The band went on to headline their own tour the following year, but also supported Bon Jovi, Ozzy Osbourne and Scorpions on their tours. The group was signed to EMI Manhattan the following year and went on to release their debut eponymous studio album which featured one of their greatest hits to date, Edge of a Broken Heart.

Though Vixen was created in 1980 by guitarist Jan Kuehnemund after leaving her high school band Lemon Pepper, it wasn’t until 1987 that the iconic lineup came to be, featuring vocalist Janet Gardner, drummer Roxy Petrucci and bassist Share Pedersen. Originally formed in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Vixen is considered one of the earliest female bands to emerge within the Los Angeles, California glam metal scene. Here Are the Best All Female and Female Fronted Metal Bandsġ980 to 1992 1997 to 1998 2001 to Present In the rest of this article, we’ll be looking at the best female metal bands of all time. The genre has since developed an array of subgenres and fusion genres, such as black metal, death metal, power metal, gothic metal, and progressive metal. Artists such as Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, and Motörhead pioneered the sound as early as the late 1960s which has since expanded far beyond its shiny roots. Photo by Justin Higuchiĭerived from psychedelic and blues rock, metal is perhaps one of the most diverse genres within modern rock music.

These powerful female figures have made their definitive mark on the music industry, playing a critical role in the continuous innovation of the metal genre into an increasingly inclusive voice of expression for millions of fans worldwide. Although metal music has traditionally been male-dominated, over the past couple of decades we have seen a significant rise in all-female and female fronted metal bands.

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