Female-fronted NWOBHM
Female-fronted NWOBHM
Despite the well-known video of that guy who said women have no place in metal, there were quite a few bands:
Girlschool: no comment necessary
War Machine: really good, may not be considered NWOBHM by some because of the dates
Siege: really horrible
She: really poppy
Thunderstick: not too great, not horrible either
Satanic Rites: just started listening to them, not bad so far
I've probably missed one or two I can't recall, and some I don't know about.
Girlschool: no comment necessary
War Machine: really good, may not be considered NWOBHM by some because of the dates
Siege: really horrible
She: really poppy
Thunderstick: not too great, not horrible either
Satanic Rites: just started listening to them, not bad so far
I've probably missed one or two I can't recall, and some I don't know about.
i love the oral 12"! the barely competant yet catchy ac/dc riffs complete with thick accent and retarded lyrics... great take on the pistols/professionals cover too
agreed that siege kinda sucked - the american one was obviously way better
canis major were mostly pretty bad but i really like that track "fire"
ground zero demo is really solid. runestaff had some good tracks too
"i'm not dead yet" on the thin end of the wedge 7" is really awesome too... quite theatrical. the other side is just ok
y diawled - "noson y blaidd" is the best one for me
agreed that siege kinda sucked - the american one was obviously way better
canis major were mostly pretty bad but i really like that track "fire"
ground zero demo is really solid. runestaff had some good tracks too
"i'm not dead yet" on the thin end of the wedge 7" is really awesome too... quite theatrical. the other side is just ok
y diawled - "noson y blaidd" is the best one for me
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Don't forget Diamond Lil, i really enjoyed their posthumous "Patron Of Hell" 7", but they may be just a little too early to qualify as a pure NWoBHM band.
I believe they existed from '75 to '78 if memory serves.
I believe they existed from '75 to '78 if memory serves.
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Me too. Also, some of Rhiannon Tomos' solo work could be classified as NWOBHM (especially if we are considering bands like She and Thunderstick).khiijol wrote:y diawled - "noson y blaidd" is the best one for me
After Hours - haven't heard them but they are supposed to be in the vein of Girlschool/Rock Goddess
Amazon - another borderline act
Avenue, Lost Property, Rough Justice, Sian - seen these bands in Malc's encyclopedia but they all appear to be more rock than NWOBHM
Vermilion - quite punky but I rather like it
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McCoy briefly had a female singer (Nikki Brooks) but did not record anything with her. It's a shame because she did a great job on Freemind: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhMeU5PliaQ
Martin Popoff describes them as "a female-fronted band comparable but scrappier than Girlschool or Rock Goddess. B-side: Suspicious is less the rocker than the combative All Over Town." Malc's book offers a similar description (he also compares them to Avenue on the A-side and Amazon on the B-side) but not really any more info.
Sorry, I didn't see this question before. Here is a link with some more info: http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/after ... demo).aspxkhiijol wrote:do you have more info on after hours? sounds interesting
Martin Popoff describes them as "a female-fronted band comparable but scrappier than Girlschool or Rock Goddess. B-side: Suspicious is less the rocker than the combative All Over Town." Malc's book offers a similar description (he also compares them to Avenue on the A-side and Amazon on the B-side) but not really any more info.