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I disagree on Epica, at least their old material. They've gradually become much less interesting and more typically gothic on their most recent work, but their first handful of albums were much more complex and actually did a good job of not making it into The Simons Project.

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The fact they say that the female is the most important member of the band is very unmetal. Metal is about the music and not about the looks of the female vocalist like in pop music. (nightwish' date=' within temptation, epica, bands like that.)[/quote'] I also disagree on Nightwish. Tarja is an amazing singer and her looks didn't matter at all for the band. The same goes for Floor.
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Yes' date=' keep telling that to all the female fans. And just take a look at EVERY bandphoto. The chick is in front of the band. Those girls are like Britney Spears of metal, dying for attention.[/quote'] Almost every metal band in existence puts the singer/growler near the front of the photo, regardless of sex. Hell, the title of the thread is female-fronted bands. That suggests to me that they would probably be in the front in concert settings and photos, and generally hold a prominent place in the band and for others. Nitte Valo of Battle Beast, Annelouice Loeglund of DSO and Agnete Kirkevaag of Madder Mortem aren't exactly sex icons but they're pretty bloody charismatic - which is why their respective bands could be considered female-fronted in the first place. I would also say it's a fairly dubious comparison to generally liken metal frontwomen to Britney Spears. Even Christina Scabbia doesn't put out that desperately.
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Quoting myself seems sufficient.

The fact they say that the female is the most important member of the band is very unmetal. Metal is about the music and not about the looks of the female vocalist like in pop music. (nightwish' date=' within temptation, epica, bands like that.)[/quote']
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Quoting myself seems sufficient.
Who's 'they'? The fans? The band? Record labels? Why do they say that? Is there an immutable connection between importance and cosmetic appeal? Is it impossible for the given female to in fact be the most important member of the band? Does this same sort of trouble arise with bands that have charismatic male singers, like Dickinson and Halford? Why does being the frontperson somehow disqualify an individual from helping create the band's music? The thread is about female-fronted bands. One would expect the female member to therefore be prominent, so unless you're attacking the idea of front-people to begin with (in principle or in practical application) I really don't see what you're complaining about with regards to the bands themselves.
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'They' are the fans (who refer the bands as female fronted metal bands) and record labels (who do that as well. I don't know about the bands because they don't have a lot of saying about the biography on their sites. 'Why do they say that?' Most likely because every girl who reads anything about a 'female fronted metal band' knows they should listen to it. Also some guys as well though. But somehow people think it's suddenly impressive if a girl does thesame thing as a guy does. And yes, maybe it's wrong to disrespect all those female vocalists right away, it's probably the record labels who makes them look like pop stars. (being in front of the every band photo etc.) I'm sure some of them are actually educated musicians who are not just in it for the money or getting laid by dudes with long hair. And yes, I'm attacking the idea of any "blablabla fronted metal bands". Coroner is knows for their excellent guitar riffs. Has there ever been a retard to call them male-guitarist-fronted-metal-band? I'm sure those feminists will call that sexist to refer a genre to a male.

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I'm attacking the idea of any "blablabla fronted metal bands".
Fair enough. I didn't get that this was your point. In that case, yes, I do agree with you although I don't think it's necessarily harmful to have a frontperson per se. Damian Wilson is probably the most showmanlike guy in Threshold, but luckily the band's talented enough that he doesn't get called the sole creative force behind it.
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But somehow people think it's suddenly impressive if a girl does thesame thing as a guy does.
I am really, really hoping you are not blabbing about how girls shouldn't be in metal or some sort similar bullshit. And yes, they do dress them up and make them look pretty, but guess what! They do the same for the guys. They all wear make up and are dressed up, paint their faces and try to look as metal as possible, so I don't really see your point. That is called image. Every band has it.
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Girls in metal are cool, but they don't need to brag about it like it's a huge and impressive thing. Agoraphobic Nosebleed don't call themselve 'femalre fronted metal band' just because they have a female vocalist. And guys wearing make up happens probably with 'your' metal bands. That's just a matter of taste I suppose.

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