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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.

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[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
  • 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.

[–] hactar42@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

To add to this already awesome list

  • The Gits
  • Bad Cop Bad Cop
  • Amyl and the Sniffers
[–] robador51@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

Missing babes in Toyland here

[–] remon@ani.social 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
[–] Zero22xx@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Heard of Babymetal but first time I've heard of Band-Maid. Currently listening to a track called 'Thrill' (I think lol) and it rocks. Definitely gonna give these guys a solid try.

[–] GorGor@startrek.website 4 points 2 months ago

Another Jpop/metal band is Necronomidol. Whereas babymetal is jpop with metal, I think they are more metal with jpop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYN932VzxV0

[–] thr0w4w4y2@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Birthday Massacre, Within Temptation, Lacuna Coil, Eths, Infected Rain, Amaranthe

[–] sober_monk@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Amaranthe's awesome. My workout playlist is mostly them.

[–] drunkosaurus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Check out Unleash The Archers

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[–] 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 months ago

Spiritbox and Conquer Divide!

[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Spirit Box, Rolo Tomassi, Cellar Darling.

Poppy, more her new music than old. Some people don't like her style but it's not strictly just hard metal.

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[–] cattywampas@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Zero22xx@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 6 points 2 months ago

Since i haven't seen it here and it's one of my favourite bands: iwrestledabearonce

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 6 points 2 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

[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Zero22xx@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Holy shit, this is wild. I like. A lot. Definitely introducing this to my rotation of music, thanks!

[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

Glad to hear! They have a pretty big discography now, all worth checking out. Though I think my fave will always be the album Qliphoth.

[–] sober_monk@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Brothers of Metal (despite the name). If you're into symphonic stuff, Epica and Beyond the Black are worth looking into. I also love Halestorm, but I think they're somwhere between hard rock and heavy metal.

[–] SineSwiper@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 5 points 2 months ago

Calva Louise is also good. The music videos are crazy cool

[–] guyoverthere123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago

Female fronted, Halestorm

All female, Kittie

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)
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[–] pyr0ball@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

Nobody in here gonna mention Scene Queen?

[–] HexPat@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

The Warning

[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] plz1@lemmy.world 4 points 2 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).

[–] SpaceOctopus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Arkona, Kontrust, Genitorturers. All from quite different subgenres.

[–] pootzapie@lemy.lol 4 points 2 months ago

This is not exactly my kind of music but I just wanted to say how cool this whole thread is.. you’re all amazing

[–] soundsyndicate@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

Nobro is pretty good, they toured a bunch with Billy Talent so if you like that flavour of garage punk they might be up your alley

[–] lemming741@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

When I'm not yelling at clouds, I like Tsunami Bomb

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RCQedL2w81I

[–] christopher@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

Burning Witches is good

[–] thelsim@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] LegoBrickOnFire@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Blackbriar, Unleash the archers, Ad Infinitum, Spiritbox, Amaranthe

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago
[–] tal@lemmy.today 4 points 2 months ago

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.

All the users refrained from posting anything but links to tracks because the only users posting were just posting links to tracks and nobody wanted to make the first move.

[–] MyBrainHurts@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

More garage rock than metal/punk but the Pack AD is a lot of fun.

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.

[–] Matticus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Lambrini Girls, a little more political punk than metal. A little lighter than that but mannequin pussy when you're feeling a little more melodic

[–] squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 months ago

Hanabie

Especially this live performance and their album from 2021 has some real bangers.

[–] LNRDrone@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 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

[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 months ago

If you dig industrial, check out

[–] SerpentineVixen@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Vana The Pretty Wild Enemy Inside Not Enough Space Poppy Foie Gras (gothy music)

[–] KammicRelief@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago
[–] DeJaVuLXXXI@lemmy.one 3 points 2 months ago

The Gathering. Older but still good

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