piercing

Aside from fronting his namesake band Dio from 1982 through 2010, the diminutive singer was known for his piercing vocals and being among the first rockers to flash the famed devil horns hand gesture.

Payne could virtuosically ad-lib live through the bridge of “Summer Love” or hit piercing high notes on a cover of Michael Jackson’s “The Way You Make Me Feel.”

Some of the most piercing instances in Emilia’s journey rely on Audiard’s penchant for indelible imagery.

He’d played Patrick Dempsey’s father on the TV show “Once and Again,” and while his character was a shadowy figure, Bell’s potent, piercing voice cut through.

He touched on all sorts of topics on the show, but an episode in 1997 captured his presence — a composed, bespectacled reporter in a crisp gray suit asking piercing questions.