Female metal/rock singers

[RHadley]

Maybe not to your taste - and slightly obscure - but one of my female vocalists:

Spoiler: Cryoshell (Christine Lorentzen)

And yes, they have been Lego's musical playthings for a while, but once you're past that, they're pretty damn good if you ask me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvS4tBpBFMY
FYI, Youtube links are something I don't get, so you can have a link instead

 

[MorganL4]

Well the obvious ones are

The Runnaways
Lita Ford
Joan Jett
Heart

You could add Fleetwood Mac in there too I guess....

That's off the top of my head

If you want something more modern there is always Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

 

[Aerduin]

To Mera -- English based prog metal outfit with Julie Kiss on lead vocals .

Very talented musicians, and a total wee hunny singing. Chatted with some of the band a few years back when they supported Kings X at Electric Ballroom in Camden London. Very down to earth guys and girl .. well worth a listen.

 

[4173]

Only need 1, Julie Christmas (Made Out of Babies).

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[warrcry13]

You also have Tristania
You got Arkona as well.
There are others but I don't want to make the thread look poopy.

 

[Kapri]

Well if you want a list:

Lori Lewis (Aesma Daeva, Therion), Sarah Jezebel Deva (Cradle of Filth), Doro Pesch (Doro... derp), Kim McAuliffe (Girl School), Maria "Tristessa" Kolokouri (Astarte), Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill), Floor Jansen (After Forever), Lotta Höglin (Beseech), Karen Gilligan (Cruachan), Alison Mosshart (Dead Weather), Annlouice Loegdlund (Diablo Swing Orchestra), Liv Kristine (ex-Theatre of Tragedy, Leaves' Eyes), Nell Sigland (Theatre of Tragedy), Helena Iren Michaelsen (Trail of Tears).

Also check out Penumbra and Sirenia since they have had a lot of female vocalists over the years.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

Is there anything about Paramore that can be described as 'awesome'?

Christina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil is pretty awesome, and so is Courtney Love [sub]kidding.[/sub].

 

[Something Amyss]

My first thoughts would be Gatja (Probably Hard Rock) and the Stone Coyotes (Rock). Stevie Nicks wouldn't be too far behind, even if she's not exactly heavy in any sense. Half the World, Tribe, the Breeders (and to some extent the Pixies), Throwing Muses, Within Temptation, nightwish (because everyone sees "Amaranth" and assumes I like them), Lacuna Coil, Go Betty Go, the Donnas, Sahara Hotnights, Betty, the Irresponsibles (They do the Spoony Experiment theme, "Break Me,") and....

Well, do I need to go on?

 

[omega 616]

I have just been on a paramore video (I have no idea why 'cos I don't like them) but I rad this comment on it "A rock band with a girl vocalist. AWESOMEEEE".

My immediate reaction was "that is clearly not true, there are loads like ...." then I blanked, I could not think of a single example. I do know there was a female guitar player in coal chamber though.

So feeling like my ipod is a just a little bit of a sausage fest I am asking you lovely people to recommend me some good female bands.

The thing is I have a very fussy musical taste, I the very heaviest stuff I like is hatebreed, so no cannibal corpse. My fav groups are slipknot, dope, seether, soil, mushroomhead ... anything around that kind of area.

Edit: Just thought of Pink and Avril but they are too ... pop-py for my taste.

Dude, screw all that pansy crap. You need some Blood Ceremony and Serpent Cult!

Well if I ever can't sleep I will put these on 'cos oh my golly gosh are they slow. Make Gloomy Sunday by Billie Holiday seem happy, sorry but not for me.

I think I will stick to my "pansy crap" ...

 

[lemonadeader]

This dude's channel who is totally not me >.> has some good ones (on playlists)
http://www.youtube.com/user/lemonadeader?feature=mhee

BANDS FEMALE SINGER

Amaranthe- Elize Ryd
Indica (the finnish one not argentian) - Johanna "Jonsu" Salomaa
Nightwish- Tarja Turunen (ex) , Annete Olzon
Epica- Simone Simons
Lacuna Coil- Cristina Scabbia
Halestorm- Lizzy Hale
Sirenia (they've had 4 singers so far so get used to some changing tones ) -Henriette Bordvik(ex), Monika Pederson(ex), Fabbienne Gondamin(ex), Pilar Giménez García (stage name Ailyn)
Within Temptation- Sharon Den Adel
Lyriel- Jessica Thierjung and Linda Laukamp
Superchick (not actually metal but freaking awesome)- Tricia Baumhardt
Xandria- Lisa Middelhauve(semi-ex), Manuela Kraller
Dark Princess- Olga Romanova
Evanescence (prepares for the hatred)- Amy Lee
Edenbridge- Sabine Edelsbacher
Katra- Katra Solopuro
Krypteria- Ji-In Cho
Unsun- Aya something or other =p

EDIT: i got ninja'd on edenbridge? *shoots self*

 

[Raika]

Tarja Terunin

It's Turunen. *Death glare of doom, hissing, and all that*

As far as Nightwish goes, the new girl isn't bad, she's still leagues better than your average female modern music star, but, uhh...Tarja left some shoes behind that Anette could never fill. It's plain impossible.


Captcha: evil genius *rubs hands, twirls mutache, snickers like Dick Dastardly*

You and I need to be friends if you're as into Tarja as I am.

On-topic: Tarja. Seriously.

 

[lemonadeader]

Tarja Terunin

It's Turunen. *Death glare of doom, hissing, and all that*

As far as Nightwish goes, the new girl isn't bad, she's still leagues better than your average female modern music star, but, uhh...Tarja left some shoes behind that Anette could never fill. It's plain impossible.


Captcha: evil genius *rubs hands, twirls mutache, snickers like Dick Dastardly*

You and I need to be friends if you're as into Tarja as I am.

On-topic: Tarja. Seriously.

Please dont let this become into a tarja/annete is better =] I see enough of that on youtube

 

[Raika]

Tarja Terunin

It's Turunen. *Death glare of doom, hissing, and all that*

As far as Nightwish goes, the new girl isn't bad, she's still leagues better than your average female modern music star, but, uhh...Tarja left some shoes behind that Anette could never fill. It's plain impossible.


Captcha: evil genius *rubs hands, twirls mutache, snickers like Dick Dastardly*

You and I need to be friends if you're as into Tarja as I am.

On-topic: Tarja. Seriously.

Please dont let this become into a tarja/annete is better =] I see enough of that on youtube

I don't have much of an opinion of Annette Olzon's singing voice, to be honest with you.

 

[Mutie]

Well if I ever can't sleep I will put these on 'cos oh my golly gosh are they slow. Make Gloomy Sunday by Billie Holiday seem happy, sorry but not for me.

I think I will stick to my "pansy crap" ...

Fair enough, haha. I sometimes forget that people aren't used to the kind of thing I call the norm... I could recommend some fast music to you, but you would not like that. You would not like that one bit.

 

[bluepotatosack]

Holy crap, I forgot about Nina Hagen!

 

[redeye123]

Of the Ayreon girls I must highlight

and on a different note... whose voice is kinda similar to Magali's

 

[Nouw]

It's still Symphonic Metal . That album has some really good ones like Miracle of Life which also features her brilliant singing.

 

[Blondefool]

i know some japanese all girl metal rock band

exist?trace
Aldious

I can add Head Phone Presidents (amazing by the way)
Onmyouza

Non-Japanese:

Pornorphans
Slunt (though more rock)

 

[Dr Bodom]

Don't thinks anyone has said The Agonist yet. Bloody great metal band and Alissa mixes clean and screaming vocals really well. Also Light This City if your into melo-death.

 

[if_then_else]

(A bit late, but...)

Nobody named The Gathering? They were one of the bands that started this female-fronted metal bands thing, when Anneke van Giergsbergen joined the band in 1994.

My favorite band of all time, Anneke is just amazing, too bad she went solo a few years ago, although the new singer (Silje Wergeland) is pretty good to.