Author Topic: Female-fronted prog dump thread (Read 2750 times)

True Death of Life · « **on:** June 12, 2019, 11:23:25 AM »

I searched for a thread like this and couldn't find a general one, let me know if I missed it!

I'm a singer wanting to get more into singing metal/using harshies, which is honestly kind of discouraging because I don't have many singers to model myself after. I've been finding that most female metal singers sing operatically, goth/doom genres, or (often poppy) power metal, or sing sort of transiently on an album. And while I love all of these, I'm mostly looking for women who just absolutely tear it up singing complex music.

The first band that comes to mind when I type this is Red Handed Denial. Their singer, Lauren Babic, is obviously extremely inspired by Spencer Sotelo and Rody Walker and is a profoundly good vocalist without wasting time sounding "pretty."

"Manipulator" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m8URzU21jc

and a cover of "Flatline" by Periphery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWXBrjXoONE

Anyone know of anyone similar? And even if not, just dump female-fronted bands you admire!

Adami · « **Reply #1 on:** June 12, 2019, 11:24:54 AM »

The Agonist
Jinjer
Arch Enemy (not sure if it’s complex enough)

But high recommendation to Jinjer. Insane band.

True Death of Life · « **Reply #2 on:** June 12, 2019, 11:27:05 AM »

Quote from: Adami on June 12, 2019, 11:24:54 AM

The Agonist
Jinjer
Arch Enemy (not sure if it’s complex enough)

But high recommendation to Jinjer. Insane band.

Oooooo thank you! Yeah unfortunately I think I'm sort of over melodeath rn, but I'm interested in the other two! Any recs for albums I should start with?

The Walrus · « **Reply #3 on:** June 12, 2019, 11:32:54 AM »

Battle Beast's Noora Louhimo has a voice that baffles me. I've never heard a female singer who sounds quite like her. The songs "Raven" and "Let It Roar" - wow.

Samsara · « **Reply #4 on:** June 12, 2019, 12:22:23 PM »

LOST DOMAIN

https://www.youtube.com/user/LostDomainChannel

Click the link. You won't be sorry. Thanks again to TAC for turning me onto them. I've become a HUGE fan.

Adami · « **Reply #5 on:** June 12, 2019, 12:30:55 PM »

Quote from: True Death of Life on June 12, 2019, 11:27:05 AM

Quote from: Adami on June 12, 2019, 11:24:54 AM
The Agonist
Jinjer
Arch Enemy (not sure if it’s complex enough)

But high recommendation to Jinjer. Insane band.

Oooooo thank you! Yeah unfortunately I think I'm sort of over melodeath rn, but I'm interested in the other two! Any recs for albums I should start with?

Literally any albums by Jinjer are great. Here's a few videos of them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQNtGoM3FVU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJoPIgg17U4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRkRwL0vjOg

With The Agonist, it's a bit different. They switched singers after a few albums. The quality varies, but I like the 2nd singer a bit more but the production has suffered at times. I'd start with maybe Prisoners and then checking out Eye of Providence. Each with a different singer. Gives you a good feel.

Sebastián Pratesi · « **Reply #6 on:** June 12, 2019, 01:02:14 PM »

Quote from: True Death of Life on June 12, 2019, 11:23:25 AM

Anyone know of anyone similar? And even if not, just dump female-fronted bands you admire!

Here are a few with female singers, whom you might enjoy listening to:

Barbie Factory, from Argentina: https://youtu.be/m3IB5o-50Ws
The Gathering, from the Netherlands: https://youtu.be/6m-zhD8Qh9w
Bent Knee, from the US: https://youtu.be/KFwtaweXX8s
Anathema, from the UK*: https://youtu.be/CRTa7l511nU
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, from the US: https://youtu.be/pmGNo8RL5kM
Eruca Sativa, from Argentina: https://youtu.be/ECVuJZKj9Yg

* Lee doesn't sing too many lead vocals, but this one is very beautiful and my favourite Anathema song. (Couldn't find the video on an official channel; sorry.)

Have you posted any of your own music online? So we can listen to your voice.

Nachtmerrie · « **Reply #7 on:** June 12, 2019, 01:14:49 PM »

Draconian - Sovran (Heike Langhans has an amazing voice and is by far my favorite female singer)

jingle.boy · « **Reply #8 on:** June 12, 2019, 01:18:44 PM »

Love me female fronted bands.

Triosphere
Vandroya
Ethernity
Divine Ascension is a new discovery.
Bare Infinity
Mindmaze
And anything that Magali Luyten is in.

Some of these might fall into the range that would be considered "power" metal, but some of them I've been told that listeners wouldn't have thought it was a female voice. Ida Haukland and Maggie Luyten have a nice level of grittiness to their sound.

Stadler · « **Reply #9 on:** June 12, 2019, 01:28:55 PM »

I thought we were stuck in a genre here.

If it's just "female fronted bands", you need to check out Concrete Blond right now. RIGHT NOW.

Big fan of Garbage, too; there's more there than meets the eye, if you dig in.

Luoto · « **Reply #10 on:** June 12, 2019, 02:25:44 PM »

Quote from: Kattelox on June 12, 2019, 11:32:54 AM

Battle Beast's Noora Louhimo has a voice that baffles me. I've never heard a female singer who sounds quite like her.

Back then she replaced her predecessor Nitte "Valo" Vänskä because of similar range and delivery, though Noora uses more grit in those two tracks.

Armageddon Clan

Adami · « **Reply #11 on:** June 12, 2019, 03:03:17 PM »

Quote from: Stadler on June 12, 2019, 01:28:55 PM

I thought we were stuck in a genre here.

If it's just "female fronted bands", you need to check out Concrete Blond right now. RIGHT NOW.

Big fan of Garbage, too; there's more there than meets the eye, if you dig in.

Yea. I assumed it was a more specific question than “name every female fronted band” but that’s the internet.

jingle.boy · « **Reply #12 on:** June 12, 2019, 03:36:01 PM »

Quote from: Adami on June 12, 2019, 03:03:17 PM

Quote from: Stadler on June 12, 2019, 01:28:55 PM
I thought we were stuck in a genre here.

If it's just "female fronted bands", you need to check out Concrete Blond right now. RIGHT NOW.

Big fan of Garbage, too; there's more there than meets the eye, if you dig in.

Yea. I assumed it was a more specific question than “name every female fronted band” but that’s the internet.

Quote from: True Death of Life on June 12, 2019, 11:23:25 AM

Anyone know of anyone similar? And even if not, just dump female-fronted bands you admire!

I listed a handful that, while not in the style that was highlighted in the OP, fell into the request of "women who just absolutely tear it up singing complex music."

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #13 on:** June 12, 2019, 10:38:30 PM »

UneXpect: Leìlindel (Roxanne Hegyesy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwbEi1JRa7w

Crow · « **Reply #14 on:** June 12, 2019, 11:20:13 PM »

Dreadnought
The Earth and I
Oceans of Slumber
Rolo Tomassi

all of these convenient have both clean and harsh vocals, thought i think dreadnought is the only band where the female vocalist actually does them herself (rolo tomassi might? i think some of them are i've never been 100% clear there though)

Cool Chris · « **Reply #15 on:** June 12, 2019, 11:39:52 PM »

Quote from: Adami on June 12, 2019, 03:03:17 PM

Yea. I assumed it was a more specific question than “name every female fronted band” but that’s the internet.

Ha it would be nice if we could narrow it down just a tad to facilitate conversation.

Quote from: Stadler on June 12, 2019, 01:28:55 PM

If it's just "female fronted bands", you need to check out Concrete Blond right now. RIGHT NOW.

By "Right Now" you mean "the late 80s?"

Quote from: jingle.boy on June 12, 2019, 01:18:44 PM

Love me female fronted bands.

Triosphere
Vandroya

Got these toward the top of the "Check these bands out now!" list courtesy of my roulette, both of which came from you I believe.

Rolo Tomassi is the name of a band? That's awesome!

Train of Naught · « **Reply #16 on:** June 13, 2019, 12:31:48 AM »

They keyboard dude backs her up sometimes, but the girl in Rolo Tomassi definitely does all the harshes!

Check out the latest albums by Rolo Tomassi and Employed to Serve, I think that’s something you’d like

Stadler · « **Reply #17 on:** June 13, 2019, 07:29:35 AM »

Even with the corrections, though, Johnette Napolitano needs to be mentioned. That woman can sing, even if the music is something less than prog-metal. Jim Mankey isn't the best guitar player ever, but he served the band, the song and her voice admirably for many years.

cramx3 · « **Reply #18 on:** June 13, 2019, 11:01:03 AM »

Here's a bunch (some mentioned already) that all played at ProgPower last year, it was quite a year for female fronted metal bands at one festival, but it seems the OP isn't interested in the operatic stuff so I'm trying not to include those:

Oceans of Slumber - The Banished Heart

Doro - Earthshaker Rock / I Rule the Ruins

Triosphere - Trinity

VUUR - Time (OK she's operatic, but you can't talk about female prog singers and not include Anneke)

and since someone else also mentioned them,

Battle Beast - Lost in Wars

dparrott · « **Reply #19 on:** June 13, 2019, 07:49:18 PM »

WARPAINT!!!! My #2 band after Blur.
https://youtu.be/LZgNBSkaTQQ
https://youtu.be/7wATcZvB6rs

Ringo Deathstarr is one of my favorites. It's male/female fronted. Alex's voice is as heavenly as she looks.
https://youtu.be/bAVv5G1jkW4
https://youtu.be/EP5EO6qxaqM

I loved Drain STH back in the day, but they didn't last very long.
https://youtu.be/WtbE5jLgfSU
https://youtu.be/WYwk-NSmBuQ

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #20 on:** June 13, 2019, 10:00:49 PM »

Quote from: dparrott on June 13, 2019, 07:49:18 PM

WARPAINT!!!! My #2 band after Blur.
https://youtu.be/LZgNBSkaTQQ
https://youtu.be/7wATcZvB6rs

dparrott · « **Reply #21 on:** June 14, 2019, 05:30:40 PM »

Most of these bands sound the same to me tbh. Except for Unexpect which is totally off the wall!!!

Se Delan will quickly move up my favorites list if they keep this up:
https://youtu.be/yMg31jZaRAk

Rachel Goldstar is a shoegaze goddess. She has her own solo material plus at least two other bands.
https://youtu.be/7cP5w6yF9s4
https://youtu.be/MuSlk11INg4

I recently discovered the old band Broadcast
https://youtu.be/_oH_6-O0554
https://youtu.be/oe54SA_tMrI

MrBoom_shack-a-lack · « **Reply #22 on:** June 15, 2019, 02:12:12 AM »

Quote from: dparrott on June 13, 2019, 07:49:18 PM

Ringo Deathstarr is one of my favorites. It's male/female fronted. Alex's voice is as heavenly as she looks.
https://youtu.be/bAVv5G1jkW4
https://youtu.be/EP5EO6qxaqM

That name.

gazinwales · « **Reply #23 on:** June 15, 2019, 02:44:56 AM »

Quote from: Adami on June 12, 2019, 11:24:54 AM

The Agonist
Jinjer
Arch Enemy (not sure if it’s complex enough)

But high recommendation to Jinjer. Insane band.

AE are nowhere near prog, they are melodic death metal!

lonestar · « **Reply #24 on:** June 15, 2019, 05:54:00 PM »

Holy shit.... Hi Sarah!!!

Check out Oceans of Slumber

Adami · « **Reply #25 on:** June 15, 2019, 06:27:58 PM »

Quote from: gazinwales on June 15, 2019, 02:44:56 AM

Quote from: Adami on June 12, 2019, 11:24:54 AM
The Agonist
Jinjer
Arch Enemy (not sure if it’s complex enough)

But high recommendation to Jinjer. Insane band.

AE are nowhere near prog, they are melodic death metal!

Alrighty.

JLa · « **Reply #26 on:** June 17, 2019, 04:22:51 AM »

The Great Discord
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgODgfjR6eg

Madder Mortem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsLyIy6AxdM

And Northward. Not prog by any stretch, but Floor Jansen is awesome. Guitarist Jorn Viggo Lofstad plays in Pagan's Mind, so it's prog related!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAiPeSsqD-4

MrBoom_shack-a-lack · « **Reply #27 on:** June 17, 2019, 04:27:48 AM »

Lonk · « **Reply #28 on:** June 17, 2019, 08:06:14 AM »

Monochromatic Black

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcxXmlVZKmU

A friend of mine plays for this band. Don't know much about them though (Not my type of music.)

Cool Chris · « **Reply #29 on:** February 05, 2022, 02:18:59 PM »

Not sure where to put this, and didn't want to start a new thread. Football season is winding down and thus I am listening to sports talk radio much less often while driving the work van, and was feeling like my music collection has stagnated. So I splurged and bought up all the albums by Frozen Crown, MindMaze, and Moonlight Haze. I haven't made a bulk purchase like this in ages. I know a smattering of these bands, not enough to say anything about them, but enough to know I wanted more.

jammindude · « **Reply #30 on:** February 05, 2022, 05:34:40 PM »

No one has mentioned District 97 yet? FOR SHAME!!!

The Actual Color:
https://youtu.be/Shn6NLSwJCw

The Perfect Young Man (featuring John Wetton):
https://youtu.be/0kHilyfo9F8

Learn from Danny:
https://youtu.be/cr-XmzvoGiI

Sheep:
https://youtu.be/Zut3IONmZXE

LithoJazzoSphere · « **Reply #31 on:** February 05, 2022, 06:03:27 PM »

A lot of great stuff posted earlier in this thread. Drain S.T.H. especially is too often forgotten about, probably my favorite Alice In Chains-derived band. Oceans of Slumber, Draconian, and Triosphere are spectacular and not heralded enough of ones already mentioned. I'm also a big fan of Delain, The Gathering, Anathema, and numerous others mentioned.

It's nice to see Red Handed Denial posted in the OP, they don't get nearly as much attention as they should. I disagree that Lauren doesn't "waste" time sounding pretty though, that's just as much a part of her toolkit as harsh vocals are, as evidenced by a song like this. I have a harder time getting into a lot of male metalcore-inspired vocalists because their clean vocals are so often nasal and whiny, so she's refreshing in finding a more pleasant middle timbre.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxQgskAEQH8

A similar vocalist to Lauren is Aleksandra Djelmas of Destiny Potato/Sordid Pink/Djelmash. She doesn't incorporate harsh vocals nearly as much as Lauren, but in the more limited moments when she does it's glorious.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vbcMSU8zXM

Also along somewhat similar lines is one of my favorite discoveries of last year, a band that's been blowing up, Spiritbox. Courtney LaPlante has the harsh/clean dynamic down, and her cleans are especially exquisite.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIrfG_TBtUo

Less relevant to the OP, but one of my absolute favorites is Marjan Welman of Autumn and others. They've perfected the atmospheric proggy rock sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAI0GOJ9-QY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUKBz82aipk

Another superb one is Judith Rijnveld of Kingfisher Sky. Her husband/the drummer Ivar de Graaf was originally in Within Temptation, but left to focus on proggier, folkier material, which resulted in one of my favorite groups.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG_4g7-hEuU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkURNxrLBbI

I could name so many more, but that's a good start for now.

jammindude · « **Reply #32 on:** February 05, 2022, 06:26:00 PM »

I'm REALLY digging Red Handed Denial a lot!

If I have one minor gripe, it's that some of the clean vocal passages sound way overproduced. The studio version of Father Said in particular was really starting to annoy me. But I found this live in the studio take that I think sounds a billion times better.

https://youtu.be/iDsIduUjN-s

LithoJazzoSphere · « **Reply #33 on:** February 05, 2022, 09:35:46 PM »

This is probably my favorite song of theirs, it has a nice balance of elements.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPpYNLzxxJo

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #34 on:** February 06, 2022, 12:09:43 AM »

The Warning
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=56683

News: Welcome back, Mike Portnoy!

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