bands with female singers.

[Hypnos]

^^yes, they were a good band.

you're also completely right about Antimatter and Visions Of Atlantis. where Antimatter stands for pure brilliance,Visions Of Atlantis is utterly horrible

 

[Seditious]

The Gathering
Battlelore
[early] Tristania
Within Temptation
Arkona
Kalevala
Nevid'

check ya PMs

 

[Xorv]

RAIN FELL WITHIN


THIS IS FOR EVERYONE TO CHECK OUT

 

[Vilden]

I win.

I guess you do, but that doesn't make them all that great really, just that most of the bands mentioned here are alot more boring.

 

[CF87]

Draconian, their latest Turning Season Within is excellent.

Silent Winter from Where Lovers Mourn.
http://www.last.fm/music/Draconian/Where+Lovers+Mourn/Silent+Winter

A Scenery of Loss from Arcane Rain Fell.
http://www.last.fm/music/Draconian/Arcane+Rain+Fell/A+Scenery+of+Loss

things that are good:

Dark Moor (up to + including 'Between Light And Darkness')
Nightwish (up to + including 'Over The Hills and Far Away')
Beautiful Sin
White Skull (up to + including 'Public Glory, Secret Agony')



things that are utterly putrid:

Within Temptation
Epica
Visions of Atlantis
Leaves' Eyes

I get this feeling a lot of people that dislike Within Temptation have not heard enter which is a lot better than say anything from Nightwish. Within Temptation were actually an original band also.

 

[skeptik]

I guess you do, but that doesn't make them all that great really, just that most of the bands mentioned here are alot more boring.

Reino Ermitano is superb you pansy.

 

[Vilden]

They are good, but nothing spectacular imo.

 

[skeptik]

Well you suck at having good opinions then.

 

[Vilden]

 

[Orion Crystal Ice]

I get this feeling a lot of people that dislike Within Temptation have not heard enter which is a lot better than say anything from Nightwish. Within Temptation were actually an original band also.

I've only heard 'The Silent Force' on, admittedly, but that album and those following it I can easily say are some of the worst albums I've ever, ever heard. I'm not really in much of a hurry to hear earlier stuff, it would need to be literally a different band. Also, while I'm posting I need to say I'm sort of tired of 'female vocal metal' being looked at like a whole separate genre.. I know that's where the thread points, but I'm just saying...... first it's ridiculously sexist, and second, MAYBE there's some common ground between later Nightwish and a band such as this, but Nightwish up to around 'Century Child' pretty much just sounds like Nightwish, they can be identified as a pretty Finnish band, but that's really about it. Lacuna Coil should be the bastard child all of these horrible popgoth bands are compared to...oh, and LC is garbage too IMO, and always has been.

 

[Ross]

Reino Ermitano is superb you pansy.

Reino Ermitano suck dick and im afraid to say you have god-awful opinions

 

[Vimana]

Reino Ermitaño are awesome. Your ears are just so filled up with cum you can't tell.

 

[CF87]

Orphanage-oblivion has a cool minimalistic use of female vocals, one of my favorite albums along with By Time Alone which is the album where the band expiriments more with female vocals bringing them more upfront. I like pretty much everything about this band and wish their old albums were reissued, am alone.

Sea of Dreams
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=batch_download&batch_id=UmNLWmdrNkc3N0JFQlE9PQ

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=batch_download&batch_id=UmNLWmd1Z2p5Ukd4dnc9PQ

 

[Ator]

aghora

 

[Hypnos]

'Formless' from Aghora is brilliant. can't get enough of it since its release

 

[Ator]

Aghora 3 should be coming out this year
along with Orphaned Land's next album, probably my most anticipated for this year

 

[Ator]

Augury is another cool band that utilizes female vox
great bass as well

 

[Hypnos]

Aghora 3 should be coming out this year
along with Orphaned Land's next album, probably my most anticipated for this year

mine too. plus the coming albums from Madder Mortem, Katatonia, Void Of Silence, Anathema and Nevermore. this year will be amazing!

 

[Wildman]

Fear of God - Within the Veil '91

 

[General Zaroff]

Cake Bake Betty (non Metal)