SOME WOMEN IN METAL WHO RULE HARDER THAN LIV KRISTINE
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 12:30pm by Axl RosenbergLeaves’ Eyes vocalist Liv Kristine has written another ridiculous top five list for The Deciblog – this one about the best “vegetarian eats” – but it’s not really offensive, and it would just be petty of me to respond with a top five “meat eats” or whatever (although there’s some obvious humor to be had there).
No, instead I’d like to concentrate on this morning’s Invisible Oranges post by Cosmo Lee regarding “the new breed of female metallers,” which seems to have been inspired, at least in part, by Kristine’s initial list about why women in metal rule, and my (admittedly sophomoric) response.
As is usually the case, Mr. Lee makes some excellent recommendations, my favorite of which is a Russian band, Tantal. Here’s their video for a song called “Suicide.” I suggest you stick with it through the entire six minutes, even if you don’t dig the beginning – as Cosmo writes, “It starts off cheesy but gets better and better, with an amazing Between the Buried and Me-style outro.”
Head over to Invisible Oranges to see Cosmo’s other picks – which include a band that sounds more or less exactly like Suffocation, and a teenage girl shredding some Metallica.
And if anyone has any recommendations for bands with female members that we don’t routinely write about here at MS (e.g., Arch Enemy, Lacuna Coil, etc.), please leave ‘em in the comments section below, WITH A LINK, and Vince and I’ll check ‘em out.
-AR
Ludicra, and Fuck the Facts.
http://www.myspace.com/ludicra
http://www.myspace.com/fuckthefacts
That is all.
..I think you’ve mentioned Landmine Marathon, but I’m too lazy to check.
hell yeah both of those are great
Subrosa http://www.myspace.com/subrosatheatre
Monarch http://www.myspace.com/monarchuberalles
Acid King http://www.myspace.com/acidking
Transient http://www.myspace.com/transientbrutality
F.I.D http://www.myspace.com/fidgrind
Overmars http://www.destroyalldreamers.org/index2.html
You win for name dropping Ludicra. Let’s go one further and throw in Hammers of Misfortune.
How did I know you would show up when Ludicra was mentioned? And HoM are great as well.
People keep telling me Rolo Tomassi is really good, but I just can’t get into it.
http://www.myspace.com/rolotomassi
awesome tunes by hot chicks? say no more.
http://www.myspace.com/fidgrind
Diamanda Galas, (crazy greek bitch) the definition of awesome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0AIjnQ8t30
ahhhh yes, that brings me back….
i can’t believe i almost forgot about jarboe. she was in swans and did a record with neurosis which makes her metal as fuck.
http://www.myspace.com/jarboeliving
nadja has a female bassist.
http://www.myspace.com/nadjaluv
Peep, Under the Floorboards…
http://www.myspace.com/abrielband
Alexa can scream her ass off! lol
Estuary – awesome melodic death thrash. Zdenka Prado’s vocals fit the music perfectly. http://www.myspace.com/estuary
Also never forget Bolt Thrower, with Jo Bench on the bass, and also Mythic – http://www.myspace.com/mythicdeathmetal.
Last Days of Humanity had a female guitarist on their Sounds of Rancid Juices… debut, and Aeternus had Morrigan on bass between 1996 and 2001.
FID are awesome, their self-titled was one of the best debuts of 2008 in my opinion. Rolo Tomassi are terrible. I need to look into Fuck the Facts some more, their stuff is quite good.
FID is the best band mentioned here so far.
Name drop warning: I know Ally French from Bloodlined Calligraphy.
Neshamah, Kylesa, Martyr A.D. and Figure Four all have/had female members. Bass in Neshamah and Martyr A.D. and guitar in Kylesa and Figure Four.
Another one: Dreaming Dead, death thrash with two female vocalists/guitarists -http://www.myspace.com/dreamingdead
I’ve been meaning to pick with their debut for bloody ages.
Whoops – http://www.myspace.com/dreamingdead
Whoops again: only one vocalist/guitarist now. I haven’t been keeping close watch of this band recently…
drunkdriver has a girl that does something
http://www.myspace.com/drunkdriverusa
jjcnv’s guitar player is female
http://www.myspace.com/jjcnv
i’m sure it would be pretty reprehensible of me if i didn’t mention melt-banana
http://www.myspace.com/azap
but those bands are more punk, i guess. oh well. i’m tired.
Black Math Horseman —> http://www.myspace.com/blackmathhorseman
Red Sparrowes inspired melodic parts mixed with hypnotizing doomy crunch. Her vocals typically stick to the melodic parts. The last track on the album, however, includes some yelling that grows louder and more powerful as the song makes its way through its 11 minutes.
i hate sally has a female vocalist.
http://www.myspace.com/ihatesally
make sure you check out the righteous riffing on “hannah hannah”.
yes man, they have very cool songs, thanks for remind me the name of the band
What about Kittie……….?
What about that post Axl put up where it’s quite clear the new Kittie track is a near carbon copy of ‘Laid to Rest’……….?
……………… but seriously, Kittie has never been good.
ahem… FUCK YOU. KIttie put on one of the sickest metal shows I’ve ever been to. They opened up for Dope, who also put on a sick show.
SLAYWHORE – http://www.myspace.com/slaywhore
All female Slayer tribute band. In all honesty, the singer kind of ruins it for me, but the band is spot on with their performances. I don’t think they have any songs up on myspace; I happened to catch them a few years ago at CBGBs because my friend’s band opened for them. You guys being in NYC and all, try to catch them if they’re still around, it was a fun time and I know how you both love Slayer!
Fucking Kylesa. That girl is so cute and tiny and then she gets up on stage and JESUS CHRIST MAN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H4SVRApGhM
Laura Nichol from Light This City
unfortunatly light this city broke up last year. but their still awesome
how about the Agonist? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXzIeI0mkFI
I know they broke up. Her and Ben’s new group Heartsounds is pretty okay if you’re into that sort of thing (pop-punk). I wish they had stuck together, though. I would’ve liked Facing The Thousand II or something along those lines.
The Agonist are cool, too. I think Alyssa is a little to glammy, though.
she left metal for a pop-punk band …laura nichols you are officially dead to me
Punk band by the name of Nihilist Cunt, anybody has a chance, check out their fucking live show lol
http://www.myspace.com/nihilistcunt
what about attack attack!! a band of not really hot girls, but I´ll do them…
Lullacry
http://www.myspace.com/lullacry
This list keeps you busy. My favorite bands:
Dark Castle
http://www.myspace.com/darkcastlemetal
Grey (all female superheavy doom band)
http://www.myspace.com/greydoom
Samothrace
http://www.myspace.com/samothraceproject
Also worth checking out:
Laudanum
http://www.myspace.com/laudanum18
Pombagira
http://www.myspace.com/pombagiradoom
Herem
http://www.myspace.com/heremband
Helms Alee
http://www.myspace.com/helmsaleemusic
shEver (all female doom band from Switzerland)
http://www.myspace.com/sheverdoom
Astarte (all female black metal band from Greece)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKNuzE41CMI
http://www.myspace.com/astartetristessa
The River
http://www.myspace.com/doomriver
And if you dig dynamic duos (besides Dark Castle and Jucifer):
Carousella
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgoaEpndlgk
http://www.myspace.com/carusella
BugGirl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REIIvx4X0pQ
http://www.myspace.com/thebuggers
Slightly offtopic (Classic/Psychedelic/Progressive Occult Rock/Doom):
The Devil’s Blood
http://www.myspace.com/thedevilsblood
Blood Ceremony
http://www.myspace.com/bloodceremony
Jex Thoth
http://www.myspace.com/totemdoom
Dark Castle is great.
There is a female-fronted band from San Fran on Profound Lore called Worm Ouroboros. They are fantastic.
Trees of Eternity:
http://www.myspace.com/treesofeternityofficial
Side project of Juha Raivio of Swallow the Sun fame with a (quite good) female vocalist. Was going to submit this in an email, but then saw this particular piece and decided to put it here instead.
Don’t forget the black metallers:
Darkestrah
Darkened Noctusn Slaughtercult
Lucifugum
Bahimiron
Adorior
Bestial Holocaust
Sigh
Audrey from Amesoeurs, Peste Noire, Valfunde
LsK from Hell Militia, Secrets of the Moon, Antaeus, Vorkriest, Merrimack
*Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult, rather.
Meldrum- http://www.myspace.com/meldrumrocks
Scarlet Sins- http://www.myspace.com/scarletsins
Level-C – http://www.myspace.com/levelc
All solid Hard Rock/Metal bands.
Speaking of Meldrum. “Built to perform” by Phantom Blue was one of my favorite albums back in the time. Hell I think it’s still a good album even if my musical taste has changed since then.
Eths, all of the lyrics may be in French, but the vocalist, Candice Clot, has a great voice.
http://www.myspace.com/eths
This Tantal video was pretty awesome. It was well worth the wait for me while my crappy work computer loaded it. I loved the outro.
what, no one mentioned EPIC Gallhammer?
http://www.myspace.com/ghammercrust
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6balaHGQg38
but the CUTEST bassist of all is in GALMET –
http://www.myspace.com/galmet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtZffy5Svh8
http://lnx.pieceofmetal.com/?p=1219&lang=en
wtf, has no one heard of Made out of Babies??!?!
http://www.myspace.com/madeoutofbabies
And Battle of Mice, also with Julie Christmas
http://www.myspace.com/battleofmice
The band is officially dead, though.
So, has anyone else noticed that the entire band are not only wearing their own merch, but the exact same shirt in that video?
Yeah. They have one shirt design, but goddamn if they don’t represent.
I hate when bands wear their own shirts. This is particularly egregious, as it’s like a uniform. Nice song, shitty video.
For you folk fans out there, Arkona
http://www.myspace.com/arkonarussia
I’d put Ashley formerly of Abigail Williams, currently with Cradle of Filth and Orbs (http://myspace.com/orbsband) up for this definitely
Also The Great Kat is my most hated woman in metal.
Just sayin
Leïlindel, vocalist of Unexpect –> http://www.myspace.com/unexpect
Priscila Serrano, vocalist of Sinners Bleed –> http://www.myspace.com/sinnersbleed
Amberian Dawn – imagine “The Phantom Agony” era Epica with Finnish sensibilities
http://www.myspace.com/amberiandawn
Echoes Of Eternity – prog/symfo metal from California
http://www.myspace.com/echoesofeternity
Kivimetsän Druidi – pagan/folk metal from Finland
http://www.myspace.com/kivimetsandruidi
Their Century Media debut “Shadowheart” is a bit trite, but they are brutal live.
Madder Mortem – dark folk metal from Norway
http://www.myspace.com/maddermortem
To-Mera – excellent dark/jazzy prog metal from the UK
http://www.myspace.com/tomeraband
Well rinata isn’t in samothrace anymore, so I guess they don’t count. But she’s definitely a cool lady
Witchburn
http://www.myspace.com/witchburn
Nothing exactly new but pretty cool anyway. They have a downloadable demo out:
http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=139524&poll_id=&name=music&skin_id=2
Not exactly metal, but non-mainstream nevertheless.
Baskery, all-female acoustic country/indie rock power trio
http://www.myspace.com/baskery
Awesome female fronted doom band from Belgium : SerpentCult
http://www.myspace.com/serpentcult
Diathra – morose gothic doom from Belarus, genre: early Theatre Of Tragedy
http://www.myspace.com/diathra
Luna Obscura – symphonic gothic doom from Greece, genre: early Theatre Of Tragedy
http://www.myspace.com/lunaobscuraband
a million replys and not even one about The Gathering? wtf?! they’re not metal anymore but they used to be and they’re classic as shit. and their old singer, Anneke van Giersbergen, is some of my favorite eats.
+10
Seconding the DARKESTRAH rec.
http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=15448
http://myspace.com/officialdarkestrah
They make my blackened little heart so very happy.
Oh, and I forgot to mention Zorgh from DARKSPACE, one of my all-time favourite black metal bands :)
http://www.myspace.com/darkcyberspace
<3 that dirty industrial spacey sound. So very grim. For what is darker and colder than the space between the stars?
listen to the french band eths
all the lyrics are in french but still a pretty kick ass band
here is a link of the music video of their latest single
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AsYuJFTYaA
Aghora
Made Out Of Babies
Anneke Van Giersbergen
Stolen Babies
Giant Squid
Overmars
Peccatum
SWANS (Jarboe?!?!?! CMON!)
oh and luna mortis
Aghora is great… both of their albums have featured contributions from members of Cynic.
I can’t believe no one has mentioned Battlelore… they may be Lord Of The Rings nerds who dress up like elves and orcs, but they can kick some ass, and their singer is quite attractive.
WTF Check out Iwrestledabearonce. Chick will blow your mind!!!!!!!!!!!
Electric Wizard.
http://www.myspace.com/forgloryandempire
Distorted, really cool israeli band, like middle east metal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRHNLI74UE4
http://www.myspace.com/distortedband
The vox from Distorted (at least she was vox in the song i linked to), Miri Milman, left and started another band with ex-members of Antenora, Malignancy, and Aborted, called System Divide. Really good, stuff IMO.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPtxD_InoQc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKThNu5b2_Q
http://www.myspace.com/systemdivide
njoy
There’s this new Taiwanese black metal band on the rise now called Cthonic that has a chick bassist. They own some serious shit.
Some cool stuff being posted! Seconding aghora, but not really for the vocals ;)
Anyhow, I thought I’d share my band Origin Theory: http://myspace.com/origintheory .
I’m admittedly really late to the game but none of you jackasses mention Landmine Marathon? Comeon.
http://www.myspace.com/landminemarathon
Laser Flames on the Great Big News
http://www.myspace.com/laserflames