[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 foreign music bands. Lots of rock and metal bands introduced too! (91–100)
FightThe Dirty Youth
A song by The Dirty Youth, a UK rock band with a modern-day story of skyrocketing to fame through internet-driven promotion during their indie days.
Its intro combines tight, punchy stops with classic heavy riffs, and the chorus—where soaring lead vocals intertwine with gritty backing vocals—cranks up the energy.
With its sexy delivery built on high notes and finely edged vocal tone, it reaffirms how well this style pairs with loud rock.
It’s a track that arguably only a female-fronted rock band could truly pull off.
Breaking The SilenceWhen Reasons Collapse
A band distinguished by beast-like screams from a hardcore female vocalist and a headlong, charging sense of speed.
Growls entwine with guitar riffs and phrases rooted in metal, defining their unique soundscape.
The excellence of their guitar solos is also a highlight.
[2025] Female-vocal Western bands. Many rock and metal bands introduced as well! (101–110)
Goi, Rode, Goi!ARKONA
Arkona is a Russian band that enjoys high popularity in the so-called folk metal genre, which incorporates ethnic and traditional instruments into heavy metal.
Centering its themes on Russian folktales and legends of the Slavic peoples, Arkona is also known as a pagan metal band grounded in the philosophy of paganism.
At the front stands the band’s founder and sole female member, vocalist Masha Scream.
One moment she sings with expansive power, and the next she deftly unleashes a vicious death growl, elevating the band’s distinctive sound to something truly definitive.
They’re well known among fans of more offbeat, frontier-leaning metal, but even listeners unaccustomed to metal sung in languages other than English may find them accessible.
Sweet JaneCowboy Junkies
Cowboy Junkies already exuded the air of seasoned veterans from the time of their 1986 debut.
They’re a band from Toronto, Canada.
As for Sweet Jane, one of Lou Reed’s signature songs, this is arguably the most ambitious and daring cover version.
Heavy LimbsEmployed To Serve
A track that hooks you from the intro, where a female-specific, piercing scream blends with a devastating riff.
The arrangement, which could easily become monotonous, is made diverse through changes in the chorus and beats.
The vocalist also demonstrates the ability to manipulate multiple vocal timbres.
SpectrumFlorence & The Machine
It sings about how a relationship that lays all emotions bare gives birth to an eternally radiant love.
The music video was directed by surrealist photographer and artist David LaChapelle.
A remix by Calvin Harris was released as a single.
Glimpse Of The UnseenOathbreaker
A hardcore band stripped down to the bare essentials.
The female vocals evoke the emotion of a heartrending cry, leaving a strong impression, and although the tempo is slow, the track packs a powerful punch.
Careful attention has also been paid to the drum effects, further emphasizing the band’s distinctive world-building.