FFB: Female Fronted Bands

[apsham]

So yeah, I've been pretty limited recently so I asked my girlfriend to write me up a list of some of the bands that she listens to and I've been going through them over this weekend, and either way she's into a lot of the female fronted bands (angry girl rock, as I call it) and so far has introduced\had me listen to more of;

The Dollyrots

The Donnas

The Grates

Flyleaf

Morningwood

Dance Hall Crashers (actually, I did this myself)

And probably some others that I am missing scanning the list; so yeah, you know what to do.

Edited September 23, 2007 by apsham

[B-Rad]

Lacuna Coil and Within Temptation are both girl fronted bands (well, most of Lacuna Coil stuff is fronted by a girl), by they are more considered "goth rock" than anything else.

Paramore is a newer band, they are more pop-punk, though.

Otep is a metal band, and the chick can scream like most of the guys, seriously.

Bif Naked and Halfcocked had some decent stuff, though I haven't heard too much from them lately.

Of course, the classics, like Evanescence, Garbage, Hole, The Distillers, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs but I'm sure you already knew about those.

[apsham]

She put me onto the Yeah Yeah Yeahs too, but I've recently been realizing how much I just haven't heard... like I don't think I've listened to that much Garbage at all, and I'm shamed.

[Liam]

Of a large CD collection, I have about 5 CD's with female vocalists, and most are solo singers. I just don't enjoy them, for some reason.

However, as no-one will recommend them (I think), check out The Gathering.

[ROC]

The Sounds is hella awesome. (Y)

[Farmer Reil]

Lacuna Coil suuuuuuuck.

Check out:

Nightwish and Epica (mmm, Simone Simmons (L)).

Battlelore sort of count. They have prominent female vocalists, although the 'main' vocalist is male.

Also, just because they fit the topic: Arch Enemy. Although they suck even more, and she doesn't sound like a woman at all.

[Liam]

Actually, if you want male/female combinations, check out the Project Hate MCMXCIX (or something like that). It is actually pretty accessible death metal, if that makes any sense.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZbZn3WBrzE - Hellucination by them.

I know it isn't really your thing, ApSham, but meh, might be worth a look.

Edited September 23, 2007 by Liam Byrne

[THEXTREMIST]

L7, 7 Year Bitch, The Gits, Babes In Toyland, Drain STH, Snake River Conpsiracy and Queen Adreena are a few from my CD collection, some you probably know of, you could look into.

[Nerf]

The Hush Sound.

[Guest Ritrais]

epoxies and tsunami bomb haven't been listed yet

[GoGo Yubari]

Sleater-Kinney is an absolute must. Shonen Knife is pretty good too, though a bit uneven in places (definitely try to find "Quavers," which is in my opinion their best song by a mile).

[New Damage]

Mika <_>

Spoiler: Click here to view

GOD I FUCKING HATE HIM.

Seriously though...

If you're looking for something acousticy and calm, check out "Swingset Chain" by Loquat. It came free on my MP3 player, and I'm more into Soundgarden, Audioslave and co., but her voice, it sounds... hot.

For something that has a '70's/Motown/Blues feel to it, "Zero PM" by The BellRays is quite good, off the Driver 3 soundtrack... that I don't own.

I don't think that I actually have many songs by female artists/voices that I listen to.

Edited September 23, 2007 by TheModernWay

[METALMAN]

Rilo Kiley

Blondie (obviously)

Metric

The Sounds

[Skummy]

Thorr's Hammer, The Vaselines, Camera Obscura, The Concretes, The Slits, Le Tigre, Erase Errata, Japanese Intelligence Mind Control, Tobi Vail, Planningtorock, Hotel Motel, The Raincoats, The Ivories....

That's a handful off the top of my head, anyhow.

[Bushmeister]

Nobody mentioned Deerhoof yet? Definitively Deerhoof!

[YI]

STREAM OF PASSION!!!!

Elfonia

Epica

Or for some softer stuff;

Tsunami Bomb/The Action Design

The Headlights

People Press Play

Goldenhorse

The Postmarks

The Knife

Edited September 23, 2007 by YI

[IAceI]

When I saw YI had the last comment I came in expecting to see The Tommy's, and he didn't.

I feel let down.

[YI]

Oh yeah. The Tommys.

[Gabriel]

I haven't listened to their album yet, but Angtoria. It's Sarah Jezabel Deva. The same chick who does the majority of the female vocals for Cradle of Filth. It's also got Dave Pybus playing bass... and he's more bad ass than Chuck Norris.

[TheTruth]

Killing Heidi's pretty good.