[2025] Female-vocal Western music bands. Featuring many rock and metal bands too!
Throughout the history of the rock and metal scenes—often said to be male-dominated—women have never stopped fighting.
In recent years, bands with women at the front, singing with a unique perspective—at times powerfully, at times beautifully—seem to be drawing more attention than ever.
In Japan as well, bands like BABYMETAL, BAND-MAID, LOVEBITES, and Hanabie.
are making waves, even taking the stage at world-class rock festivals.
Many of you may have found yourselves becoming more interested in Western bands with female vocals.
In this article, with a focus on rock and metal, we introduce bands with outstanding female vocalists—from promising newcomers to timeless legends! Even if you’re new to Western music, be sure to check them out.
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[2025] Female-vocal Western music bands. Many rock and metal bands introduced, too! (81–90)
Cherry BombThe Runaways
This is a song written by The Runaways’ manager, Kim Fowley, and guitarist Joan Jett for their debut album.
The title was taken from the name of lead singer Cherie Currie.
It depicts rebellion against parents and other adults.
The track was used in the 2012 film True Blood.
Drain the BloodThe Distillers
Here’s a hard-hitting track from the female-fronted punk band The Distillers.
While their fashion, songs, and vocal style are all raw and cool, the melodies are catchy and simple, making them easy to get into right away.
Gimme BrainsBratmobile
Embodying a rebellious spirit and DIY ethos, Bratmobile—formed in Olympia, Washington in 1991—are pioneers of the riot grrrl movement.
With a unique sound that deftly weaves elements of pop and surf music into simple, rough-hewn punk rock, they brought a fresh breeze to the music scene.
Their debut at the International Pop Underground Convention in Olympia in August 1991 was a historic moment that signaled new possibilities for feminism and music.
In their 2019 reunion show, they welcomed Rose Melberg of Tiger Trap and performed classic songs with a renewed lineup.
Their continued commitment to demonstrating the potential for social change through music still influences countless musicians today.
Bratmobile is a band for everyone who believes in the power of music and message.
Bury Me AliveWe Are The Fallen
A five-piece rock band formed mainly by former members of the gothic metal band Evanescence, We Are The Fallen’s track.
It’s the opening number of their debut album, Tear the World Down, released in 2010, and you could say it’s packed with a sound that truly evokes early Evanescence.
With guitar tones riding on a distinctive drum beat, melodic riffs, and a catchy, beautiful melody, it’s a song whose delicate expressiveness—unusual for a male-fronted band—becomes seriously addictive.
ReachEyes Set To Kill
A hardcore band that blends male screams with clean female vocals.
Amid the intense arrangements, the brief female vocal passages open up a new sonic world for the songs.
The bassist is also a woman, making the band’s mixed lineup rare.
Due to issues with the male vocalist’s throat, their current status is unclear.
We’re hopeful for what’s next.
Brass In PocketPretenders
The Pretenders are a rock band formed in 1978.
Before joining the band, vocalist Chrissie Hynde had an unusual background: she worked at a clothing shop run by Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren when they were still unknown, and also wrote for the music magazine NME.
The band drew attention with their 1979 release of a cover of The Kinks’ “Stop Your Sobbing,” and they have continued to perform actively to this day.
In 2005, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
[2025] Female-vocal foreign music bands. Lots of rock and metal bands introduced too! (91–100)
Fact And FrictionThe Nearly Deads
A track by the alternative rock band The Nearly Deads from Nashville, USA, formed in 2010.
While the song shows influences from hard rock, its arrangement and vocal style make it very accessible and easy to listen to.