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.)
| BloodTears ANA-thema Elite Posts: 11835  |
Yes, probably when things went downhill, even though I like some of the songs in there. I just wish it was more consistent. And this: "And tbh the Liiva era is immensely overrated by all the Angela haters"
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306  |
Why is it that everyone infers from my comments about Angela-fronted AE that I think they suck because of Angela?  Their first two albums with her were pretty good - after that I think they went downhill fast. And I personally never felt their releases with Liiva were bad. Not because the male/female argument, not because I'm a sexist/elitist, not because I'm butthurt about their popularity... I just happen to enjoy Liiva-fronted AE more than Angela-fronted AE.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| JÄY Metal slave Posts: 1567  |
Written by Troy Killjoy on 10.12.2011 at 00:00 Same here... music was better.
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| Spirit Molecule spirit molecule Posts: 1918  |
Written by [user id=113163] on 30.05.2011 at 22:28 Didn't know there were other Julie Christmas fans on here  She's awesomeRebecca vernon from subrosa and Sera Timms from Black math horseman are awesome as well
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| Susan Smeghead Elite Posts: 6941  |
Written by Spirit Molecule on 10.12.2011 at 06:29 Ahh I'm definitely in a Subrosa phase right now. Great band of course but her voice just fits perfectly.
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| Susan Smeghead Elite Posts: 6941 |
Doomsters who love some female vocals must check out Rituals of the Oak. Power metallers looking for a lady with more badassitude than most guys must hear my latest obsession Shadowside. Those are two of my favourite female-fronted bands I've discovered this year. Not a 2011 discovery but anyone who hasn't yet heard Moravian folk/doom masters Silent Stream Of Godless Elegy needs to get on board ASAP. Their new album Navaz is one of my albums of the year. Male and female vocals with some of the most beautiful music. Here's the opening track from the new album with a beautiful build up, and here's the title track which cuts right to the chase.
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| Angelic Storm Melodious Posts: 6675  |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 09.12.2011 at 21:24 I'm not an Angela hater. "Wages Of Sin" is a brilliant album, and an awesome example of it's genre. I also like other stuff from the Angela era too. (the latest album is actually the only one I see as painfully average overall) I just personally prefer the stuff AE did with Johan.
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| BloodTears ANA-thema Elite Posts: 11835 |
Kylesa and Grayceon are good examples of female fronted bands. I think they are two of the best too.
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| Spirit Molecule spirit molecule Posts: 1918 |
Written by Susan on 10.12.2011 at 08:09 Yep Subrosa have just got me by the balls with their new release. I've been quite hooked Written by BloodTears on 10.12.2011 at 12:00 Oh right how could I forget Miss Pleasants She can fucking shred on the guitar and she's got a great voice.I guess you could add Stevie floyd as well, maybe not the best, but she's a good guitarist and pretty chilled out in real life as well
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| Susan Smeghead Elite Posts: 6941 |
Written by BloodTears on 10.12.2011 at 12:00 Yes! Grayceon was certainly one of my best surprises of the year.
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| BloodTears ANA-thema Elite Posts: 11835 |
Written by Susan on 10.12.2011 at 16:21 Definitely! Grayceon are still the biggest surprise of the year for me. Not seeing anything else topping that discovery for me. They quickly become one of my new favourite bands.
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| ANGEL REAPER Posts: 3687  |
Written by Troy Killjoy on 10.12.2011 at 00:00 i enjoy angela-era stuff a lot but i say that they started a downfall very fast ... the last release is...simply ugly ...
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| ArchKnight Posts: 2  |
Allright, here's my contribution. Kuroneko from the Japanese metal band Onmyo-Za, she's got range, power, and control. My current top pick for sure.
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| Vombatus Potorro Posts: 2390  |
Great BM, and her hair is sooooo long  (and awesome  ) For growling, Thorr's Hammer (doom/death) has norwegian chick that is a beast. Beats the shit out Angela's lame voice.
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| Infernal Eternal Posts: 647  |
Written by Troy Killjoy on 10.12.2011 at 00:00 You are right . They really suck .
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| Infernal Eternal Posts: 647 |
Nightwish are OK .
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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9155  |
Landmmine marathon for sure. I'm going to marry Grace Perry someday
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| M C Vice ex-polydactyl Posts: 3407  |
Written by Vombatus on 14.12.2011 at 01:43 According to wikipedia she's got a PhD in cell physiology. And she was only 17 in Thorr's Hammer's recordings.
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| Vombatus Potorro Posts: 2390 |
Written by M C Vice on 04.01.2012 at 10:56 Yeah, makes it even scarier to think a 17 year-old blondy screams that way 
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306 |
Written by Vombatus on 04.01.2012 at 15:32 Scarier? Why not hotter?
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| Vombatus Potorro Posts: 2390 |
Written by Troy Killjoy on 04.01.2012 at 21:42 I dunno... more like creepy  (don't want to imagine her having an orgasm  )
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306 |
Written by Vombatus on 05.01.2012 at 15:40 Now I have to imagine it! Thanks. 
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| Robstar Posts: 230  |
I must say Arch Enemy why Do you need a reason... ok because of their technique when performing a also cause Angela is so hot, but yes Arch Enemy I must say
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| NLthrasher Posts: 189  |
Written by Boxcar Willy on 04.01.2012 at 06:31 I saw them a couple of weeks ago as support act for Warbringer and although I'm not really into their music they were quite badass live and they started a nice moshpit which is always good.
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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9155 |
Written by NLthrasher on 08.01.2012 at 03:36 mosh+grace= me happy 
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| M C Vice ex-polydactyl Posts: 3407 |
Written by Vombatus on 14.12.2011 at 01:43 Just watched the clip again. She reminds me a bit of Abbath. The stage mannerisms and facial expressions, but without the funny crab-dance.
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| Robstar Posts: 230 |
Angela from Arch Enemy... This chick kics ass big time:thumbup: 
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| ravendeath Posts: 240  |
Written by [user id=115824] on 04.01.2012 at 06:25 Lita has a very good voice, but unfortunately not all of her albums are good. Vixen, I don't like them so much, but not bad chick glam band in the 80's.
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