Best Female fronted band of metal
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Posted by ToMegaTherion, 16.02.2010 - 00:29
Not this is a list that could get pretty long if I let it so we will try to keep it brief.
Please don't just come into this thread and just say something like "Nightwish!!!!!!!!!!!!". Give us a reason for why you have made this choice.
No point in a poll for this because there will be so many different choices.
Ok here are some favorites of mine
Epica (These guys are really an awesome band. Where or not they are female fronted they are a band you could thouroughly enjoy without the singing, but Simone Simons is an outstand singer that seems to be getting better with age.)
The Gathering (I strongly prefer these guys where they were fronted by Anneke van Giersbergen, but whatever, these guys have made some outstanding albums that hold up against the best of all time, plus Anneke is a great singer.)
Edenbridge (Its hard to believe but this was the first female fronted band I ever heard, and much to my suprise I found them quite enjoyable Sabine has a rather different voice, but she really improved on the later Edenbridge albums as she got more experience. But the main reason I really like these guys is for Lanvall's guiter work, it is truely outstanding, he is a rather underrated guitarest.)
Leaves Eyes (Liv Kristien has an unbelieveable voice, plus the band makes really good music to go with it. The lyrics are often pretty bizarre but nevertheless a band well worth a mention.)
| Kennoth Posts: 2502  |
I guess that'd be either Nightwish or Sirenia But I give some advantage to Nightwish
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| skullkill Posts: 21  |
Have to say Lacuna Coil when i first listened to the album Comalies the bass just got me hooked on them but i dont care much for their latest one Shallow Life it just sounds to popish for my tastes.
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| Miro Posts: 59  |
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| SerratedSyringe Posts: 510  |
I really like this female fronted grindcore band called Skarp. The vocals are definitely their strength.
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| whatsacow Posts: 2075  |
For me, it's diablo swing orchestra, hands down.
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| Edmund Fogg Posts: 1752  |
In first position I will go with Epica.They are an amazing band that puts a lot of creativity behind their music and Simone as a better voice than Tarja imo because she can control her high pitch.In close second I'll go with Unexpect.They are full of influences and every album is different.The main higlights of this band are the bassist and the female singer (the violonist is pretty insane as well)
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| Child Of Bodom Posts: 3  |
The Agonist is pretty good. fronted by Alissa White-Gluz. I like them cos she has a really deep scream that could easily be mistaken for a guy anyday.
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| Dreamwar_86 To Arms! Posts: 480  |
To-Mera they are awesome no band sounds like em
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| vezzy Stallmanite Posts: 3493  |
Holy Moses. They're raw, aggressive thrash and Teutonic thrash scene pioneers. Simply great.
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| Narloth Posts: 29  |
Written by whatsacow on 14.05.2010 at 03:43 Of all the female-fronted bands I ever heard DSO is the most impressive exactly in the way they present the vocals. Just splendid!
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| glasgow_smile Posts: 11  |
Arch Enemy. Angela will always be a revolutionary female vocalist to me.
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| Kennoth Posts: 2502 |
Written by Child Of Bodom on 14.05.2010 at 16:25 I'm a fan of theirs too. Though I hate their song structure (two choruses, then big breakdown instead of the last one) And Alissa is hot as hell.
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| Sleeping Dragon Posts: 33  |
I've always enjoyed great female vocals: Tristania [Vibeke Stene is quite possibly my favorite singer... her haunting vocals go extravagantly well with the dark, morose atmosphere of (earlier) Tristania songs.] Epica [Although I think Simone Simons's voice can be a bit boring-sounding at times, her singing ability and vocal range are incontestable.] Lacuna Coil [Cristina Scabbia sings in the contralto vocal range, which is the lowest/deepest possible for women... I find her voice to be very unique and powerful but she obviously cannot hit high notes as adroitly.] Within Temptation [Sharon den Adel's vocals approach something near perfect in my book, sounding eerily ethereal and high-pitched.] Deadlock [Sabine Veniger is a *decent* singer who sounds more like she belongs in a pop band than a melodic death metal one, which is why I think their music sounds so bizzarely unique.] The Gathering [With Anneke van Giersbergen, at least -- she has exceptional range and power.] The Sins of Thy Beloved [Anita Auglend and her ridiculously high-pitched vocals...] And, finally, I must accolade Alissa White-Gluz from The Agonist with an honorable mention, since her growling vocals initially fooled me into thinking it was a male singing. Well done.
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| mismoree Posts: 16  |
Theatre of Tragedy's earlier works are practically gold (pre-Musique) I actually liked their Old English lyrics, and Liv Kristine's vocals were just magnificent.
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| RavenKing Posts: 1941  |
I don't listen to a single female-fronted metal band, so I guess the choice is easy for me.
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| vezzy Stallmanite Posts: 3493 |
Written by RavenKing on 19.08.2010 at 12:03 Why not? Some are good, like Holy Moses.
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| RavenKing Posts: 1941 |
Written by vezzy on 19.08.2010 at 13:43 Matter of tastes. Metal music + female vocals is not my cup of tea. Even if music would be otherwise good, if you put female vocals on it I'm out. I don't like it, that's all.
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| vezzy Stallmanite Posts: 3493 |
Written by RavenKing on 19.08.2010 at 14:21 At times they aren't very noticeable however, and as such the negative impact loosens down. But, if that's how you feel, fine.
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| RavenKing Posts: 1941 |
It's purely a matter of tastes in vocals and not about women in metal. For example, I have absolutely nothing against female guitarists, bassists or drummers, as long as they're good at playing their instrument.
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| Angelic Storm Melodious Posts: 6675  |
Written by RavenKing on 19.08.2010 at 14:21 Yep. Even I dont like metal with female vocals. Unless it's vocals like Angela Gossow's which dont sound feminine at all even if she is female. I just don't think female vocals suit metal at all. And I have heard a few female fronted bands who Ive liked musically, but Ive never really been able to get into them because of the vocals. It is just a personal preference.
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| Yasmine Posts: 1485  |
Probably Epica, best range + projection + Vibrato. Greatest display of technical ability. I love DM, BM etc, but since anyone can chug some milk and do the vocals, I don't like the female extreme metal singers just like I don't like the males for the most part either.
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| Yasmine Posts: 1485 |
Written by [user id=111774] on 24.03.2011 at 04:06 BAD lol. I can do that too if I drink a glass or 2 of milk. And "Flowery" tells me you base your musical tastes on image.
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| Yasmine Posts: 1485 |
Written by [user id=111774] on 24.03.2011 at 05:31 REally? Alright, mucus collected in the throat severally alters ones voice because drops of mucus attach to the voice box. I can sing along to Suffocation, etc etc for about 10 minutes after drinking a full glass of chocolate milk although I am female. It's fun to do but doesn't take a single drop of effort.
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Account deleted Written by Yasmine on 24.03.2011 at 06:33 Hmm, you learn something new everyday. Well, even if the vocalist apparently has no skill, I still like the band 
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