Good Metal Bands with Female Vocalists

Crystara · 09-23-2005, 11:21 AM

Any suggestions for decent stuff with female lead vocals? Doesn't have to be strictly metal, but for some reason I happen to like female vocals backed up with hard rock or metal. Some of the stuff I have heard recently:

Drain STH
Leaves' Eyes
Evanescence (Don't care for her band, but she can sing pretty well)
Lacuna Coil
Otep

Short list so far, I am sure there's more but I don't have access to my music files at work.

Hateyou · 09-23-2005, 11:50 AM

There's Nightwish. I don't like them personally, but the girl singer has a nice voice. Sounds sorta like Lacuna Coil. You could also check out Kittie, they are an all girl band. L7 is another but they are more punk.

Crystara · 09-23-2005, 12:15 PM

Kittie was.... amusing, when they came out. They arn't very good however.

Nightwish I have heard of too now that you mention it, didn't much care for them either.

L7 however I have never heard of, will take a look at them sometime.

Vorph · 09-23-2005, 12:16 PM

Hard to find anything outside of gothic metal that fits the bill... I really can't think of much of anything other than Arch Enemy actually.

Gothic metal (female + growled male vox):
Tristania
Sirenia
The Project Hate MCMXCIX
The Sins of Thy Beloved
Theater of Tragedy (try to find a song called Seraphic Deviltry)

Gothic metal (female only):
Alas
Edenbridge
Xandria

Stuff I don't like but might be worth checking out:
The Gathering
Nightwish

Some specific songs that aren't really representative of the bands' typical work:
Dark Tranquillity - Shadow Duet
Dark Tranquillity - Insanity's Crescendo
Dark Tranquillity - UnDo Control
Iced Earth - The Phantom Opera Ghost
SuidAkrA - Moonlight's Shadow (Mike Oldfield cover, but I still highly recommend it. It's somewhat difficult to find because it's a hidden track on Command to Charge found after several minutes of silence on the track The End Beyond Me. If you see a 9:16 version of that song, it also contains Moonlight's Shadow)

Some random industrial stuff featuring female vocals:
Flesh Field (Strain is the best industrial cd released in several years, hands down)
Collide (try to find a song called Violet's Dance)
Chiasm (I'm not too fond of her stuff overall, but the track they used on the Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines soundtrack was excellent... it's called Isolated)

Probably a lot of stuff I'm forgetting, but this is the second time typing this up after quick reply ate it all the first time.

Ronne · 09-23-2005, 12:39 PM

VTM made me a fan of Chiasm, some decent stuff there.

Ham n Cheese · 09-23-2005, 12:56 PM

Portishead
The New Pornographers
Sons and Daughters
Venus Hum
Blonde Redhead

Zinke · 09-23-2005, 01:10 PM

hehe.. ok ham. I like Venus Hum, The New Pornographers and I've listened to some Portishead.. Good female vocalists, but I seriously doubt any of those could be considered 'metal' or even hard rock.

Unless Crystara meant 'energy' behind the music. In which case, here's a little explanation of the ones I've heard for you Crystara.

Venus Hum's singer can alternate between sounding like Amy Lee (Evanescence) to Bjork to Dido. The music itself is a pop techno type.. thing.. I have a hard time describing electronic music. I like them a lot though. Her voice is unbelievable.

Portishead is Trip-hop. New Pornographers are a pop rock type band. Sometimes very catchy, sometimes a little annoying.

Ham n Cheese · 09-23-2005, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crystara

Any suggestions for decent stuff with female lead vocals? Doesn't have to be strictly metal...

You poophead Zinke

Crystara · 09-23-2005, 01:43 PM

Yea I did specify that I am open to other stuff, just happen to be more focused on metal since that is what I tend to enjoy most. Based on what I have heard about the bands he listed, and what he likes based on other threads, I was sure they were not even a type of hard rock, but I will most likely take a look at them as well.

ntangent · 09-23-2005, 04:05 PM

Hmmmm.. I also went on a similar search, and here are some results (and repeats too) of what I found:

Ambeon, Arch Enemy, Hanzel Und Gretyl (not metal, closer to industrial rock), Lullacry, and Within Temptation.

I found more, but I can't remember, nor did I keep anything related to them. There's definitely more though.

Curve had a female vocalist.. a shame the band broke up now.

Samus Aran · 09-23-2005, 05:19 PM

Bloodlined Calligraphy.

Boogs · 09-23-2005, 05:45 PM

Flyleaf is pretty good.

Clarity · 09-23-2005, 07:34 PM

im going to second arch enemy!

Ichu · 09-23-2005, 08:43 PM

Ambeon
Sirenia
Tristania
Nightwish
Arch Enemy
Octavia(The entire band is female, and kicks ass. Its really melodic doom metal)

Bralkan · 09-23-2005, 09:09 PM

bleh, nt
tenchar

09-23-2005, 11:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
Crystara Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 147 +1 Internets	Good Metal Bands with Female Vocalists Any suggestions for decent stuff with female lead vocals? Doesn't have to be strictly metal, but for some reason I happen to like female vocals backed up with hard rock or metal. Some of the stuff I have heard recently: Drain STH Leaves' Eyes Evanescence (Don't care for her band, but she can sing pretty well) Lacuna Coil Otep Short list so far, I am sure there's more but I don't have access to my music files at work.

09-23-2005, 11:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
Hateyou Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,916 -2 Internets	There's Nightwish. I don't like them personally, but the girl singer has a nice voice. Sounds sorta like Lacuna Coil. You could also check out Kittie, they are an all girl band. L7 is another but they are more punk. __________________ NaikoHatezyou.

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09-23-2005, 12:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
Crystara Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 147 +1 Internets	Kittie was.... amusing, when they came out. They arn't very good however. Nightwish I have heard of too now that you mention it, didn't much care for them either. L7 however I have never heard of, will take a look at them sometime.

09-23-2005, 12:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
Vorph Never Go Full Retard Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hell Posts: 5,623	Hard to find anything outside of gothic metal that fits the bill... I really can't think of much of anything other than Arch Enemy actually. Gothic metal (female + growled male vox): Tristania Sirenia The Project Hate MCMXCIX The Sins of Thy Beloved Theater of Tragedy (try to find a song called Seraphic Deviltry) Gothic metal (female only): Alas Edenbridge Xandria Stuff I don't like but might be worth checking out: The Gathering Nightwish Some specific songs that aren't really representative of the bands' typical work: Dark Tranquillity - Shadow Duet Dark Tranquillity - Insanity's Crescendo Dark Tranquillity - UnDo Control Iced Earth - The Phantom Opera Ghost SuidAkrA - Moonlight's Shadow (Mike Oldfield cover, but I still highly recommend it. It's somewhat difficult to find because it's a hidden track on Command to Charge found after several minutes of silence on the track The End Beyond Me. If you see a 9:16 version of that song, it also contains Moonlight's Shadow) Some random industrial stuff featuring female vocals: Flesh Field (Strain is the best industrial cd released in several years, hands down) Collide (try to find a song called Violet's Dance) Chiasm (I'm not too fond of her stuff overall, but the track they used on the Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines soundtrack was excellent... it's called Isolated) Probably a lot of stuff I'm forgetting, but this is the second time typing this up after quick reply ate it all the first time.

09-23-2005, 12:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ronne Hurrah for happenstance. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Harvard IL Posts: 3,985 +2 Internets	VTM made me a fan of Chiasm, some decent stuff there.

09-23-2005, 01:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
Zinke I think I'm drunk enough to drive you home. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: What is, is. Posts: 2,458 +0 Internets	hehe.. ok ham. I like Venus Hum, The New Pornographers and I've listened to some Portishead.. Good female vocalists, but I seriously doubt any of those could be considered 'metal' or even hard rock. Unless Crystara meant 'energy' behind the music. In which case, here's a little explanation of the ones I've heard for you Crystara. Venus Hum's singer can alternate between sounding like Amy Lee (Evanescence) to Bjork to Dido. The music itself is a pop techno type.. thing.. I have a hard time describing electronic music. I like them a lot though. Her voice is unbelievable. Portishead is Trip-hop. New Pornographers are a pop rock type band. Sometimes very catchy, sometimes a little annoying.

09-23-2005, 01:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
Crystara Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 147 +1 Internets	Yea I did specify that I am open to other stuff, just happen to be more focused on metal since that is what I tend to enjoy most. Based on what I have heard about the bands he listed, and what he likes based on other threads, I was sure they were not even a type of hard rock, but I will most likely take a look at them as well.

09-23-2005, 04:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
ntangent Moderate Lurker Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 68 -1 Internets	Hmmmm.. I also went on a similar search, and here are some results (and repeats too) of what I found: Ambeon, Arch Enemy, Hanzel Und Gretyl (not metal, closer to industrial rock), Lullacry, and Within Temptation. I found more, but I can't remember, nor did I keep anything related to them. There's definitely more though. Curve had a female vocalist.. a shame the band broke up now.

09-23-2005, 05:19 PM	#11 (permalink)
Samus Aran Sons of the Storm Heal Bitch Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 771 +1 Internets	Bloodlined Calligraphy.

09-23-2005, 05:45 PM	#12 (permalink)
Boogs Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: ftw, TX Posts: 8 +0 Internets	Flyleaf is pretty good.

09-23-2005, 07:34 PM	#13 (permalink)
Clarity Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 34 +0 Internets	im going to second arch enemy!

09-23-2005, 08:43 PM	#14 (permalink)
Ichu Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 219 +6 Internets	Ambeon Sirenia Tristania Nightwish Arch Enemy Octavia(The entire band is female, and kicks ass. Its really melodic doom metal)

09-23-2005, 09:09 PM	#15 (permalink)
Bralkan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 2,118 -1 Internets	bleh, nt tenchar