1. The Screams of Diamanda Galas
Reigning Queen of Disquiet. Most fearsome voice in this world. If you’re unfamiliar, just listen to this clip, maybe check out her wiki, then familiarize yourself with the tightly-controlled vocal berserking that is her Litanies of Satan. Vocal runner-ups: Michael Gira’s bellow, Blixa Bargeld’s screech, Isabelle Adjani losing her shit in the subway in Possession, the “hurry baaaaack” ghost from the Haunted Mansion, and the sobbing choral cadences of traditional Armenian folk songs.
