Inspired by this post, I wanted to make a post asking about your favorite metal bands with women in them and maybe your favorite release from them too.
For me, that’d be Crypta. They’re a Brazilian Death Metal band made up of only women. Their Shades of Sorrow album is absolutely incredible with some really mean vocals and great riffing.
Babymetal comes to mind, but I also want to shout out Sandra Nasić of the Guano Apes for her appearance on Apocalyptica’s Path Vol. 2. Also highschool me would kill me if I didn’t mention Nightwish. Tarja Turenen was a formative part of my music taste, and 10th man Down, Kinslayer, Dead Gardens, and Creek Mary’s Blood all still sit in my favorites list
Throwing some support in for Nightwish. They’ve some good shit.
Ghost Love Score, the live at Wacken version, is top tier material.
I feel like “Once” is the album where filler tracks started creeping into Nightwish, but “Ghost Love Score” is the Nightwish song. It’s spectacular.
Jinjer is pretty badass. The vocals are top notch in both ends of the spectrum.
Some of my favorites are:
Delain (who I’m seeing live tonight!)
Nightwish
Xandria
Epica
Jinjer
Arch Enemy
The Agonist
Crypta
Blackbriar
Cellar Darling
Butcher Babies
Spiritbox
Eleine
In This Moment
Nervosa
Frantic Amber
Within Temptation
Infected Rain
