Pimp a band!

Post all your recommendations here. With "femme metal" on a rise, it's hard to pick out the really good ones from the mediocre (or worse, the crappy!) Help us out by posting what you think is a good band. And please, don't tell us about the big wigs of femme metal. We want something fresh and unique and most importantly, worth listening to. =P

*Brace yourself for a long post...*

Evilion - A great, under-appreciated Finnish symphonic metal band with a unique sound that uses two female vocalists (one with "rock" style voice, and the other with a more classical style), as well as a few grunts on a couple songs. Don't know what happened to them recently though, or if they're still active at all - they haven't updated their site in a long time. I know that the "rock" style vocalist left the bands too - and they never even mentioned that on the site either, so I don't know if they ever found a replacement or what.

But check them out regardless if you haven't heard them - their whole debut album (Vanity) is available for free, legal download on their website! (They are definitely not for everyone though, but I strongly suggest trying out their music and giving it some time to grow on you!)

3rd Room - A relatively new Italian symphonic (I guess you would say) metal band that uses a lot of classical elements (at least in the music itself, not so much in the vocals). They only have one EP out "Frame Of Mind", at least I think it's out... I e-mailed the band asking where I could find it, but, quite frankly I didn't quite understand the response... It sounded like it may not be out yet, but I want to buy it as soon as I can!

You can hear some of their tracks on their profile on this site too, or on MySpace.

Overdream - A Hungarian symphonic metal band with very operatic vocals. Their music lacks a little adrenaline, but is quite polished and well done. They have a few samples on their website.

Their debut and so far only CD is really hard to come by, however. They have an on-line store listed on their site that ships to Europe, but if you want it in the U.S. the only place I found was a small site in Magyar called Folio. It's hard to navigate as it's not in English, but it can be done since that's where I bought it. The shipping is extremely expensive though - more than the CD itself! And if you live in another country, then I don't know where it can be bought... One of the above two might work though.

There's also a couple of other symphonic metal bands, the Swiss Legenda Aurea and the Finnish Amberian Dawn - both of which are very good, though Amberian Dawn haven't even released an EP yet (they are currently working on a debut album however). You can hear a song from them on MySpace though - and it's plain to see that they hold a lot of potential!

And, adding a couple more slightly more well known bands, there's the Goth rock groups Asrai and The LoveCrave - both of which are spectacular, and two of my favorite bands. They are both very different, but I highly recommend each if you haven't heard them!

Hi everyone,

Have you heard of the Dutch band Alerion yet? Alerion is best described as a Female Fronted Metal band with a Progressive Edge. They combine Female Fronted (or Gothic) vocals, with a guitar-oriented, heavy and melodic sound.

Because of this unusual combination of vocals and music, Alerion's music is slightly different from that of most bands out there. Two examples of bands who combine Female Vocals with 'non-gothic' music include To-Mera and Echoes of Eternity, although both (awesome) bands create a different combination than Alerion.

You can check out Alerion's new promo Turn of Fate in full on Last.fm, both streaming and as a free download. Or you could visit their website directly and download the music there.

Links:
http://www.last.fm/music/Alerion/
http://www.alerion.nl

I hope you all enjoy it!

Update: spring 2009

check these fkers out
www.myspace.com/provingground07

very innovative and cool.
i think so..

not like all that mainstream B/S

If you want to support a new female-fronted band, check

http://www.myspace.com/immortalangelica
http://www.last.fm/music/Immortal+Angelica/
http://www.immortalangelica.fi

ps. the term "new" doesn't mean it's sucky ;)

Enjoy!

Battlelore is amazing!
karma noir is also really cool as is Distorted.

Check out The Agonist their not exactly metal but it's so hard to interpret their genre... :)

Velcra
check em out, THE best finnish female fronted metal band, ever. or well, the latest album ain't metal but first two are.

Hello I'm from Greece and some months ago i discovered a very nice greek band: Luna Obscura
i wanted to let people know about this band (if you don't) cause it is a very good one and there are not many bands here that play that kind of music... so it is good to promote those who do a great job and deserve it :D

Listen to their album Feltia if you want....

Well we have just joined here,but the band are creating quite a stir locally, however its still tough being a female fronted band even today.Please check out ProwessUK, you may like what you hear.xdrain me