Favourite female fronted (and all female) bands

[Jazoni89]

After all this rubbish about Rebecca Black, and her young imitators, i thought it would be great to notify people of some great female singers, and the bands that you enjoy.

I'll start with mine.

Rock

Veruca salt
The Birthday Massacre
Hole
Garbage
The Runaways
The Cranberries
VersaEmerge
Fireflight
L7
Vixen
No Doubt
the Donnas
PJ Harvey
The Breeders
Die Mannaquin
Bikini Kill
Babes in Toyland


Metal

Girlschool
In this Moment
Kittie
Within Temptation
Lacuna coil
My Ruin
Nightwish
The Agonist
Otep
Deadlock
Eyes set to kill
Epica
Evanescence
Flyleaf

 

[zombieeater6000]

damn you had all the ones i knew on your list

 

[TheRealCJ]

Okay, let's go:

Spoiler: Killing Heidi

Spoiler: The Waifs

Spoiler: Cactus Child (they only released a few albums, and they're not bad)

 

[Zac Smith]

You missed a big one

 

[The Apothecarry]

Hmmm...this will be a short list:

Halestorm
Lacuna Coil
Elena Siegman (Nazi Zombies singles)
MELL (Red Fraction. Look it up)
ORIGA (Inner Universe. Look it up, too.)
Flyleaf

 

[Nimcha]

My absolute favourite is Metric. <3

That the lead singer is absolutely gorgeous and shares my name helps

 

[DeadlyYellow]

Aw damn. Heart had male instrumentalists, I guess they don't qualify.

Man I have surprisingly few all-female artists I'll admit listening to.

 

[intheweeds]

You named everything i would have... but only two genres?

Don't anyone give me any version of 'that's mainstream, so it's crap' - i say Dixie Chicks.

They are wonderfully talented musicians and songwriters

...also Detroit Cobras

Edit: Speaking of young girls that actually are talented, Fefe Dobson a few years ago (when she first started, she was more Rebecca Blacks age)

 

[Zhadramekel]

Paramore, Evanesence, Atomic Kitten when they were still around, B*witched,

 

[Shemming]

Emilie autumn, wuth her bloody crumpets. Victorian industrail talent. Female singer, with all female backing.

 

[Jazoni89]

You named everything i would have... but only two genres?

Don't anyone give me any version of 'that's mainstream, so it's crap' - i say Dixie Chicks.

They are wonderfully talented musicians and songwriters

You can easily fit all of these bands in sub genre's (punk, metalcore ect), but i just simplified the list.

 

[Detective Prince]

Within Temptation, Lacuna Coil, The Birthday Massacre, Nightwish. XD

 

[Trifer420]

all the above + Nightwish

 

[ace_of_something]

That starting list has all i can think of off the top of my head. Little Fish hasn't been mentioned
that's just a duo a la 'the white stripes' with the genders reversed though really.

After Forever and Nightwish are pretty boss if you like that 'symphonic epic opera metal' stuff.

 

[Trifer420]

all the above + Nightwish

edit: ninja'd by a few seconds.

 

[lasherman]

The Creepshow. Not only my favourite female-fronted band, but one of my all time favourite bands of any kind.

 

[Ashcrexl]

Goddam people, where is the Yeah Yeah Yeahs? I thought people liked them more than that. And no Bjork either? Three more: Feist, Lenka, and Poe. But Metric is still my favorite. RA-AW SUGAH!

 

[F'Angus]

Have to Say

Lacuna Coil
Within Temptation
Delain
Midnattsol

 

[similar.squirrel]

Portishead. And you've already mentioned The Breeders. Dresden Dolls?