Top 10 Frontwomen In Hard Rock And Heavy Metal

[Music] they're the leaders of their bands and have way more metal cred than you do welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're counting down our picks for the top ten front women in hard rock and heavy metal this list we're following up our top 10 front women in rock video with this list of female lead vocalists in hard rock and heavy metal [Music] while you may have been told that girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice these women made the list thanks to their undeniable performance ability skilled songwriting popularity and unmatched vocal range [Applause] number 10 Lacey Sturm Wiley [Music] despite stepping away from Flyleaf in 2012 to pursue other interests Lacey Sturm NAB's the number 10 spot on our countdown thanks to a strong decade-long run as the leader of said Ben [Music] during sturms time as lead vocalist Flyleaf netted a platinum album top 20 spots on the Billboard 200 and a number-one spot on the Billboard alternative chart [Applause] [Music] sturms various endeavors outside of Flyleaf have also won her various accolades [Music] number nine Sharon den Adel Within Temptation [Music] a performer since the age of 14 Sharon den Adel has never had formal vocal training but you wouldn't know it when listening to her [Music] she possesses an incredible mezzo-soprano range which she utilizes to create the epic sound of Within Temptation versatility is an mo for dental who sings with full orchestral backing and a piano she also put to use her fashion industry experience by designing stage costumes for Within Temptation stage shows and she can sing in both Dutch and English [Applause] [Music] you might say she's somewhat of an artistic polymath and number eight Rodie doll the distillers and spinnerets Rodie doll drew comparisons to Courtney Love of grunge era band whole when the distillers debuted in 2000 he became one of the more recognizable faces of punk-rock for a time in the early 2000s as her band enjoyed a brief period of wide popularity displaying an aggressive side that gave her performances a sharper edge than most her fierceness keeps her in high demand among the hard rock community he's guessed it on work bike garbage as well as her ex-husband Tim Armstrong's ban transplants and her current husband Josh hommies groups Queens of the Stone Age and Eagles of Death Metal among others [Applause] [Music] and number seven simone simons época [Music] the second Dutch metal front woman on our list simone simons left behind her pop singing lessons in favor of classical singing after hearing other female fronted metal band Nightwish fans of the genre are glad she did as they now get to enjoy her take on symphonic metal as the lead singer of epic ax gothic metal music provides the perfect soundscape for simon's operatic vocal range and she has helped to find the newest generation of women in metal [Music] number six Lizzy Hale hailstorm plenty of bands have singers who would be hard to replace but Halestorm definitely couldn't go on without Lizzy Hale the band's namesake and frontwoman since she was just 14 years old [Music] Lizzy brings her raw style and raspy vocals to over 250 shows a year as part of the group's grueling touring regimen [Music] when not on the road Lizzy acts as a metal ambassador performing crossover songs with violinist Lindsey Stirling and country star Eric Church [Music] a hailstorm song has even been immortalized on Glee [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] number five Amy Lee Evanescence [Music] with 25 million albums sold two Grammys two albums to reach the top spot on the Billboard charts and two certified platinum records Amy Lee inner band Evanescence are undeniably popular [Music] she puts her lyrical acumen to work alongside her skills as a classically trained pianist serving as the primary songwriter for the band as well [Music] she does it all and she's received just about every award imaginable for her efforts [Music] number four Angela Gossow arch-enemy [Music] [Applause] Angela Gossow contributions to Swedish melodic metal bed arch-enemy are too good and too lasting to ignore and will surely be remembered long after her recent parting with the bed gah so cut her teeth and meddle with bands like mistress before mastering the unique growling vocals that she displays with arch enemy a singing style that eludes and challenges lead singers of both genders [Applause] now acting as the band's manager rather than performing angela has equipped arch-enemy with similarly skilled Alissa white-gluz [Music] number three Doro Pesch warlock and Dora [Music] sometimes the best metal comes with age Doro Pesch recently turned 50 and just keeps on rocking [Music] she's been belting out gothic fantasy metal lyrics with her trademark scream and vibrato for over three generations now [Music] originally the vocalist of German heavy metal band warlock she was the sole remaining member of the band by the turn of the 90s and was forced to change the name to duro the original lineup of warlock reunited in 2003 and has toured under the name warlock 1986 [Music] number two Cristina Scabbia Lacuna Coil starting her career as a touring musician by performing backup vocals Cristina Scabbia now has no reservations about sharing the stage with co-lead vocalist aundrea Farrow [Music] when Christina opens her mouth she quickly takes the spotlight and her vocal capabilities make her malleable to the often shifting sounds of Lacuna Coil [Music] she's capable of soaring high notes or rolling low vocals and her crystal clear voice plays the perfect foil of beauty to Pharaoh's Beast [Music] before we reveal our top pick let's take a look at some other noteworthy front women and the honorable mentions [Music] nobody nobody gets hurt [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] number one Harriet or Onan Nightwish [Music] if you've heard Tarija Turin n sing then you know exactly why she's in the top spot of this countdown she studied singing in school continued to develop her voice over her career and managed to unlock a three octave vocal range which allows her to sing mezzo soprano contralto and a coloratura soprano [Music] and she uses them all in her emotionally-driven powerful music [Music] Tereus operatic voice gave Nightwish its trademark sound but even after she was dismissed from the band in 2005 she's used her incredible vocal skills to build a successful solo career [Music] do you agree with our list which heavy-metal women make you want to find the nearest mosh pit for more head-banging top 10s published every day be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com [Music]

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Keywords: music, rock, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, female, singer, vocalist, frontwoman, tarja turunen, nightwish, cristina scabbia, lacuna coil, doro, angela gossow, amy lee, lzzy hale, halestorm, simone simons, brody dalle, sharon den adel, lacey sturm, Heavy, Song, Guitar, Power, Gothic

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Length: 14min 10sec (850 seconds)

Published: Tue Oct 07 2014

Reddit Comments

[u/Imissyourgirlfriend2]

I must be the only one one the planet who can't stand Tarja Turunen. I mean, yeah, she's got an amazing voice...that totally belongs in opera NOT in metal. It just doesn't meld well. I am fully prepared for my downvotes.

[u/V170]

They didn't even mention Vibeke :(