This is a list of female metal artists with articles on Wikipedia. For female singers of other rock genres, ''see''

List of female rock singers This is a list of female rock singers. For female heavy metal singers, see List of female heavy metal singers. A * Lee Aaron * Pearl Aday * Sharon den Adel ( Within Temptation) * Sade Adu * Nanase Aikawa * Agent M ( Tsunami Bomb) * ...

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( Head Phones President) * Maria Arkhipova "Masha Scream" ( Arkona) *

Anita Auglend Anita Auglend (born 24 January 1979), is a Norwegian singer who was the lead vocalist of the gothic-doom metal band The Sins of Thy Beloved. She has a soprano A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest voca ...

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The Sins of Thy Beloved The Sins of Thy Beloved was a death-doom/ gothic metal band from Bryne, Norway, founded in 1996. Biography The band was formed in November 1996 by Glenn Morten Nordbø, Arild Christensen, and Stig Johansen. The band was initially called ''Pu ...

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Tura Satana Tura Satana (July 10, 1938Some sources give her birth year as 1935, i.e. Dave Itzkoff"Tura Satana, Cult Actress, Is Dead" ''New York Times'', February 5, 2011; accessed January 8, 2014. – February 4, 2011) was a Japanese American actress, v ...

, Manhole) * Sevi Bliznakova ( SEVI) * Ann Boleyn ( Hellion) *

Steffanie Borges Steffanie Reiko Borges (born 30 August 1961), known under her stage name Steffanie (Japanese: ステファニー) is a Japanese-American singer, songwriter and musician. Biography She was born on 30 August 1961 and is the daughter of Hawaiian j ...

(Steffanie, Show-Ya) * Marcela Bovio ( Stream of Passion,

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Fallon Bowman Fallon Bowman (born 16 November 1983 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a musician and actor from London, Ontario, Canada, best known for her involvement with the band Kittie. She is of mixed ethnicity, as is characteristic of most Cape Coloureds fr ...

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Kittie Kittie is a Canadian Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in London, Ontario in 1996. All of their material has been released through independent record labels, which to date includes six studio albums, one video album, four extended plays ...

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Maria Brink Maria Brink (born December 18, 1977) is an American singer and songwriter, best known as the frontwoman of the metal band The band has gone on to release seven studio albums and receive four nominations, two from Alternative Press Music Awards, ...

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In This Moment In This Moment is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed by singer Maria Brink and guitarist Chris Howorth in 2005. They found drummer Jeff Fabb and started the band as Dying Star. Unhappy with their musical direction, they ...

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Amalie Bruun Amalie Bruun (born 6 January 1985) is a Danish musician, actress and model. She is the leader of the one-person black metal project Myrkur and the former lead singer of the indie pop band Ex Cops, which was active from 2011 to 2014. Bruun's iden ...

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Myrkur Myrkur is a Danish black metal band led by singer Amalie Bruun. Myrkur is a solo project within the genre of second-wave black metal. Initially, the real-life identity of the person behind the project was kept unknown. Her identity has since be ...

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Cadaveria Cadaveria, real name Raffaella Rivarolo (born 31 May 1972), is an Italian musician famous for being one of the first women to enter the extreme metal scene in the early 1990s, as former vocalist and keyboard player of the symphonic black metal ...

( Opera IX, Cadaveria) * Cassiopée (Anemonia) * Francesca Chiara ( The LoveCrave) *

Ji-In Cho Ji-In Cho (born 30 December 1976) is a German heavy metal singer of Korean descent. She has been the lead vocalist of the symphonic metal band Krypteria since December 2004 until their hiatus after her pregnancy. Following this, she became the ...

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Krypteria And Then She Came is a rock music, rock band from Aachen, Germany. The band was formed as Krypteria, a symphonic gothic metal, gothic metal band. Originating from a 2001 "pop musical theatre studio project" of the same name, the idea was to use ...

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Lucia Cifarelli Lucia Cifarelli (born September 23, 1970) is an American musician, best known for her work with industrial band KMFDM. She was formerly the vocalist for the band Drill and also performed in KMFDM offshoots MDFMK, KGC, and Schwein. Career Cifar ...

( KMFDM,

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) * Sabina Classen ( Holy Moses) *

Dorthia Cottrell Dorthia Cottrell (born March 11, 1986) is an American singer for the doom metal band Windhand. She also has an acoustic solo career. Discography With Windhand *''Windhand'' (2012) *''Soma'' (2013) *'' Grief's Infernal Flower'' (2015) *''Etern ...

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Windhand Windhand is an American doom metal band formed in Richmond, Virginia, in 2008. Currently signed to Relapse Records, Windhand released their most recent album, ''Eternal Return (Windhand album), Eternal Return'', in October 2018. History Windh ...

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Dawn Crosby Lori Dawn Crosby Little (April 5, 1963 – December 15, 1996) was the lead singer of the underground act Detente. Following her exit from Detente, Crosby, together with producer Ross Robinson, went on to form Fear of God, which was signed to W ...

( Detente,

Fear of God Fear of God may refer to fear itself, but more often to a sense of awe, and submission to, a deity. People subscribing to popular monotheistic religions for instance, might fear Hell and divine judgment, or submit to God's omnipotence. Christian ...

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The Runaways The Runaways were an all-female American rock band who recorded and performed from 1975 to 1979. The band released four studio albums and one live album during its run. Among their best-known songs are "Cherry Bomb", " Hollywood", "Queens of N ...

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Julie Christmas Julie Christmas (born December 25, 1975) is an American musician from Brooklyn, New York. Christmas is her legal middle name; she was named so after the fact that she was born on Christmas day. She is the former lead singer of defunct Brooklyn-b ...

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Made Out of Babies Made Out of Babies was a sludge metal band from Brooklyn, New York formed in 2004 that disbanded in 2012. Biography Drawing equally from noise rock bands such as The Jesus Lizard and post-metal bands such as Isis, the band developed a following ...

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Visions of Atlantis Visions of Atlantis is an Austrian metal band from Styria, founded in 2000. Inspiration came both from successful symphonic metal band Nightwish and from the myth of Atlantis. History ''Eternal Endless Infinity'' and lineup changes ( ...

Serenity Serenity may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Serenity'' (2019 film), a thriller starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Diane Lane * Sailor Moon (character), also known as Princess Serenity and Neo-Queen Serenity, in the ' ...

Whyzdom Whyzdom is a French symphonic metal band from Paris. The band was formed by Vynce Leff in 2007. As of 2021, they have released five full-length albums, one EP and one DVD. History The band was founded in 2007 by guitarist Vynce Leff, known as ...

Exit Eden Exit Eden is an international symphonic metal supergroup (music), supergroup that performs cover versions of well-known pop and rock songs. Background The band was formed in 2017 by the American singer Amanda Somerville (Avantasia, Alice Cooper ...

) * Sharon den Adel ( Within Temptation, Ayreon) * Sarah Jezebel Deva (

Angtoria Angtoria was a symphonic metal band composed of British singer Sarah Jezebel Deva and Swedish brothers Chris and Tommy Rehn. Singer Sarah Jezebel Deva joined with the brothers in 2001 to create the band. Their debut album, ''God Has a Plan for ...

Cradle of Filth Cradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band formed in Suffolk in 1991. The band's musical style evolved originally from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic metal and other metal genres. Their ly ...

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Aimee Echo Aimee Echo (born March 27, 1970) is an American vocalist. She is the former frontwoman of Human Waste Project and now the vocalist of TheStart and Normandie. Discography Human Waste Project *First Demo (1994) *Second Demo (1995) * E-lux (1997) ...

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Ann-Mari Edvardsen Ann-Mari Edvardsen (born 6 November 1973 in Trondheim) is a Norwegian coloratura soprano opera singer and keyboardist. She is best known as the former vocalist of Norwegian doom metal/avant-garde band The 3rd and the Mortal from 1995 to 1997 and ...

( The 3rd and the Mortal, Tactile Gemma) * Eilera (Chrysalis) *

Liv Kristine Espenæs Liv Kristine Espenæs (born 14 February 1976) is a Norwegian singer who has performed and composed songs mostly for various subgenres of heavy metal music. She started her career in the music industry as a vocalist for the gothic metal band Th ...

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Theatre of Tragedy Theatre of Tragedy was a Norwegian band from Stavanger, active between 1993 and 2010. They are best known for their earlier albums, which influenced the gothic metal genre. History Formation (1993) Theatre of Tragedy was founded on 2 October 19 ...

, Leaves' Eyes, The Sirens)

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Şebnem Ferah Şebnem Ferah (born 12 April 1972) is a Turkish singer, songwriter, composer, and guitarist. She was the lead vocalist of the all-female hard rock band Volvox until 1994, after which she went on to pursue an illustrious solo career. Her music st ...

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Melissa Ferlaak Melissa Marie Ferlaak (born April 26, 1979) is an American soprano, best known as the former singer of symphonic metal bands Aesma Daeva, Visions of Atlantis, and Echoterra. She is the singer of Doom metal, doom/death metal project Plague of St ...

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Aesma Daeva Lori Lewis is an American opera singer and soprano who is an official member of the Swedish symphonic metal band Therion. Lewis is also the former singer for Aesma Daeva, a band that toured as a supporting act with Therion in Canada and the ...

Echoterra Echoterra is an American symphonic power metal band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, founded in 2007 by Jonah Weingarten and Yan Leviathan. History Formation (2007-2008) Echoterra was formed in Minneapolis in 2007 by Jonah Weingarten ...

) * Jennifer Finch ( L7) *

Lita Ford Lita Rossana Ford (born 19 September 1958) is an English-born American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. She was the lead guitarist for the all-female rock band the Runaways in the late 1970s, before embarking on a successful glam metal solo ...

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Veronica Freeman Veronica Freeman (born December 17, 1977), also known by her stage name "The V", is an American singer and the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Benedictum. Her most recent album with Benedictum is ''Obey'', released through Frontiers Re ...

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Benedictum Benedictum is an American heavy metal band formed in 2005 in San Diego, California that now resides in Phoenix, Arizona. Their current lineup consists of vocalist Veronica Freeman, guitarist Pete Wells, bassist Aric Avina, and drummer Rikard S ...

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Jessi Frey Jessi Frey is the vocalist, and together with O.D. the founder, of the industrial/metal/electronic band Velcra. Her singing style ranges from very aggressive and rough rap metal Rap metal is a subgenre of rap rock and alternative metal mus ...

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Velcra Velcra was a Finnish rock band, established 2000. Their music features female vocals (both clean and distorted) on a background of heavily distorted guitars and marching beats with heavy use of sample loops. History They soon signed to Virgin ...

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Runhild Gammelsæter Runhild Gammelsæter is a Norwegian musician notable for being the vocalist for the American bands Thorr's Hammer and Khlyst. She works as a professional biologist and holds a Ph.D. in cell physiology. Biography Runhild Gammelsæter was a 17- ...

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Khlyst The Khlysts or Khlysty ( rus, Хлысты, p=xlɨˈstɨ, "whips") were an underground Spiritual Christian sect, which split from the Russian Orthodox Church and existed from the 1600s until the late 20th century. The New Israel sect that desc ...

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Janet Gardner Janet Patricia Gardner (born March 21, 1962 an American rock singer. She is best known as the former lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the all-female glam metal band Vixen joining in 1983. She was the band's longest serving vocalist having p ...

( Vixen) * Suzi Gardner ( L7) * Pilar Giménez "Ailyn" ( Sirenia) * Kimberly Goss ( Sinergy, Ancient, Therion) * Angela Gossow ( Arch Enemy) * Jacqueline Govaert ( Ayreon) *

Giorgia Gueglio Giorgia Gueglio (born 1973) is an Italian singer and founding member of the heavy metal band Mastercastle. Biography She started singing in 1990, following her passion for singers like David Coverdale, Robert Plant and Ian Gillan. From 1 ...

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Mastercastle Mastercastle is a heavy metal band formed in 2008 in Italy by the guitar player Pier Gonella and the singer Giorgia Gueglio. History Mastercastle was founded in January 2008 by the guitar player Pier Gonella and the singer Giorgia Gueglio. The ...

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Halestorm Halestorm is an American rock band from Red Lion, Pennsylvania, consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist Lzzy Hale, her drummer brother Arejay Hale, guitarist Joe Hottinger, and bassist Josh Smith. The group's self-titled debut album was re ...

) * Gigi Hangach ( Phantom Blue) *

Lauren Harris Lauren Harris (born 6 July 1984) is a British rock singer and classically trained actress. She is the daughter of Steve Harris, the bassist of Iron Maiden, and Lorraine Harris. After completing her primary and secondary education at Saint Nich ...

(Six Hour Sundown,

) * Carla Harvey (

Butcher Babies Butcher Babies is an American groove metal band from Los Angeles, consisting of frontwomen Heidi Shepherd and Carla Harvey, guitarist Henry Flury (Amen), bassist Ricky Bonazza, and drummer Chase Brickenden. Their debut album, ''Goliath'', was re ...

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Laurie Ann Haus Laurie Ann Haus is a world and classically trained solo and session vocalist for movies, video games. She is also a solo musical artist with music released under her name Laurie Ann Haus and with her band Todesbonden. Her vocals can heard on sou ...

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Hannah Holgersson Hannah Holgersson (born 1976) is a Swedish operatic soprano. She was born in Höör, Skåne County, Sweden. In 2003, Holgersson made her opera début as Zerlina in Mozart’s ''Don Giovanni. ''In May 2004, she graduated from the Royal College of ...

( Therion) * Slymenstra Hymen (

Gwar Gwar, often stylized as GWAR, is an American heavy metal band formed in Richmond, Virginia in 1984, composed of and operated by a frequently rotating line-up of musicians, artists and filmmakers collectively known as Slave Pit Inc. After th ...

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Ihriel Heidi Solberg Tveitan (born 31 May 1972) is a Norway, Norwegian musician and singer currently known for her solo project Starofash (also known as Star of Ash). Tveitan was formerly half of the experimental band Peccatum, where she performed vocal ...

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Floor Jansen Floor Jansen (; born 21 February 1981) is a Dutch singer and songwriter. She is the lead vocalist of Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. Jansen first became known as a member of symphonic metal band After Forever, standing as their lead voca ...

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, After Forever, Ayreon,

Nightwish Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead singer Tarja Turunen. The band soon picked up drummer Jukka Neva ...

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Irene Jansen Irene Jansen is a Dutch singer. She sang on the Ayreon album ''The Human Equation'', portraying the character Passion. She was also the live backing vocalist of Star One during their tour in 2003, and played the character Morgana in two Gary Hugh ...

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Jill Janus Jill Janus (née Janiszewski; September 2, 1975 – August 14, 2018) was an American singer who was the lead vocalist of heavy metal bands Huntress, The Starbreakers and Chelsea Girls. Early life and education Janus was born in the Catskills ...

( Huntress, The Starbreakers, Chelsea Girls) * Jessicka (

Jack Off Jill Jack Off Jill was an American gothic rock band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, founded in 1992 by vocalist Jessicka, drummer Tenni Ah-Cha-Cha, bassist/keyboardist Agent Moulder, and guitarist Michelle Inhell. Though these four women were the init ...

Scarling. Scarling. was an American noise pop band formed in Los Angeles in 2001. The band consisted of lead vocalist Jessicka Addams and guitarist Christian Hejnal. Name The band's name comes from a fictional word created by singer/fine artist Jessicka ...

) * Kelly Johnson (

Girlschool Girlschool are a British rock band that formed in the new wave of British heavy metal scene in 1978. Frequently associated with contemporaries Motörhead, they are the longest-running all-female rock band, still active after more than 40 yea ...

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* Vena Kava ( Killing Moon) * Moa Kikuchi ( Babymetal) *

Aja Kim Aja Kim is an United States of America, American singer and songwriter. Biography Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Aja Kim first came to public attention when she collaborated with rock and roll sa ...

( The Iron Maidens) *

Gaby Koss Gaby Koss (born 25 March 1978 in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third ...

( Hagard, Nota Profana) * Manuela Kraller (

Haggard Haggard may refer to an adjective reflecting exhaustion or poverty. Haggard may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Haggard (band), a German symphonic metal group * ''Haggard'' (TV series), a British comedy television series * '' Ha ...

, Xandria, Nagor Mar) * Anna Kränzlein (

Schandmaul Schandmaul is a German medieval folk rock band from the Munich area. As well as using modern instruments such as the bass and electric guitar, the band also utilizes instruments typically used in Medieval folk songs such as the bagpipes, hurd ...

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Eileen Küpper Eileen Küpper is a South Africa-born soprano singer, known for her work with metal bands Therion and The Kovenant. Discography Solo * ''Shapes'' (2003) With Therion * '' Vovin'' (1998) * ''Crowning of Atlantis'' (1999) * ''Deggial'' (2000) Wi ...

( Therion, The Kovenant)

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Lana Lane Lana Lane is an American rock singer. She sings lead in her eponymous band, and has sung backing vocals for the band Rocket Scientists and guest sung on Ayreon and Erik Norlander albums. She is married to music producer Erik Norlander, who co- ...

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Courtney LaPlante Courtney Stringer (née LaPlante, born February 26, 1989) is a singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the Canadian heavy metal band Spiritbox. LaPlante began singing in bands as a teenager, but first gained success as the lead ...

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(solo, Dragonlord) * Jen Ledger (

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Amy Lee Amy Lynn Hartzler (; born December 13, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She is the co-founder, lead vocalist, and lead songwriter of the rock band Evanescence. Alongside her contributions with the band, Lee has also particip ...

( Evanescence) * Leather Leone ( Chastain) *

Lori Lewis Lori Lewis is an American opera singer and soprano who is an official member of the Swedish symphonic metal band Therion. Lewis is also the former singer for Aesma Daeva, a band that toured as a supporting act with Therion in Canada and the ...

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Sara Löfgren Sara Therese Löfgren, (born 11 April 1977), is a Swedish singer known for her participation in Fame Factory and her song "Starkare" (''Stronger''). Background Löfgren started singing at the age of 12. She got a break in the talent show Fame ...

(TWDSO) * Kristell Lowagie (Valkyre) *

Magali Luyten Magali Luyten, also known as Maggy Luyten, is a Belgian female rock singer. She is also a vocal coach and voice teacher at MYRIAD VOIC She was raised in Leuven and then moved to the South of Belgium, where she still lives today. She played i ...

(Virus IV, Beautiful Sin, Ayreon) *

Stephanie Luzie Stephanie Luzie Meier (born April 6, 1974) is a German gothic and symphonic metal singer. She used to sing in the bands Atargatis and Darkwell. Meier quit all of her band projects because she did not have enough time left over for music anymore ...

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Darkwell Darkwell is a gothic metal band from Innsbruck, Austria. Formed in 1999 by bassist Roland Wurzer and guitarist Roman Wienicke. Soon after formation, they signed with Napalm Records and released their first album, ''Suspiria'', in 2000. Before th ...

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Laura Macrì Laura Macrì (born 29 June 1990 in Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy) is an Italian soprano. Biography Macrì studied at the Vincenzo Bellini Music Conservatory in Caltanissetta with Tiziana Arena and graduated cum laude in vocal studies. She atte ...

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Mākii (born August 23, 1987 in Okinawa, Japan) is a Japanese musician who was formerly the vocalist and songwriter for the Okinawa-based band High and Mighty Color. She was the youngest member of the band. She has an older brother who introduced her ...

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High and Mighty Color High and Mighty Color (stylized as HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR) was a Japanese rock band active from 2003 to 2010. They had two vocalists; a male and a female. History Formation and Anti-Nobunaga The band started in Okinawa when Sassy and Meg left a ...

) * Elisa Martin (

Dark Moor Dark Moor is a Spanish symphonic power metal band from Madrid. Formed in 1993, they produced three full-length albums before undergoing a line-up change in which three members left the band to form their own project, Dreamaker. Afterwards, the ...

, Fairyland, Dreamaker) * Helena Iren Michaelsen (

Trail of Tears The Trail of Tears was an ethnic cleansing and forced displacement of approximately 60,000 people of the "Five Civilized Tribes" between 1830 and 1850 by the United States government. As part of the Indian removal, members of the Cherokee, ...

, Imperia, Angel) * Lisa Middelhauve ( Xandria,

) * Mie ( Animetal Lady) * Yui Mizuno ( Babymetal) * Taylor Momsen (

The Pretty Reckless The Pretty Reckless is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 2009. The band consists of Taylor Momsen (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Ben Phillips (lead guitar, backing vocals), Mark Damon (bass), and Jamie Perkins (drums). The band ...

) * Anna Murphy ( Eluveitie,

Cellar Darling Cellar Darling are a three-piece Swiss progressive metal band from Winterthur and Lucerne, founded in 2016. The group was formed by Anna Murphy (vocals, hurdy-gurdy, flute), Merlin Sutter (drums) and Ivo Henzi (guitars and bass). Cellar Darlin ...

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* Suzuka Nakamoto ( Babymetal) * Sandra Nasić (

Guano Apes Guano Apes are a German rock band formed in 1994 in Göttingen. The band consists of Sandra Nasić (vocals), Henning Rümenapp (guitars, backing vocals), Stefan Ude (bass, backing vocals), and Dennis Poschwatta (drums, backing vocals). AllMusic ...

) * Maxi Nil (

, Elysion,

On Thorns I Lay On Thorns I Lay is a Greek death-doom metal and gothic metal band founded in Athens in 1992. The group has gone through different stylistic facets throughout its career, starting with brutal death metal in their early days, then transitioning ...

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Anne Nurmi Anne Marjanna Nurmi (born 22 August 1968) is a Finnish singer, composer and keyboard player who is a member of the band Lacrimosa. She lives in Switzerland. Nurmi was born in Tampere. In her youth she sang in church choirs and began playing k ...

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* Deb Obarski ( The Iron Maidens) *

Kazuha Oda Kazuha Oda is a classically trained singer/singer-songwriter born in Japan. She started out as a solo singer and has worked with wide variety of performers including Grammy winner Bob James. She worked on numerous projects including: 7 albums, ...

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Kazha Kazha is a rock band founded in 2009 by a Japanese singer/songwriter Kazuha Oda and a guitarist Hideki Matsushige, categorized in Hard Rock and sometimes in Heavy Metal. It used to be a 4 piece band but became 3 piece with Kazuha Oda being a bas ...

) * Anette Olzon (

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The Dark Element The Dark Element is a Swedish/Finnish symphonic metal band formed by former Nightwish vocalist Anette Olzon and former Sonata Arctica guitarist Jani Liimatainen. History In 2016, Frontiers Records offered Jani Liimatainen to record and publis ...

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Manda Ophuis Manda Ophuis (born 27 November 1980) is a Dutch former singer who is best known for being the lead vocalist in the symphonic rock band Nemesea. She has been involved in music since a young age. Biography In 1998, Ophuis started taking singing ...

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Nemesea Nemesea is a Dutch alternative rock band formed in Groningen in 2002 by singer Manda Ophuis and guitarist/songwriter Hendrik Jan 'HJ' de Jong and shortly thereafter completed with Sonny Onderwater on bass. Initially, Nemesea were a symphonic go ...

) * Orianthi *

Nina Osegueda Nina Osegueda (born Balvina Osegueda) is a female heavy metal vocalist from Washington, D.C.. is of Catalán and Salvadoran descent. She is the lead vocalist of A Sound of Thunder. In 2012, A Sound of Thunder released an album under Nightma ...

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* Kobra Paige ( Kobra and the Lotus) *

Heidi Parviainen Heidi Parviainen (born 8 March 1979) is a Finnish heavy metal singer and lead vocalist of symphonic metal band Dark Sarah. She previously fronted Amberian Dawn. She is a classically trained lyric soprano. Career Agonia, Iconofear (1997–2 ...

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Dark Sarah Dark Sarah is a Finnish symphonic metal band created by Heidi Parviainen, after her departure from Finnish metal band Amberian Dawn in 2012. Their style is often described as "cinematic metal". History Formation and creation of ''Behind the ...

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Monika Pedersen Monika Pedersen (21 December 1978) is a Danish singer of the band Sinphonia and former vocalist of "The World State" and the Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia, replacing Henriette Bordvik. She also contributed guest vocals to Mercenary, Effek ...

( Sirenia, Sinphonia) * Doro Pesch ( Warlock,

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Vicky Psarakis Vicky Psarakis (born June 22, 1988) is an American singer, best known as the vocalist of Canadian metal band The Agonist. She joined the band in 2014, replacing original vocalist and co-founder Alissa White-Gluz. With The Agonist, she has releas ...

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The Agonist The Agonist is a Canadian melodic death metal band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 2004. The current line up consists of lead guitarist Danny Marino, bassist Chris Kells, drummer Simon Mckay, rhythm guitarist Pascal "Paco" Jobin and lead voca ...

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Kirsten Rosenberg Kirsten Rosenberg is an American singer, currently with the all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens. She is also an animal rights advocate, as well as a former co-owner of ''Sticky Fingers'', an all-vegan bakery in Washington, D.C. Personal l ...

( The Iron Maidens) *

Kari Rueslåtten Kari Rueslåtten (born 3 October 1973) is a Norwegian soprano singer, songwriter and keyboardist, who was well known for being the former lead singer and songwriter for the now disbanded Norwegian doom metal/experimental band, The 3rd and the Mo ...

( The 3rd and the Mortal, Storm, The Sirens) *

Patti Russo Patricia Russo (May 20, 1964) is an American singer and songwriter. She is perhaps best known as Meat Loaf's former female lead vocalist, as she toured the world with his band Neverland Express between 1993 and 2013. Since then, she has embarked ...

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Trans-Siberian Orchestra Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) is an American rock band founded in 1996 by producer, composer, and lyricist Paul O'Neill, who brought together Jon Oliva and Al Pitrelli (both members of Savatage) and keyboardist and co-producer Robert Kinkel to ...

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Elize Ryd Hanna Elise Isabell Maj Höstblomma Ryd (born 15 October 1984), known professionally as Elize Ryd, is a Swedish singer, best known as one of the three vocalists and co-lyricist in the metal band Amaranthe. She also gained some popularity prior to ...

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Amaranthe Amaranthe is a Swedish metal band originally known as Avalanche. The band is notable for their blend of various metal genres and having three lead vocalists. History Formed by Olof Mörck (Dragonland, Nightrage) and Joacim "Jake E" Lundbe ...

Kamelot Kamelot is an American power metal band from Tampa, Florida, formed by Thomas Youngblood, in 1987. The Norwegian vocalist Roy Khan joined for the album ''Siége Perilous'', and shared songwriting credit with Youngblood until his departure in Apr ...

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Angelica Rylin Angelica Maria Estelle Rylin (born 27 December 1981) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and composer, best known as the vocalist of the cinematic metal band The Murder of My Sweet. She has also established a solo career under the name Angelica that ...

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The Murder of My Sweet The Murder of My Sweet is a Swedish metal band, based in Stockholm and founded in 2007. Band history The Murder of My Sweet was founded in Stockholm in 2007 by drummer and producer Daniel Flores. It consists of Angelica Rylin (vocals), Patrik ...

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* Lori S. ( Acid King) *

Sabrina Sabrok Lorena Fabiana Colotta (born March 4, 1970), known professionally as Sabrina Sabrok, is an Argentine television host, cyberpunk rock singer, adult model, pornographic actress, and producer. Discography * ''Deal with the devil'' (2016) * ''Dan ...

(Primeras Impressiones) *

Cristina Scabbia Cristina Adriana Chiara Scabbia (; born 5 June 1972) is an Italian singer, best known as one of the two vocalists of gothic metal band Lacuna Coil. Scabbia used to write an advice column in the popular rock magazine ''Revolver'', alongside mus ...

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Lacuna Coil Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band from Milan. Since their formation in 1994, the group has had two name changes, being previously known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal, and they have recorded nine studio albums, two extended plays, two ...

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Elizabeth Schall Elizabeth Schall is a female American singer, songwriter and guitarist, and founder of the death metal band Dreaming Dead and grindcore band Cretin. Prior to that, she was a guitarist of the all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens and the d ...

(Dreaming Dead) *

Sandra Schleret Sandra Carola Schleret (born 26 June 1976) is a singer from Austria, well-known for being the lead singer in bands such as Dreams of Sanity, Elis, and Soulslide. She was also the female vocalist for Austrian band Siegfried and Eyes of Eden with ...

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Dreams of Sanity Dreams of Sanity was a gothic metal band from Austria. Founded in 1991, they released three full-length albums, before disbanding in 2002. History After forming in 1991, Dreams of Sanity released two demos in 1994 and 1996. They toured Europe la ...

Siegfried Siegfried is a German-language male given name, composed from the Germanic elements ''sig'' "victory" and ''frithu'' "protection, peace". The German name has the Old Norse cognate ''Sigfriðr, Sigfrøðr'', which gives rise to Swedish ''Sigfrid' ...

, Elis) * Otep Shamaya (

Otep Otep is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2000. They have released two EPs, eight studio albums, and one live album. They are currently signed with Napalm Records. The band has sold over 500,000 albums world ...

) * Nell Sigland ( The Crest,

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Elina Siirala Elina Siirala (born 27 October 1983) is a Finnish soprano. She is the founder and frontwoman for the English melodic metal band Angel Nation (formerly EnkElination) and the current female vocalist for the German symphonic metal/viking metal band ...

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Leaves Eyes Leaves' Eyes is a symphonic metal band from Germany and Norway. They were formed in 2003 by Liv Kristine, formerly the lead singer of Theatre of Tragedy, and the entire line-up of Atrocity. To date, the band has released eight studio albums, a s ...

, Angel Nation) * Simone Simons (

Epica Epica or EPICA may refer to: * Epica (band), a Dutch symphonic metal band * ''Epica'' (Kamelot album), 2003 * ''Epica'' (Audiomachine album), 2012 * The European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica (EPICA) * The Epica Awards (International Adver ...

Aina Aina may refer to: * Aina (given name) Places * Aina (Crete), a town of ancient Crete * Aïna River, a river in Cameroon and Gabon * Aina, Iran, a village in Kermanshah Province, Iran Art and entertainment * ''Aina'' (1977 film), a 1977 Pakista ...

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Shawnee Smith Shawnee Rebecca Smith (born July 3, 1969) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her portrayal of Amanda Young in the Saw (franchise), ''Saw'' franchise (2004–2010), which established her as a "scream queen" and as an influential f ...

(Fydolla Ho) *

Carly Smithson Carly Sarah Smithson ( Hennessy; born 12 September 1983) is an Irish soul and pop rock singer who was the sixth place finalist on the seventh season of ''American Idol''. In 2001, Smithson released her first studio album for MCA Records called ...

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We Are the Fallen We Are the Fallen is an American hard rock band consisting of Irish singer and former ''American Idol'' contestant Carly Smithson, guitarist Ben Moody, guitarist John LeCompt, drummer Rocky Gray, and bassist Marty O'Brien. Moody, LeCompt, and ...

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Amanda Somerville Amanda Somerville (born March 7, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter and vocal coach who resides in Wolfsburg, Germany. She is known primarily for her work with many European symphonic metal bands. Biography Personal life Somerville was ...

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, HDK, Trillium, Avantasia, Docker's Guild,

Kiske/Somerville Kiske/Somerville is a melodic heavy metal duet project, put together in late 2009 by Frontiers Records. The project features vocalist Michael Kiske (Helloween, Unisonic, Place Vendome) collaborating with American singer Amanda Somerville ( ...

) *

Sara Squadrani Sara Squadrani (born 14 February 1986) is an Italian soprano singer, best known as a vocalist of the Italian symphonic power metal band Ancient Bards since 2007. She has also collaborated with Arjen Anthony Lucassen's metal opera project ''Ayre ...

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Ancient Bards Ancient Bards is an Italian symphonic power metal band, formed in January 2006 by keyboard player Daniele Mazza. History Line-Up The project, originated in the mind of Daniele Mazza, started to materialize in 2006 after Daniele met with bass ...

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Vibeke Stene Vibeke Stene (born 17 August 1978) is a Norwegian soprano and actress. She is best known as a former member of the gothic metal band Tristania, which she joined in 1996 and appears with on five albums. as the band became "one of the world's p ...

( Tristania, God Of Atheists) *

Lacey Sturm Lacey Nicole Sturm (née Mosley, previously Carder; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer and songwriter born in Homestead, Florida, but raised in Arlington, Texas. She is a co-founder and lead vocalist of the hard rock band Flyleaf. In ...

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Flyleaf Flyleaf may refer to: *In book design, a blank leaf in the front or back cover * Flyleaf (band) Flyleaf is an American rock band formed in Belton, Texas, in 2002. The band has charted on mainstream rock, Christian pop, and Christian metal ...

) * Sever ( Sumo Cyco) * Juliet Simms (

Lilith Czar Juliet Nicole Simms (born February 26, 1986), also known as Lilith Czar, is an American musician, songwriter, and entrepreneur. She established a fan base as the front woman of the band Automatic Loveletter. In 2007 - in the band's earliest ye ...

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* Keiko Terada ( Show-Ya) * Katherine "The Great Kat" Thomas (

The Great Kat Katherine Thomas (born June 6, 1966), best known by her stage name The Great Kat, is an American musician best known for her thrash metal interpretations of well-known pieces of classical music. Most feature her using the electric guitar, bu ...

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Tarja Turunen Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen-Cabuli (born 17 August 1977), known professionally as Tarja Turunen or simply Tarja, is a Finnish heavy metal singer, best known as the former lead vocalist of Nightwish. She is a soprano with a three and a half o ...

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* Anneke van Giersbergen ( The Gathering,

Agua De Annique Anneke van Giersbergen & Agua de Annique was the solo project of the former The Gathering vocalist, Anneke van Giersbergen. History The project was announced on 5 June 2007, the same day that both The Gathering and Anneke van Giersbergen issu ...

, VUUR, Ayreon, The Sirens, The Devin Townsend Project,

The Gentle Storm The Gentle Storm is a Dutch musical project by singer and lyricist Anneke van Giersbergen and composer and musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen, founder and leader of other musical projects such as Star One, Ayreon, Guilt Machine and Ambeon. The duo ha ...

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Dianne van Giersbergen Dianne van Giersbergen (born 3 June 1985) is a Dutch spinto soprano singer. She is the founder and frontwoman of the progressive metal band Ex Libris,Erwin Van Dijk, Sept. 2012, Ex LibrisInterview : Dianne van Giersbergen – Ex Libris (2010) ...

( Xandria,

Ex Libris Ex Libris may refer to: *An Ex Libris (bookplate), a label affixed to a book to indicate ownership *Ex Libris (band), a Dutch metal band *Ex Libris (bookshop), a Swiss retail company * "Ex Libris" (''Charmed''), a 2000 episode of the television ser ...

) * Päivi "Capri" Virkkunen ( Amberian Dawn)

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Jenny Warren Jenny Warren is an American singer, best known as the co-founder of the all-female tribute band the Iron Maidens. Biography Jenny Warren first had an Iron Maiden tribute band called Wrathchild. The idea came when she discovered the website o ...

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Quinn Weng Quinn Weng (, born 20 April 1979) is a Taiwanese-Canadian mezzo-soprano singer and is the lead vocalist of the power metal band Seraphim. She joined the band replacing the singer Pay Lee in 2004. Discography With Seraphim *'' Ai (愛) (2004) - Ja ...

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Silje Wergeland Silje Wergeland (born 9 November 1974) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and pianist. She is best known as the current lead vocalist of the Dutch progressive/alternative rock band The Gathering (since 2009). She was also the frontwoman of Norwe ...

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Octavia Sperati Octavia Sperati, formerly known as Octavia, is a Norwegian gothic metal band from Bergen, Norway. The group released their debut album ''Winter Enclosure'' in 2005. Their second album, ''Grace Submerged'', was released in May 2007. Both albums ...

, The Gathering) *

Charlotte Wessels Johanna Charlotte Wessels (born 13 May 1987) is a Dutch singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She is best known as the former lead vocalist for the Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. Background Wessels has been trained in both jazz singi ...

( Delain) *

Alissa White-Gluz Alissa White-Gluz (; born 31 July 1985) is a Canadian singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, and former lead vocalist and founding member of the Canadian metalcore band the Agonist. Her vocal ...

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, Arch Enemy) *

Wendy O. Williams Wendy Orlean Williams (May 28, 1949 – April 6, 1998) was an American singer, best known as the lead singer of the punk rock band Plasmatics. She was noted for her onstage theatrics, which included partial nudity, exploding equipment, firing ...

( The Plasmatics)

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Emmanuelle Zoldan Emmanuelle Zoldan (born 18 June 1977) is a French opera singer, best known for her work as a session musician in heavy metal bands as Sirenia, Trail of Tears and Turisas, among others. She is currently the vocalist of Sirenia. Career Zoldan ...

( Sirenia)

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List of Female Black Metal Musicians
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