J.D. Kimball (2,415 views)

[Zedd Squared]

Member Of: Omen (1983-1987)
Vocal Range: E2-F♯5

High Notes:

F♯5 ("Road Warrior" live California 1984)
E5 ("Battle Cry", "Make Me Your King", "March On", "Nightmares", "Princes of Darkness")
D5 ("Nightmares", "Ruby Eyes (of the Serpent)", "Shock Treatment", "Whole Lotta Rosie")
C5 ("Shock Treatment", "Whole Lotta Rosie")
B4 ("Bounty Hunter", "Die by the Blade", "Don't Fear the Night", "March On", "Nightmares", "Shock Treatment")
A4 ("The Axeman", "Battle Cry", "Be My Wench", "Bounty Hunter", "Bring Out the Beast", "The Curse", "Death Rider", "Destiny", "Hell's Gates", "In the Arena", "Kill on Sight", "Last Rites", "Red Horizon", "Road Warrior" live California 1984, "Teeth of the Hydra", "Termination")
G♯4 ("Destiny", "Kill on Sight", "March On", "Road Warrior" live California 1984, "Shock Treatment", "Teeth of the Hydra", "Torture Me", "Warning of Danger")
G4 ("At All Cost", "The Axeman", "Battle Cry", "Be My Wench", "Bring Out the Beast", "The Curse", "Die by the Blade", "Don't Fear the Night", "Dragon's Breath", "Eye of the Storm", "Hell's Gates", "Holy Martyr", "In the Arena", "Last Rites", "Make Me Your King", "March On", "Prince of Darkness", "Red Horizon", "Ruby Eyes (of the Serpent)", "Torture Me", "Warning of Danger")
F♯4 ("Battle Cry", "Bounty Hunter", "Death Rider", "Dragon's Breath", "Red Horizon", "Road Warrior" live California 1984, "Teeth of the Hydra", "Termination")

Low Notes:

F♯3 ("Death Rider", "Dragon's Breath")
E3 ("At All Cost", "Dragon's Breath", "Eye of the Storm", "In the Arena")
E♭3 ("Whole Lotta Rosie")
B2 ("Premonition")
B♭2 ("The Curse")
G♯2 ("Teeth of the Hydra")
F♯2 ("Premonition")
E2 ("Teeth of the Hydra")

John David Kimball was the original voice at the forefront of US Power Metal heroes Omen. He only sang on 3 albums and remained pretty much entirely absent from the music scene from 1987 until his tragic passing in 2003, but boy did he leave a mark on those classic Omen albums with his powerful baritone snarl. He spent about 90% of his singing in a raspy A3-A4 range as he told tales of over the top sword & sorcery, but he began to show a raspy head voice technique akin to Brian Johnson on the Nightmares EP. Given the strength of the few lows he recorded and the developing nature of his high range, he probably could've gone on to be quite a beast of a singer. Alas, it seems his calling was elsewhere, but he still left behind a legacy as one of 80s metal's most manly sounding singers.
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*Underlines mark notes in backing vocals or otherwise muffled/obscured in the song mix.
*Green marks harsh/distorted notes.
*Blue marks noticeably soft and/or disconnected sounding falsetto notes.
*Italics mark non-sung notes.

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{Album Ranges}Omen

Battle Cry (1984): E3-A4-E5
Warning of Danger (1985): F♯2-A4-B4-E5
The Curse (1986): E2-E3-B4
Nightmares (1987): E♭3-E5