I cannot believe that neither Liv Jagrell nor the Metal Queen of the World have been mentioned yet.
Amazing Females in Hard Rock / Metal
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I cannot believe that neither Liv Jagrell nor the Metal Queen of the World have been mentioned yet.
Dawn Crosby - Long dead lead singer of Trash Metal pioneers Detente. Still VERY listenable today.
Doro Pesch - more of a guilty pleasure. I remember standing in the front row of her concerts in the 80s. She's still around though.
And then of course there is Candace Kucsulain of Walls of Jericho. She shouts so beautifully it can make you cry.
Doro Pesch - more of a guilty pleasure. I remember standing in the front row of her concerts in the 80s. She's still around though.
And then of course there is Candace Kucsulain of Walls of Jericho. She shouts so beautifully it can make you cry.
Check out Suzi Quatro. She may be more famous to people from my generation as Leather Tuscadero from Happy Days. But to you kids who never watched that show, you can experience her music relatively clean. Her Wikipedia page says she was the first major breakthrough female artist that paved the way from everyone else named in this thread. I don't know about that, but whatever. More likely there were several female artists softening things up for those to come later, like Heart and the Runaways, although Joan Jett of the Runaways styled her hair like Suzi's, so Suzi was an influence on her, at least.
That said, I find her work kind of old-fashioned sounding. I can't really explain it. It sounds like stuff from the 50's or 60's that has not aged well. Nothing wrong with it, I guess, but not really to my taste. And I'm mostly into guitar rock from the 60's and 70's which is why I'm puzzled that I don't like Suzi's music very much. But there is no accounting for taste.
That said, I find her work kind of old-fashioned sounding. I can't really explain it. It sounds like stuff from the 50's or 60's that has not aged well. Nothing wrong with it, I guess, but not really to my taste. And I'm mostly into guitar rock from the 60's and 70's which is why I'm puzzled that I don't like Suzi's music very much. But there is no accounting for taste.
First two that came to mind,
Angela from Arch Enemy
and Lzzy Hale from Halestorm.
But there are several others, Nightwish, Within Temptation, Delain.
Angela from Arch Enemy
and Lzzy Hale from Halestorm.
But there are several others, Nightwish, Within Temptation, Delain.
It would be remiss to not mention Jefferson Airplane featuring Grace Slick, since I insist of going back to the roots of things.
The interesting thing about Grace and her role in the band is that, for one, she wasn't the original female singer in the band. Originally it was Signe Toly Anderson who left the band when she had given birth. Second the role seemed to be more of a backing vocals role, which seemed to be typical of groups in the sixties. A bunch of dudes and one girl in a mini skirt and go-go boots. Airplane had a male lead singer, but Grace took the lead on several of their hits. I don't know if this was a significant change due to Grace or just the natural progression of things.
Female lead singers weren't uncommon in the 60's. e.g. Janis Joplin. But they were still rare enough to be remarkable.
The interesting thing about Grace and her role in the band is that, for one, she wasn't the original female singer in the band. Originally it was Signe Toly Anderson who left the band when she had given birth. Second the role seemed to be more of a backing vocals role, which seemed to be typical of groups in the sixties. A bunch of dudes and one girl in a mini skirt and go-go boots. Airplane had a male lead singer, but Grace took the lead on several of their hits. I don't know if this was a significant change due to Grace or just the natural progression of things.
Female lead singers weren't uncommon in the 60's. e.g. Janis Joplin. But they were still rare enough to be remarkable.
Since every band I can think of has already been said, I shall instead mention this band. The Diablo Swing Orchestra. They're fucking Swing Metal!
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Edit: It's shameful how long it took me to figure out how to embed a Youtube video.
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Edit: It's shameful how long it took me to figure out how to embed a Youtube video.
Bleach03 - disbanded, but still...
they had a decent range of songs as well, some screaming stuff, light stuff, heard they were fun to watch live
they had a decent range of songs as well, some screaming stuff, light stuff, heard they were fun to watch live
Rolo Tomassi if Mathcore counts:
Hole verge into Hard Rock sometimes
Looking at the entries in this thread I'd say that the problem is some sort of viewer/listener bias, I'd guess that it's hard to distinguish a female voice among the heavier music than it is among samples in electronica or lighter parts of rock.
Hole verge into Hard Rock sometimes
Looking at the entries in this thread I'd say that the problem is some sort of viewer/listener bias, I'd guess that it's hard to distinguish a female voice among the heavier music than it is among samples in electronica or lighter parts of rock.
I agree dude, the best new all-female band since probably Warpaint. The singer gives out a huge Siouxxie Sioux inspired Post-Punk vibe, which i absolutely love...launchpadmcqwak said:
I just like far too many Female singers and groups in Rock/Metal, but Shoegazing is probably the most dominant of all Alt Rock Genres in terms of female singers. The vocal style just seems to favor the female voice more, along with such genres as Dream Pop.
Also...my Avatar is of the Infamous Chan Marshall (a.k.a Cat Power), great Singer/Songwriter.
Hmm two pages in and no one has mentioned the Distillers yet? Though maybe that's coz they were punk?
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Anneke's the best. The Gathering was one of the bands that started the whole female-fronted metal bands thing (if not THE first), at least in Europe. She's a legend.5-0 said:
I completely fell in love with her the first time I heard The Gathering, they're my favorite band of all time, too bad she's not with them anymore, although the new singer, Silje Wergeland, is quite good too.
Another female-fronted band that doesn't get too much attention is Autumn. I love the new singer, Marjan Welman. She sings in an Ayreon album too. Very talented.
I know most of the singers that were posted here, but I'll check the ones I don't. I'm a sucker for a great female voice with heavy sounds, probably my favorite kind of music.
BAH! How could I have forgotten Maria?! That woman sings with more balls than most men... While I love the song you linked, I would have linked this one (For obvious reason ;P)KammikazeLemming said:
http://youtu.be/2WwRb6flzHI
Whelp there goes any contribution I could have made to this thread.Khazidhea said:
Try going on Grooveshark or possibly youtube (although I definitely recommend grooveshark more) find a band that has what you're looking for and check out the related artists links. I've found some great bands that way, even though there are some I've never been able to find again. And some of the selections can be a little lacking, (they have one album from Lacuna coil, one of my favourite bands, out of six)V da Mighty Taco said:
Aside from the ones that haven't already been mentioned...
All of Matriarch
Kelly Schilling (Stoic Dissention)
Dr. Mikannibal (Sigh)
Belinda Butcher & Debbie Googe (My Bloody Valentine)
Rachel Goswell (Slowdive)
Zorgh (Darkspace)
Can't really think of much else off the top of my head. It's late and I'm tired, what do you want from me?
All of Matriarch
Kelly Schilling (Stoic Dissention)
Dr. Mikannibal (Sigh)
Belinda Butcher & Debbie Googe (My Bloody Valentine)
Rachel Goswell (Slowdive)
Zorgh (Darkspace)
Can't really think of much else off the top of my head. It's late and I'm tired, what do you want from me?
I've got no idea if it's been mentioned before and I'm too lazy to check butV da Mighty Taco said:
How the hell have you not heard of Halestorm?!
Also, there's Epica. Their lead singer is Simone Simmons.