Posting this here because the metal community seems to be entirely links to tracks and I’m not sure how well received this would be there. Also, I’m open to anything that goes more on the punk rock side of things. I like a little punk in my metal and a little metal in my punk (which is very subjective anyway).

Basically as the title says. I’m bored of my current selection of heavy music and looking for new stuff. To per-emptively get ahead of these answers: yes, I’ve heard Kittie, Nightwish and Arch Enemy before (actually haven’t listened to Kittie since the nu metal days and maybe I should check them out again).

Two bands that I have found in recent years that I absolutely love are:

In This Moment. They started out as pretty much straight metalcore but have a noticeable evolution with each album, to the point that the most recent album sounds like this. Evolution is something I appreciate in a band.

Butcher Babies. Just straight up chaotic. And good shit. And they’re even named after an old school punk song. Chaos and attitude is something I also appreciate in a band. Pity that one of the vocalists left though, having two vocalists was something that really set them apart.

Any other suggestions?

Edit: wasn’t expecting so many great suggestions here. I promise I’ll make my way through each post and suggestion here but it’s going to take time. In the mean time, thanks everyone. At this rate I’m going to have more than enough new (to me) stuff to listen to.

  • plz1@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    So female fronted metal is my jam. Your examples have a solid range, but here’s some of my picks:

    • After Forever
    • Beyond the Black
    • Ad Infinitum
    • Delain
    • Within Temptation
    • Unsun
    • Cellar Darling (and earlier Eluveitie if you don’t mind male and female singers mixing)
    • Amaranthe
    • Stream of Passion
    • Illumishade
    • Lacuna Coil
    • Leaves’ Eyes
    • The Murder of My Sweet

    You’ll find a ton of female fronted bands in what (I think) is referred to as "scandi-metal) (Sacndinavian Metal).

  • athairmor@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    4 months ago
    • L7
    • Lunachicks
    • Veruca Salt
    • Bikini Kill
    • The Muffs
    • Cibbo Mato
    • Blonde Redhead
    • The Evens
    • Shonen Knife

    Some of this is more punk or pop-punk.

  • cattywampas@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    4 months ago

    If you’re willing to go more the punk route, look into the riot grrl genre. Sleater-Kinney is a good starting point.

    • Secret Music@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
      0·
      4 months ago

      I have dabbled in Riotgrrl. I enjoy Bikini Kill but more in an ‘appreciation of history’ kind of way than in a ‘my new favourite thing’ kind of way. Really liking the sound of Sleater-Kinney here though. Just listened to the track ‘Jumpers’ and I’ll definitely be listening to more. Thanks for the suggestion. Might even start a new topic specifically about Riotgrrl one of these days. Also starting to get a bit bored of my current punk selection.

  • Skua@kbin.earth
    1·
    4 months ago

    I love Myrkur’s stuff. How heavy it is varies widely from album to album, anywhere from straight traditional Danish folk music to the lighter end of black metal, but I like both ends of that spectrum

    There’s also Feminazgul, who I’m not super keen on but their name is so good that they deserve a mention anyway

    • Skua@kbin.earth
      1·
      4 months ago

      Battle Beast

      Noora Vuorinen’s voice should be on the UNESCO world heritage list

    • plz1@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      4 months ago

      Along similar lines, System Divide, though I think they only had one album.

  • UndergroundGoblin@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    1·
    4 months ago

    Brutus. Stefanie Mannaerts is the lead Singer and drummer. Simultaneously! She is absolutely amazing and has so much power in her Voice. My favorite Band of 2025.

  • LNRDrone@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    1·
    4 months ago

    I don’t think I’ve heard of In This Moment or Butcher Babies, I will check them out.

    Meanwhile if you’re not allergic to melodic BM, I really like Dämonik, example track: https://youtu.be/kRNHUFt8oPs So far they have two singles out and I believe they’re working on an album. There is also old demo EP from 2018, but it’s a little rough compared to these.

    I’ll try to check what else I’ve got that is all female / female fronted. I think there are a few more I like, but can’t recall what atm