Best Female fronted band of metal
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Posted by ToMegaTherion, 16.02.2010 - 00:29
Not this is a list that could get pretty long if I let it so we will try to keep it brief.
Please don't just come into this thread and just say something like "Nightwish!!!!!!!!!!!!". Give us a reason for why you have made this choice.
No point in a poll for this because there will be so many different choices.
Ok here are some favorites of mine
Epica (These guys are really an awesome band. Where or not they are female fronted they are a band you could thouroughly enjoy without the singing, but Simone Simons is an outstand singer that seems to be getting better with age.)
The Gathering (I strongly prefer these guys where they were fronted by Anneke van Giersbergen, but whatever, these guys have made some outstanding albums that hold up against the best of all time, plus Anneke is a great singer.)
Edenbridge (Its hard to believe but this was the first female fronted band I ever heard, and much to my suprise I found them quite enjoyable Sabine has a rather different voice, but she really improved on the later Edenbridge albums as she got more experience. But the main reason I really like these guys is for Lanvall's guiter work, it is truely outstanding, he is a rather underrated guitarest.)
Leaves Eyes (Liv Kristien has an unbelieveable voice, plus the band makes really good music to go with it. The lyrics are often pretty bizarre but nevertheless a band well worth a mention.)
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Written by Guest on 24.03.2011 at 06:58 Hey I have no issue with that, it's all about being able to enjoy it, and we all enjoy different sounds for different reasons! 
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| Night Sight Posts: 260  |
Written by glasgow_smile on 19.06.2010 at 12:14 agreed the best female vocal and the best female fronted band i think draconian is great female fronted band too.
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| Yasmine Posts: 1485 |
Written by Night Sight on 28.03.2011 at 15:43 I don't see how a harsh vocalist can possibly be better than a real singer IE range, Vibrato, timbre, projection, etc. Especially when it comes to women.
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| Razorback Posts: 220  |
Written by glasgow_smile on 19.06.2010 at 12:14 I agree.
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Written by Metal_4Ever on 21.05.2011 at 17:37 Any reason? Shes monotone in many songs, and doesnt have much if any vibrato, etc etc I'm guessing you like the way she looks.....just guessing...... Elisa and Sara sounds a lot like their male conterparts instead of classically trained women, which is all good. Elisa has fronted some good bands, I dig her but interesting choice imo.
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Written by Yasmine on 21.05.2011 at 23:21 Yes for her look "and" her voice, she has a nice voice.... She did not stand out yet, they has only two albums... I think their new album (Darker Days) will be good 
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| Dark Cornatus Powerslave Elite Posts: 4330  |
Written by Yasmine on 29.03.2011 at 00:17 Hmm, i know what your saying, but i don't think you can say a different vocal style is 'better' than another in terms of complexity. I think there is a completely different skill involved with harsh vocals that uses a lot more physical technique. Clean vocals are more complex to achieve, i agree. I think most people could growl (albeit, with a lot of practice), but not everyone can sing operatically for example. My point after that ramble was that i think many people don't view it like that. If it sounds good it sounds good, a good vocalist can be anyone who fits the music regardless of skill or technique.
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My personal favourite female fronted band is Edenbridge. They may not be revolutionary by any means, but they definitely have their own sound. I highly recommend them. All their albums are extremely good, with maybe only Aphelion and MyEarthDream being slightly weaker. Even those albums are good though. Their music can be quite complex at times snd they sure know how to create a calming atmosphere.
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| arwestromen Posts: 645  |
It's probably the first metals band with a female singer that I heard, Nightwish with Tarja....I was like 12 and the song was Wishmaster....no one have ever toped that since...at least not for me
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Sinergy. Specifically the mostly Finnish lineup on their 2nd and 3rd albums. Alexi Laiho and Roope Latvala on guitars and Marco Heitala on bass is arguably one of the best string section Finnish metal has produced. Heitala occasionaly sang, not ofen enough though, and Laiho sang on one song (just one, fortunately). And Kimberly Goss is a great singer. Her voice is versitile enough to handle both heavy and aggressive metal and soft ballads.
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Benedictum, fronted by Veronica Freeman. I could listen to their cover of ''Heaven And Hell'' 100 times in a row and still be mezmerised by the strength in her voice.
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There are three female vocalist who I hold in the highest regard for their work whatever band they happen to be in. Marcella Bovia (Stream of Passion, Eflonia, guest of Ayreon), she has a great voice and is an excellent song writer and lyricist to go with that, she is not just a voice, but a great contributor to any project she takes part in. Simone Simons (Epica, guest of Kamelot, Primal Fear and a number of others) Simone is the complete package as well, a beautiful voice, a useful song writer and lyricist, and a lovely person to have around any band. Anneke van Giersbergen (ex-The Gathering, solo project (cant remeber what she called it), guest of Within Temptation, Ayreon and plenty of other projects) Anneke adds so much to any project she is involved in, not just her singing, she also writes music and lyrics and is a brilliant live performer, this is particularly where she excells she is so passionate and energetic about what she does on stage and is amazing to watch.
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306  |
Landmine Marathon. Because Grace Perry is perfect.
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Written by Dark Cornatus on 25.05.2011 at 11:15 Agreed, for me it is more to do with their involvement in the band, writing, performance, style ect. Angela Gassow is a good vocalist in all these ways. As far as the technical side of singing is concerned when it come to vocalists, that is just one aspect of what is required in a metal band. A singer can be as technically brilliant as anyone, and still not suit a metal band. Tim 'Ripper' Owens i think is a good example of this, he is an amazing singer technically, but my major critisism is that he does not seem to have the passion of involvement in many of the Bands I have seem him in.
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Angela from Arch Enemy. Enough said
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Written by edgethrasherx on 09.12.2011 at 14:04 Arch Enemy as the best female-fronted band? They were only good when they had a male vocalist.
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| BloodTears ANA-thema Elite Posts: 11835  |
I agree with Joe. Arch Enemy doesn't suck because Angela is there, they have at least two great albums with her, Wages and Doomsday. Anthems was also good but not as much, as I see it. The shit hit the fan with Khaos and partly with Rise, but the band is getting stuck. So, I don't think it was automatic that with Angela they just got worse.
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
Wages Of Sin is a great album but the only obe with Angela I truly enjoy. And tbh the Liiva era is immensely overrated by all the Angela haters.
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