Most Talented Women in Metal

[Black Milk]

I have to say, even as a guy who can admittedly tend to act fairly chauvinistic from time to time, I've always been fascinated with the amount of female musicians in the metal scene, seeing that growing up all I seemed to encounter was the ones who were basically forced to lifestyle by boyfriends until it became second nature....which sounds pretty terrible..but okay. Anyway over the years I've gotten to know a lot of women in the metal community who possess such talent that simply stands out from the male-dominated genre we're all used to, whether its for pure talent or just because they're pleasurably observable, in which the latter may be a component of an argument I wish not to go into here.. Anyway, made this thread to discuss who we all think are the best female metal musicians in our scene, because there's plenty to pick from. My first and foremost choice is Rae Amitay of chicago's Immortal Bird. She's the lyricist, vocalist and session drummer (sometimes live) and does a simply masterful job of each. Her lyrics are a bit on the emotional side, but twisted into a manner that will make you die-hards not so ashamed to relate to. Though she has a limited amount of range, her perfectly mid-pitch shriek fits their often fractal but natural death metal sound well enough to the point that I really couldnt imagine another vocalist for the band. watch?v=qfNkFxnZjZk (two-song set) She is the recording drummer, but think she cant do it all at once? Think again fuckers. (fun fact: catch 12:43 for my sexy paper-white ass in the emperor cutoff to pop up ready for my hollywood-headshot) watch?v=WxdMqmJktl0 (full set) Edit: good look Gorbo

[Iceni]

Well, I could do a list of vocalists...but I'd say Simone Dow, the guitarist for Voyager and April Sese, the keyboardist for Suspyre are both quite good at what they do.

[Natassja]

Liz from Electric Wizard is awesome.

[GorboGorboze]

I'm the last person who aught to hand out technical guidance, but... if it's a youtube video, you write (youtube)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e__a8LQlqsI(/youtube) Only you need to cut all the "https://www.youtube.com" out such that your left with... (youtube)/watch?v=e__a8LQlqsI(/youtube) except use brackets, [] , instead of parentheses (). /watch?v=e__a8LQlqsI I don't know when I've ever felt so useful! The above is the most fully awesome short science fiction movie in the whole world, so go ahead and watch it if you like.

[Black Milk]

props for the tip Sally Gates is the lead guitarist for Orbweaver, a miami band usually described as psychedelic death metal, one of my absolute favorites from the Florida scene. While I'm not always crazy about the tones she uses, her solos and schizophrenic interludes between riffs are the bread and butter of their sound. Plus what's not to like about a hot blonde chick playing a PRS? I couldnt find the studio recording of the song I wanted to reference on youtube, but here is their bandcamp with the latest album, Church Warden Procedure is my favorite https://orbweaver-official.bandcamp.com/ And here's a live vid of it just to see her in action. That closing riff, man does it get me. watch?v=er0qUO6laJ8

[Sadogoat]

I love women making an impression, and I wish there were more. I dig powerful female vocalists. CZwn3GNwXM

[Old_Guy_67]

I have always held L7 in high regard.

[BlutAusNerd]

I have always held L7 in high regard.

What do they have to do with metal? Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

[Old_Guy_67]

What don't they have to do with metal ? I am afraid my knowledgebase of the numerous subgenera's is out of date. I am 48 and discovered metal in the late 80s with bands like Death, Venom ex. Have had a tendency to refer to it all as simply metal.

[BlutAusNerd]

What don't they have to do with metal ? I am afraid my knowledgebase of the numerous subgenera's is out of date. I am 48 and discovered metal in the late 80s with bands like Death' date=' Venom ex. Have had a tendency to refer to it all as simply metal.[/quote'] They're not even remotely close to a metal band. It would be fine if the question wasn't about talented women in metal, but it is. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

[Old_Guy_67]

My bad. Do you have any recommendations? I joined this forum to discuss a musical topic foreign to the people around me, and learn something along the way.

[BlutAusNerd]

My bad. Do you have any recommendations? I joined this forum to discuss a musical topic foreign to the people around me' date=' and learn something along the way.[/quote'] We have recommendation threads set up at the top of nearly every genre section that you could select in the middle of the front page, but if you're not sure what you're looking for specifically, that may take some navigation. What are you after specifically? Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

[Natassja]

Runhild Gammelsaeter is awesome too.

[Old_Guy_67]

I have been heavy into Behemoth, Lamb of god, and Napalm death as of late.

[PaulMetal]

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[ilibriendarella]

I would say : 1. Lita Ford, because she inspired a lot of us to become just more than spectators. 2. Angela Glasgow and Tarja Turunen because both of them gave different significance to the vocals and put some kind of high standars for the newbies ( I'm not letting Alissa White-Gluz nor Simone Simmons appart) 3. Finally, I would say Joan jett, but because she managed a whole band on her own.

[Black Milk]

I can't put her on the same level as many of my favorites simply for her one-dimensionality, but Katherine Katz has one of the sexiest screams in all of metal to me. Her tracks on Agorapocalypse are simply incredible in a despondent, filthy way. I've also recently discovered Cloud Rat, in which Madison Marshall has a similar style but not quite on par with Katz imo, but I really dig it.

[tallin396]

I just found Astarte and i love them, first all female black metal band i have heard of Sent from my XT1028 using Tapatalk

[BlutAusNerd]

I just found Astarte and i love them, first all female black metal band i have heard of Sent from my XT1028 using Tapatalk

Their debut is their best IMO, but some of their other albums are decent too. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

[JBaker]

I thought this thread was sorely lacking some petulant asshole enquiring as to why there isn't a thread titled 'most talented men in metal'. But fear not; here I am.

[RelentlessOblivion]

It's also missing the mysoginistic prick who says there are no talented females in metal and they should stick to standing at the edge of the pit holding their man's jacket for him and fetching beers between songs...