Comments on: TO-MERA DEFINITELY DO NOT NEED TO SUCK IT

By: DemonicLemming

DemonicLemming — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:08:34 +0000

That’s surprisingly good, and the videos are insanely well-done for being folk metal (typically have pretty low expectations for those).

By: Facebook User

Facebook User — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:55:52 +0000

Someone else plugged them in the other post but I’d like to replug Arkona – female frontedd Russian folk metal, and she sings and screams extremely well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqUHJHDmSiM
http://www.myspace.com/arkonarussia
Loved Tantal, Russia’s putting out some interesting stuff

By: phale

phale — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:26:17 +0000

thats some old-school hardcore awesomeness. hail!

By: Dysenteric

Dysenteric — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:35:45 +0000

Okay, Axl, you like To-Mera a lot. I’m not overly keen on them, but whatever.

But did you actually listen to all our recommendations like you said you would? Because I hardly think To-Mera can smoke Aeternus in their black metal days or Bolt Thrower, even if you like To-Mera a lot more. Those two bands most definitely are not weak.

By: aaron m.

aaron m. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:33:46 +0000

i’m not saying that because i think they’re necessarily better than jucifer, but i just think you’ll like them, gary.

http://www.myspace.com/drunkdriverusa

By: aaron m.

aaron m. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:32:24 +0000

listen to drunkdriver.

By: aaron m.

aaron m. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:31:15 +0000

okay okay, so i didn’t mention to-mera, but FUCK YOU because i named like, 9 other bands with women who kick serious ass.

By: Satan Rosenbloom

Satan Rosenbloom — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:42:41 +0000

I love Julie’s voice for the very reason that I imagine a lot of people wouldn’t — it doesn’t take up too much space. She doesn’t have one of those booming operatic voices (see Luna Mortis) or the belty pop-oriented voices (see Evanescence). Her voice is another instrument, no more or less important as a focal point than the guitars, and her vocal lines feel more like guitar lines than singable melodies. I can understand why that might be off-putting, but I love it. Can’t wait to hear the new release.

By: Ziltoid

Ziltoid — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:15:57 +0000

They’re a bit tame for me, but they’re good enough at what they do. Still, I get tired of female vocals really quickly if they’re not balanced with harsh or male vocals, since female vocals in metal tend to to be that varied.

By: DemonicLemming

DemonicLemming — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:08:42 +0000

It’s too…..unrelated. The beginning sounded like a straight Meshuggah rip, but then everything just randomly fragments off, like listening to 3 radio stations at once. Vocals aren’t bad, but they’re really nothing special, either. To be quite honest, i liked it more during the sessions without vocals, where it’s more of an instrumental jam session…sorta reminds me of Jeff Loomis, for some reason. It just seems more coherent and focused….almost like the vocals just don’t match what the instruments are doing. She doesn’t seem to have a whole lot of range, pretty much the same flat delivery in every song.

The best female-fronted band, without any competition whatsoever, is The Gathering, with Anneke doing vocals.

By: Rik Powell

Rik Powell — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:57:05 +0000

They do have keys…

By: Gary Suarez

Gary Suarez — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:42:54 +0000

Jucifer smoke everyone.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:41:45 +0000

Oh dear. This is pretty diabolical. Jucifer smoke them. Do ANb count now that Kat is in them? Because they’re better too.

By: Jeremy Rosen

Jeremy Rosen — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:47:07 +0000

To-Mera have been on my radar for quite some time and Julie sent me a copy of the new EP last week. Fantastic band and I hope I get to do something with them some day.

By: attackmole

attackmole — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:59:14 +0000

Incorrect. Best female band is Gallhammer.

By: hibernum

hibernum — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:52:25 +0000

These guys aren’t bad. Much heavier than typical ladies’ metal. Has a sort of Dream Theatre vibe, but thankfully no keys, and much better singing :)

By: Andy Synn

Andy Synn — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:37:44 +0000

Hmmm… they’re a good band and I hope they do well, but having heard their songs and seen them live several times…

They just come across as very bitty and a lot of their bits aren’t that coherent. Plus her voice isn’t that special. It is very good of course, obviously, just not that distinctive.

Definitely (so far at least) one of those bands for whom the whole is not greater than the sum of their parts.

By: Kirill Zmurciuk

Kirill Zmurciuk — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:16:15 +0000

Whoa! Tight shit right here! They sure do kick some heavy ass!

By: Chris Berseth

Chris Berseth — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:09 +0000

Instrumentally it rocks. Her voice isn’t horrible, but I’m not a huge fan of it and I actually like quite a few female fronted bands.

By: bretton

bretton — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:37:10 +0000

THE ORDER OF CHAOS

http://www.myspace.com/theorderofchaoscanada

growled clean, AND angry thrash vocals!