AVANT GARDE – associated with being experimental within the metal genre.
*Akphaezya - Nehl Aëlin (France)
*Diablo Swing Orchestra - Ann-Louice Lögdlund (Sweden)
*Ram-Zet - Miriam Elisabeth "Sfinx" Renvåg (Norway)
*Stolen Babies - Dominique Persi (US)
*Unexpect – Leïlindel (Canada)
BLACK – associated with shrieking vocals and fast tempos
*Astarte – Tristessa (Greece)
*Chthonic – Doris Yeh (Taiwan)
*Darkestrah – Kriegtalith (Sweden)
*Darzamat – Nera (Poland)
*Iceage - Debbie Gunn (also of Sentinel Beast)
*Opera IX – Cadaveria (Italy)
*Theatres Des Vampires – Sonya Scarlet (Italy)
DEATH – associated with growling vocals, morbid lyrics and blast beat drums
*Arch Enemy –Angela Gossow (Sweden)
*Deadlock – Sabine Weniger (Germany)
*Distorted – Miri Milman (Israel)
*Dylath-Leen – Kathy Coupez (France)
*Light This City - Laura Nichol (USA)
*Sinister - Adrie Kloosterwaard; Former - Rachel Heyzer-Kloosterwaard (Netherlands)
*Sonic Syndicate - Karin Axelsson (Sweden)
*Why She Kills - Anita Borst & Danielle Logtenberg (Netherlands)
DOOM – associated with slow tempos and despairing themes; also includes sludge metal
*Aglarond - Former - Gretta Hinojosa M. (Mexico)
*Autumn – Marina Kogan (Russia)
*Ashen Mortality – Melanie Bolton (UK)
*Avrigus – Judy Chiara (Australia)
*Chalice – Shiralee Morgan (Australia)
*Draconian - Lisa Johansson; Former - Susanne Arvidsson (Sweden)
*How Like A Winter – Daphne “Tragedy” & Marzia “Misery” (Italy)
*Kylesa – Laura Pleasants (USA)
*Magilum – Nalan Tarhan (Turkey)
*Octavia Sperati – Silje Wergeland (Norway)
*Rain Fell Within- Dawn Desiree (USA)
*Regicide – Frauke Richter (Germany)
FOLK – heavy metal mixed with folk music; also includes celtic folk metal and Viking metal
*Advocatus Diaboli – Linda Weinmann (Germany)
*Cruachan – Karen Gilligan (Ireland)
*Dalriada – Laura Binder (Hungary)
*Lumsk - Former - Stine Mari Langstrand (Norway)
*Lyriel – Jessica Thierjung (Germany)
*Midnattsol – Carmen Espanaes (Germany)
*Onmyo-Za – Kuroneko (Japan)
*Valkyre - Kristell Lowagie; Former - Mieke Diependaele (Belgium)
GOTH – aggressive and heavy with the aesthetics of goth rock
*3rd and the Mortal - Kari Rueslåtten (Norway)
*After Forever - Floor Jansen (Netherlands)
*Alight – Mary (Italy)
*Angtoria - Sarah Jezebel Deva (Sweden)
*Annatar - Madicken de Vries (Netherlands)
*Artrosis – Medeah (Poland)
*Autumn - Marjan Welman; Former - Nienke de Jong (Netherlands)
*Beseech - Lotta Höglin (Sweden)
*Bloodflowerz – Kristen Zhan (Germany)
*Catafalque - Özge Özkan (Turkey)
*Closterkeller - Anja Orthodox (Poland)
*Dakrya – Christine (Greece)
*Delight - Paulina Maślanka (Poland)
*Dewian - Helena Haaparanta (Finland)
*Domina Noctis – Edera (Italy)
*Echoes of Eternity - Francine Boucher (USA)
*Eilera - Aurélie Potin Suau (France)
*Elis - Sandra Schleret (also of Siegfried); Former - Sabine Dünser (R.I.P 2006) (Liechtenstein)
*Enchained Souls - Carolina Villamayor (Argentina)
*Evig Natt - Kirsten Jørgensen (Norway)
*Eyes of Eden - Franziska Huth (Germany)
*Flowing Tears - Helen Vogt; Former - Stefanie Duchêne (Germany)
*Fractalia - Maly Reyes (Mexico)
*Hanging Doll - Sally Holliday; Former - Emily Brownhill (UK)
*Imperia - Helena Michaelsen (Germany)
*Krypteria - Ji-in (Germany)
*Lacuna Coil - Cristina Scabbia (Italy)
*Leaves' Eyes - Liv Krull (Germany)
*Let it Flow - Nilüfer Atıcı (Turkey)
*Liquid Sky - Tiffeny Joyce (UK)
*Lullacry – Tanja Lainio (Finland)
*Macbeth – Morena Rozzi (Italy)
*Madder Mortem - Agnete M. Kirkevaag (Norway)
*Mandragora Scream - Morgan Lacroix (Italy)
*Markize - Alina Dounaievskaya (France)
*Melliae - Khadija Katibah (Brazil)
*Mortal Love – Cat (Norway)
*Myriads - Mona S. Twiss (Norway)
*Ophelia's Dream - Susanne Stierle (Germany)
*Penumbra – Asphodel (France)
*Rubin - Kristine Tara (Norway)
*Satyrian - Judith “Ciara” Stüber (Finland)
*Season's End - Becki Clark (UK)
*Sengir – Ellen Schutyser (Belgium)
*Silentium - Riina Rinkinen (Finland)
*Sins of Thy Beloved - Anita Auglend (Norway)
*Sirenia - Monika Pedersen; Former - Henriette Bordvik (Norway)
*Skeptical Minds – Kristell (Belgium)
*Tapping the Vein - Heather Thompson (USA)
*The Crest - Nell Sigland (also of Theatre of Tragedy) (Norway)
*The Dreamside - Kemi Vita (Netherlands)
*The Fortuna - Nalan Tarhan (Turkey)
*The Gathering - Former - Anneke van Giersbergen (Netherlands)
*Theatre of Tragedy – Nell Sigland; Former – Liv Krull (of Leaves’ Eyes) (Norway)
*Those We Don't Speak Of - Emma Varg (Sweden)
*Trail of Tears - Cathrine Paulsen; Former - Helena Michaelsen (of Imperia) (Norway)
*Tristania - Mariangela 'Mary' Demurtas; Former - Vibeke Sten (Norway)
*Unshine - Susanna Vesilahti (Finland)
*UnSun – Aya (Poland)
*WeltenBrand - Dina Falk & Manja Gückel (Liechtenstein)
*Where Angels Fall - Eirin Bendigtsen (Norway)
*Xandria – Lisa Middelhauve (Germany)
INDUSTRIAL – associated with the use of synthesizers and distorted vocals; also includes electronic metal and electro-industrial
*Emilie Autumn – Emilie Autumn (USA)
*Genitorturers – Gen (USA)
*Interlock – Christina Gajny (UK)
*L'Âme Immortelle - Sonja Kraushofer (Austria)
*Nocturne - Lacy Conner (USA)
*Switchblade Symphony – Tina Root (USA)
POWER – Thrash and Speed metal in a symphonic context; includes neo-classical metal
*Amberian Dawn - Heidi Parviainen (Finland)
*Dark Moor - Elisa Martin (also of Dreamaker & Fairyland) (Spain)
*Demether - Dunja Deuric (Serbia)
*Ebony Ark - Beatriz Albert (Spain)
*Ethernity - Julie Colin (Belgium)
*Fairyland - Elisa Martin (France)
*Forgotten Tales - Sonia Pineault (Canada)
*Operatika - Slava Papova (USA)
*Sentinel Beast - Debbie Gunn (USA)
*Sinergy - Kimberly Goss (also of Dimmu Borgir) (Canada)
*White Skull - Elisa De Palma (Italy)
PROGRESSIVE - includes the use of jazz and classical music and is very guitar driven
*Aghora - Diana Serra (USA)
*Ambeon - Astrid van der Veen (Netherlands)
*Chaoswave - Giorgia Fadda (Italy)
*Delphian - Aniek Janssen (Netherlands)
*Kittie – Morgan and Mercedes Lander (Canada)
*Stream of Passion - Marcela Bovio (Netherlands)
*Syrens Call – Soraya (France)
*Tacere - Helena Haaparanta (Finland)
*To-Mera - Julie Kiss (UK)
*Witchbreed – Ruby (Poland)
SYMPHONIC – having the quality of being classical heavy metal; also includes melodic metal
*Adastreia - Alexandra Martin (UK)
*Aesma Daeva - Lori Lewis; Former - Melissa Ferlaak (USA)
*Aina - Amanda Somerville (Germany)
*Alerion - Maaike Siegerist (Netherlands)
*Almora - Nihan Kızıltan (Turkey)
*Amaran – Johanna DePierre (Sweden)
*Anachronia – “Fay” (France)
*Atargatis - Stephanie Luzie (also of Darkwell) (Germany)
*Atmosfairy – Vanessa (France)
*Bare Infinity – Angel; Formerly – Christiana (Greece)
*Battlelore – Kaisa Jouhki (Finland)
*Crimfall - Helena Haaparanta (also of Dewian and Tacere) (Finland)
*Delain - Charlotte Wessels (Netherlands)
*Edenbridge – Sabine Edelsbacher (Austria)
*Epica – Simone Simons (Netherlands)
*Forever Slave - Lady Angellyca (Spain)
*Katra - Katra Solopuro (Finland)
*Kerion – Flora (France)
*Kivimetsän Druidi - Leeni-Maria Hovila (Finland)
*Legion of Hetheria - Marivi Perez (Mexico)
*Lunatica - Andrea Dätwyler (Switzerland)
*Magica - Ana Mladinovici (Romania)
*Nightwish – Anette Olzon; Former- Tarja Turunen (Finland)
*Seraphim - Quinn Weng (Taiwan)
*Sylver Myst - Marjolein Hüsken (Netherlands)
*The Agonist - Alissa White-Glutz (Canada)
*Therion - Lori Lewis & Katarina Lilja (Sweden)
*Visions of Atlantis – Melissa Ferlaak; Former - Nicole Bogner (Austria)
*Whyzdom - Telya Melane
*Within Temptation - Sharon den Adel (Netherlands)
THRASH – fast metal with an aggressive tempo; also includes metalcore and speed metal
*Bleeding Through – Marta (USA)
*Cripper - Britta Gortz (Germany)
*Crisis - Karyn Crisis (USA)
*Decadence - Kitty Saric (Sweden)
*Detente - Ann Boleyn (also of Hellion); Former - Dawn Crosby (R.I.P 1996) (USA)
*Eths – Candice (France)
*Holy Moses – Sabina Classen (Germany)
*In This Moment - Maria Brink (USA)
*Interria - Jenni Signorino (France)
*Karakedi - Asena Özçetin (Turkey)
*Walls of Jericho - Candace Kucsulain (USA)
TRADITIONAL – associated with extended guitar solos, loudness, and emphatic beats; sometimes also includes hard rock.
*Auf der Maur - Melissa Auf der Maur (Canada)
*Crucified Barbara - Mia Coldheart (Sweden)
*Doro – Dorothee Pesch (Germany)
*Evanescence - Amy Lee (USA)
*Fireball Ministry - Emily Burton (USA)
*Flyleaf - Lacey Mosley (USA)
*Girlschool - Enid Williams, Kim McAuliffe, & Jackie Bodimead (UK)
*Haggard – Karin Bodenmüller (Germany)
*Inja - Erica Öberg (Sweden)
*Kells - Virginie Goncalves (France)
*Otep - Otep Shamaya (USA)
*Shiva - Anette Johansson (Sweden)
*Siegfried – Sandra Schleret (of Elis) (Austria)
*Sorrowsend - Jessica Thierjung (also of Lyriel) (Germany)
*Soulmaker - Marina Viotti (France)
*Warlock – Dorothee Pesch (Germany)
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