Barking Pumpkin said:I'd much rather have Atrox in terms of bands with female vocalists. Or for more of the "operatic" sound which has become so cliche, then Tristania.
Give a listen to some of White Skull's back catalog. Specifically Tales From The North, and Public Glory Secret Agony. "Sister" Federica has the growliest voice in the band, though more thrash quality than death. It's like a reversal of the Battlelore, Sirenia thing. Handsome and the Beastette.
Probably best described as a female version of Grave Digger.
I tried to do more of a balance between progressive and power, but regardless of genres, it's really about not having a string of mellow bands, or not having a string of bands that just rock out. You get Ark rocking the hell out (prog or not), and then the majestic grandeur of Ulver. I'm happy.