Recommend me good bands with female voice

[Medusa's eyes]

Awww Mikael Akerfeld kicks ass, and very friendly too

Don't listen to Headline, they aren't very good... But I guess Epica is quite good to listen to.

 

[symphonyXjapan]

uh........Mercury Rain? Anyone besides me actually heard them?

 

[theodyssey]

Ayreon. They use male and famale singers, but Arjen never picks a bad singer. ....Except that asshole from Opeth. I hate his growls.

Oh, poor prog nerd can't stand a growl? go cry in the corner.

 

[G-Master]

I only know Nightwish. Please avoid bands with "heavy" male voice.

Dream Theater.

 

[G-Master]

Sinergy - Alexi from Children of Bodom does their guitar work

Alexi looks like a girl. Check them out indeed.


As far as female vocalists in metal, most have already been named. Tristania and Lacuna Coil. Though Tristania has those "male vocals" you seem to have a distaste for. Check out Thor's Hammer as well, not proggy though. More doomish than anything and they sing in their own tongue, but a male sings in that band also.
I suggest opening your mind and do not let some of the deep growling vocals to bother you.

 

[symphonyXjapan]

Isn't that band Edenbridge female fronted? I heard them a few times awhile back and I think I remember that their singer was a female.

I guess I am the only one here who knows Mercury Rain so here is a link directly to the mp3 samples of their new album on their site.

http://www.mercuryrain.com/downloads/mp3/downloads_mp3.htm

 

[SanSebastian1190]

Oratory, Dark Moor, Within Temptation, The Gathering, Theatre of Tragedy, Rain Fell Within, Beyond Glory, Tenebrae, A Dawn Within, Ottoman Empire, Warlock/Doro, Cranberries, Scandal, Heart.

 

[Walter_Langkowski]

The Gathering.

Especially "Mandylion" and "Nighttime Birds". Completely mesmerizing!

 

[Malinká]

Maybe a little, well some growling but very good one: Ensiferum, is viking/folk metal...

 

[Yngvai X]

Oratory, Dark Moor, Within Temptation, The Gathering, Theatre of Tragedy, Rain Fell Within, Beyond Glory, Tenebrae, A Dawn Within, Ottoman Empire, Warlock/Doro, Cranberries, Scandal, Heart.

Don't you dare suggest a band as crappy as Tenebrae to anyone ever again.

 

[ShredFaster]

Vision of Atlantis and Fairyland is my choice for Female Vocalist.

 

[symphonyXjapan]

Oh, I forgot to mention Amaran. Nice and heavy riffing metal with clean non-operatic vocals.

 

[Poison God Machine]

The Gathering is a good one. Singer sounds similar to Christina of Lacuna Coil.

And yes, Amaran is a good band. They sound kind of like Sinergy.

 

[turke]

I am really surprised that nobody here ever mentioned ""IONA"". I think they are the greatest prog. rock band with a female voice nowadays. I adore Joanne Hogg's voice. Please check them out.
www.iona.uk.com

 

[Poison God Machine]

Interesting. I'll probably check them out later.

As for good female fronted prog, I'd also say that Lana Lane is also really good. Great voice.

 

[RequiemX]

Interesting. I'll probably check them out later.

As for good female fronted prog, I'd also say that Lana Lane is also really good. Great voice.

I second Lana. The Star One live album has some great female vocals, as well. To connect it all, Arjen played guitars on one of Lana's albums. I have that one and it has a few good songs!

 

[Ryöpsäyttelijä]

Dream Theater.

Are you kidding!?

 

[Medusa's eyes]

I was thinking about Ambeon. That's one of Arjen Lucassen's projects. Although the female singer is (or should I saw 'was') just 14 (!!!) she has such a beautiful voice. Check her album 'Fate of a Dreamer' out!

 

[Metal Immortal]

I still say the guy from Opeth is a loser. His voice: something that sounds like it should come from his ass. Listen to Trauma. You can't diasagree with me.

 

[symphonyXjapan]

I am really surprised that nobody here ever mentioned ""IONA"". I think they are the greatest prog. rock band with a female voice nowadays. I adore Joanne Hogg's voice. Please check them out.
www.iona.uk.com

Whoa! Joanne Hogg is the singer of not only a band but a prog band? I recognized her name because she did a vocal track in a videogame called Xenosaga. I had no clue she was actually in a band, I just figured she was a decent singer that was pulled off the street somewhere to sing a song in a videogame hehe.