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My opinion is that we need more strong women in metal - metal is too much a sausage fest. More Huntress front type women(sings great, intelligent, and good looking) less fat Axl Rose (sings like a small rodent with a large finger inserted where the sun don't shine, empty headed, looks like a pig in a ginger wig). Not keen on Doro though- she's forgotten the 80's is over. More women or more pigs in ginger wigs? Which metal men would you remove and replace with metal women? Which men are tired washed up has beens? Can anyone make an argument for more pigs in ginger wigs? Or any other animal in a colourful wig? I'd be particularly interested in guinea pig related suggestions? Horns up

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Re: More women in metal? Less pigs in ginger wigs? Your examples don't even make sense, as Axl Rose isn't a metal singer, and the chick from Huntress is neither attractive, nor a good singer. There have always been women in metal, but they don't need to be involved for novelty purposes. I wouldn't mind seeing more women involved in metal, but only if they're making actually contributions and are not there just to be a selling point for sweaty metal nerds.

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Your examples don't even make sense' date=' as Axl Rose isn't a metal singer, and the chick from Huntress is neither attractive, nor a good singer. There have always been women in metal, but they don't need to be involved for novelty purposes. I wouldn't mind seeing more women involved in metal, but only if they're making actually contributions and are not there just to be a selling point for sweaty metal nerds.[/quote'] You've hit the nail right on the head there mate. Sick of seeing the "hot chick" out front with all guys playing the instruments combo pack. Nothing against women in metal per se but as you say it's the novelty factor is that shits me...
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if they're good they should be treated as such but unfortunately there aren't many females in metal that are actually good
Yep, not being a mysogynist here at all but name me one frontwoman who can even compare to Hetfield, Halford, Lemmy, et al? (Very short list indeed)!
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Re: More women in metal? Less pigs in ginger wigs? They're probably the only two which come to mind (and I did actually like the "duet" between Christina and Dave on the updated A Toute La Monde). I saw Arch Enemy years ago and yeah, very weird to hear cookie monster vocals coming out of this amazon-looking chick!

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Re: More women in metal? Less pigs in ginger wigs? It's a rare combination all right! She's been known to complain about not being taken seriously as an "artist" and being only seen as a sex symbol (all the while showing her perfectly toned abs). But good on her for doing her own thing and not being just another Amy Lee!

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Re: More women in metal? Less pigs in ginger wigs? There have been many great females fronting metal bands, it's just sad that they don't get the recognition they deserve. How about Dana Duffey, Runhild Gammelsæter, Debbie Gunn, Leather Leone, Dawn Crosby, Sabina Classen, Nicole Lee, Sharon Bascovsky, or Lori Bravo?

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They did indeed' date=' their first two albums were pioneering tech death and were awesome, then they fell flat on their face.[/quote'] They've had some decent albums since their fall, but their first two were their best.
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Re: More women in metal? Less pigs in ginger wigs?

Your examples don't even make sense' date=' as Axl Rose isn't a metal singer, and the chick from Huntress is neither attractive, nor a good singer. There have always been women in metal, but they don't need to be involved for novelty purposes. I wouldn't mind seeing more women involved in metal, but only if they're making actually contributions and are not there just to be a selling point for sweaty metal nerds.[/quote'] Perhaps fair point about the ginger pig, but take the wax out of your ears, the Huntress singer is a better singer than most blokes in metal and has a better range - she used to be an opera singer. Fair enough if you don't like her singing (each to their own), but to say she not a good singer is simply wrong unless you're tone deaf. Again attractiveness is in the eye of the beholder - some dudes just need to find their specks before looking.
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Re: More women in metal? Less pigs in ginger wigs? She doesn't sound like an opera singer, and if she really is and she "sings" that badly for Huntress, then that's even more sad. Her vocals sound like a half-assed sing/shout hybrid and the tone is terrible, and her screams especially sound fucking atrocious, like the ones in Eight of Swords. As far as attractiveness being subjective, you are correct, but I can't think of too many 90 lbs. bleached blondes (where 15 of those lbs. are from the silicone in her chest and another 5 are from the caked on makeup) that I find attractive. This band is 100% gimmick and 0% substance, the entire premise of the band is to ride the current occult heavy metal trend and throw their singer's big fake tits around in every video, photo shoot, and live performance possible, probably so you don't pay attention to her voice.

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