Written by [user id=25051] on 14.09.2007 at 00:34

"Saint Gossow" hahaha

hell yeah

I really don't think Angela Gossow is really all that influential at all. It was only a matter of time until a female with harsh vocals was going to come along, she just happened to be one of the first (to hit mainstream success). I haven't really heard from any female musicians that matter saying Gossow was their inspiration or anything. Just because you happen to be the first of your gender to do something does not necessarily make you influential.

So ask yourselves, what exactly has Angela Gossow "Influenced"?. I find her to be a pretty generic vocalist, if she had a penis between her legs then I doubt she would be called "influential" at all.

The Great Kat. Although she has the worst attitude ever and she's a complete bitch in general + she's not very creative, she does how to play that guitar. And violin!

Written by Doc G. on 13.11.2008 at 11:55

I really don't think Angela Gossow is really all that influential at all. It was only a matter of time until a female with harsh vocals was going to come along, she just happened to be one of the first (to hit mainstream success). I haven't really heard from any female musicians that matter saying Gossow was their inspiration or anything. Just because you happen to be the first of your gender to do something does not necessarily make you influential.

So ask yourselves, what exactly has Angela Gossow "Influenced"?. I find her to be a pretty generic vocalist, if she had a penis between her legs then I doubt she would be called "influential" at all.

She was the first to hit it big relatively speaking. There were quite a few women grunting before anyone had even heard of Angela.

Corinne v/d Brand in Acrostichon
Rachel Heyzer in both Occult & Sinister
Runhild in Thorr's Hammer
Sibylle in Witches
Dana in Demonic Christ & Mythic
Stephanie in November Grief
Victoria in Damad

Of these I think Corinne would be the first cause she was already doing this stuff all the way back in 1988

to just name a couple and all those bands are way more extreme than Arch Enemy even dare dream to be.

Yeah Sinister has a harsh female vocalist, and I even think that woman is better at growling than Gossow.

The number of women in metal is increasing everyday, but i think it is still too soon to say one woman has been the most influential. But i think that there are a few who deserve a mention.

Doro - See was amongst the earliest of women in metal, great singer and song writer still.
Simone Simons - She is still relatively new to the metal scene but already I have heard of young girls seeking to be like Simone, to sing like her and be in a metal band. But i think time will tell just how influential she will be.
Cadaveria - A bit of a wild card, but thanks to her the door was opened for women to growl screech and sing with the best of metal singers, although lesser know, if it wern't for her localized success many women may never have been able to join more extreme metal bands.
Angela Gassow - I'm not a huge Arch Enemy fan, but it is hard to deny her influence. More and more female singers are now going out and joining metal bands
Morgan Lander - She has knocked down a lot of boundaries for women in metal proving women can and do play guitar as well as a lot of men.

Unfortunately most women I have mentioned and others have been singers few guitarists and even less drummers.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 13.11.2008 at 14:10



She was the first to hit it big relatively speaking. There were quite a few women grunting before anyone had even heard of Angela.

Corinne v/d Brand in Acrostichon
Rachel Heyzer in both Occult & Sinister
Runhild in Thorr's Hammer
Sibylle in Witches
Dana in Demonic Christ & Mythic
Stephanie in November Grief
Victoria in Damad

Of these I think Corinne would be the first cause she was already doing this stuff all the way back in 1988

to just name a couple and all those bands are way more extreme than Arch Enemy even dare dream to be.

Rachel Heyzer did also vocals for Infinited Hate. I've got their Revel In Bloodshed and that's some sick shit.
I also have the EP from Mythic but almost never listen to it.

On topic: I'm not a big fan, but what Doro did can easily be called influential. She's in metal from begin 80's.

Ive always been a fan of Holy Moses and i known she hasent always fronted the band but i'd say 'Sabina Classen'.

Or just stick with old faithful DORO.

Lita Ford?

What? No?

I don't know much (nor a fan), but how about girlschool which was formed in 1975?

Written by Ag Fox on 31.08.2009 at 13:31

I don't know much (nor a fan), but how about girlschool which was formed in 1975?

Maybe thos edays they were but doe sband can take such huge audience how they could do it in those days ? No
So nowedays they hasnt influenced at all how they were beck at 80's

FatNSassy - Since when Lita Ford play metal, many of her songs was boring same like Warlock's more pop , slow sings how hard rock n metal, but yes those days tehy look sexy , if thets what you mean and Lita kiss me deadly

There was this American band called Vixen that I think was influential. I'm just taking a guess because they were playing back in 1980s.

I remember seeing a VH1 special about them and I thought they were cool.

But, probably other bands delivered the goods before them.

Written by BloodTears on 31.08.2009 at 14:26

There was this American band called Vixen that I think was influential. I'm just taking a guess because they were playing back in 1980s.

I remember seeing a VH1 special about them and I thought they were cool.

But, probably other bands delivered the goods before them.

I know this band have seen it , also there was simmilar band Hearth whit 2 sister sinto it, but also male members was there, and I neve rhave been fan of those bands it was more pop

Written by Bad English on 31.08.2009 at 14:30

Written by BloodTears on 31.08.2009 at 14:26

There was this American band called Vixen that I think was influential. I'm just taking a guess because they were playing back in 1980s.

I remember seeing a VH1 special about them and I thought they were cool.

But, probably other bands delivered the goods before them.

Yes, I know Heart, they are quite liked in some scenes. I never explored any of those two bands but I think they might've paved the way.
I know this band have seen it , also there was simmilar band Hearth whit 2 sister sinto it, but also male members was there, and I neve rhave been fan of those bands it was more pop

The chick drummer from gorod..
she is an inspiration to all female drummers!

Written by Galar on 31.08.2009 at 19:56

The chick drummer from gorod..
she is an inspiration to all female drummers!

She didn't drum on their latest though, that's a guy.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 31.08.2009 at 22:30

Written by Galar on 31.08.2009 at 19:56

The chick drummer from gorod..
she is an inspiration to all female drummers!

She didn't drum on their latest though, that's a guy.

Ah. Well she was a beast. I was hoping I was going to be able to see her at Maryland Deathfest this year.

I'd have to say Cadaveria (nee' of Opera IX).

As she (in my eyes anyway) paved the way for females in Extreme Metal.

There are many great female rockers out there today.
Doro Pesch, Lita Ford, Lee Aaron, Joan Jett and Wendy O Williams were 5 female rockers that I think was (and still is) very important for the Metal genre in general. Other "older" bands worth mentioning even if I am not a big fan myself are Girlschool, Vixen and Heart.
I also think that Nightwish & Tarja opened the doors for many other females in Metal.

Well i think Tarja Turunen, the former singer of nightwish was pretty influential.
Also Alissa White-Gluz is great but im not sure how influential she has been.

It surely has been said before (I don't have time to read all the posts but I'm gonna go with Simone Simons.Many female volists hold her in high respect and wants to be able to sing like her.

"Saint Gossow"!

"Most influential metal female" i will say Doro.

Most of my influences musically, were male. lol There was only one female in metal who I looked up to when I was growing up and I wanted to be like. Jo Bench from Bolt Thrower.

Written by Angelic Storm on 10.12.2010 at 20:14

Most of my influences musically, were male. lol There was only one female in metal who I looked up to when I was growing up and I wanted to be like. Jo Bench from Bolt Thrower.

Very good bass player, imo. I think women can be as great as men when it comes to play instruments.
I just don't like female as vocalists in metal because they don't fit (well, they can fit hard rock or glam bands but this is not metal).

Written by RavenKing on 11.12.2010 at 15:17
Very good bass player, imo. I think women can be as great as men when it comes to play instruments.
I just don't like female as vocalists in metal because they don't fit (well, they can fit hard rock or glam bands but this is not metal).

Jo was the only metal/rock female that I saw myself in growing up. She was in that band on merit, not as a "token female" who's only really there to provide "eye candy" for male metal fans. I also wasn't really into the kind of rock/glam type stuff that other girls with instruments seemed to be playing at the time. I was already playing guitar before I discovered Bolt Thrower, but seeing Jo made me realise that there were other females who were really into metal and serious about the musical side of it. I never saw my gender as a barrier to being a musician, and wanting to play metal music. But you definitely do notice, or at least I did back then, how male dominated a world it was.

As you know, I completely agree about female vocalists in metal. Unless the vocals are very harsh, and not distinguishable as female vocals, then they dont fit. At least not to my tastes. lol

Written by Angelic Storm on 11.12.2010 at 16:38

Written by RavenKing on 11.12.2010 at 15:17
Very good bass player, imo. I think women can be as great as men when it comes to play instruments.
I just don't like female as vocalists in metal because they don't fit (well, they can fit hard rock or glam bands but this is not metal).

Jo was the only metal/rock female that I saw myself in growing up. She was in that band on merit, not as a "token female" who's only really there to provide "eye candy" for male metal fans. I also wasn't really into the kind of rock/glam type stuff that other girls with instruments seemed to be playing at the time. I was already playing guitar before I discovered Bolt Thrower, but seeing Jo made me realise that there were other females who were really into metal and serious about the musical side of it. I never saw my gender as a barrier to being a musician, and wanting to play metal music. But you definitely do notice, or at least I did back then, how male dominated a world it was.

As you know, I completely agree about female vocalists in metal. Unless the vocals are very harsh, and not distinguishable as female vocals, then they dont fit. At least not to my tastes. lol

Indeed, Jo was never there as eye candy. She doesn't dress sexy and try to get attention with her looks.
Even if, imo, she's not ugly at all. She strikes me as a woman not superficial at all, thus she gains much more respect from me than many others. And her skills are undeniable.
And yes, Bolt Thrower hired her because of her talent as a bass player and not to 'have a chick in the band'.

Kelly Johnson. A NWOBHM guitarist who more than held her own against her male contemperies. And check out Please Don't Touch from the Motorhead/Girlschool split EP St. Valentine's Day Massacre. In the dueling guitar solos she made Fast Eddie her bitch.

Written by [user id=98699] on 01.09.2009 at 05:21

I'd have to say Cadaveria (nee' of Opera IX).

As she (in my eyes anyway) paved the way for females in Extreme Metal.

i was willing to say that ... i agree with u

Written by Galar on 01.09.2009 at 02:54

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 31.08.2009 at 22:30

Written by Galar on 31.08.2009 at 19:56

I was hoping I was going to be able to see her at Maryland Deathfest this year.

u was hoping to see her just to see her playing or to see other things

she 's hot