Saint Sorrow", "SPIT", "The Valley", "xSCARZx")
B♭2 ("Contortionist", "El Rey", "Hunters", "Lurchers", "Saratoga Springs")
A2 ("Contortionist", "Dance In The Desert", "Dischordia", "Little Bell", "Saint Sorrow", "Savior Self", "The Sun Came Dancing On The Rain")
G♯2 ("Millionaires", "Windows")
G2 ("Bliss", "Crooks & The Damned", "Lurchers", "Waiting", "Water House")
F♯2 ("Divine Spark", "Feel It In My Blood", "SSRI Feel Better Already", "Rolling Thunder", "Sunbreather")
F2 ("Face The Floor", "Slaves")
E2 ("Screaming Through The Walls", "Timebender & The Jet Engine", "Under The Gun")
D2 ("The Sun Came Dancing On The Rain")
B1 ("Onyx Dust")

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[TheCMRecluse]

Well I just feel silly. I just recently found out that Ratzlaff has two projects outside of Fallstar, so I recently listened to them and now I got them added in his thread, definitely adding more to his range.