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Metal has its fair share of female vocalists/singers. From the symphonious voice of Tarja Turunen (ex-Nightwish) to the death metal growls of Angela Gossow (Arch Enemy) , metal has it all. These bands are usually termed as female-fronted metal bands.

A beautiful female voice along with distorted guitars, harsh male vocals makes for an interesting combination, one that I'm fascinated by. Heres a list of what I think are the best female vocalists in metal or the best female fronted metal bands.

Tarja Turunen (ex-Nightwish) - Tarja Tururen was the former lead vocalist of the famous Finnish metal band Nightwish. Nightwish, now fronted by Anette Olzon, is a symphonic metal band. She,Tarja that is, is now solely devoted to her solo career. A few notable Nightwish songs with Tarja include..

 Nemo
Wish I had an Angel
Wishmaster
Ghost Love Score


Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil) - Lacuna coil, from Italy, was formed in 1994. Cristina has a powerful voice that might make the hair on the back of the neck stand up. I like their older stuff more,Comalies their best album in my opinion. I had the opportunity of seeing lacuna coil live and it was amazing, to say the least. I would have had a better experience if the crowd would have been sane but well, thats a different story. Back to the topic in hand, listen to the below mentioned songs, you might like them..

Heaven's a Lie
Swamped
Our Truth
Within Me
Enjoy the Silence
Falling Again


Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation) - Within Tempation is a Dutch metal band fronted by Sharon den Adel. She sings in a mezzo-soprano range and has never received vocal training.Notable songs include..

Stand my ground
Angels
Ice Queen
Mother Earth 


Simone Simons (Epica) - Epica performs a blend of progressive metal, gothic metal and symphonic metal. The contrast between Simone Simons' operatic vocals and Mark Jansen's death grunts is a feature of Epica's music.
A few good songs..

Cry for the moon
Obsessive Devotion
Blank Infinity
Never Enough 


Vibeke Stene (ex-Tristania) - Vibeke Stene is a Norwegian Soprana singer. She is most often recognized as the former vocalist of the gothic metal band Tristania..She has a beautiful and melancholic voice.Listen to some of Tristania's older stuff and you'll see that what I'm saying is right. My favorite Tristania songs..

My Lost Lenore 
Deadlocked
Midwintertears


Liv Kristine (Leaves' Eyes) - Former vocalist of Theatre of Tragedy, Liv Kristine, formed Leaves Eyes in 2003. She too has a beautiful voice.Its her voice that features in the song nymphetamine, by cradle of filth. Some of Leave's eyes best songs include

Into the light
Norwegian lovesong
Elegy


Notable mentions include Lisa Middelhauve (ex-Xandria) , Anneke van Giersbergen (ex-The gathering)

P.S. I didnt include..
Amy Lee because evanescence isnt metal
Angela Gossow because her voice isnt ahem "beautiful".



 

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