Female Metal Singers: Expectation vs Reality

[@veiacroft4881]

Expectation : absurdly good Reality : still absurdly good

[@leonardomattarmonteiro2824]

Expectation + sheer REALITY = conclusion > METAL RULES FOREVER 🔥✊🏻🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@adityarizkiutama8845]

Expectation : absurdly good Reality : insanely good

[@miriam_in_wonderland]

Reality: even better!

[@adityarizkiutama8845]

@@miriam_in_wonderland reality : insanely better

[@argcresppor666]

nossa, sim

[@ChristianIce]

From the title I expected a series of fails. They were all incredibly good.

[@letharja]

Yeah I almost didn't click because I didn't want to watch fails

[@revolution6661]

Really well organized clickbait, GG Bella chris

[@daddydrazen]

Me too. Although I don't like most of these bands/singers because I don't think there is a place for opera in metal, but I must admit all of them are doing great job performing live. Alissa White-Gluz is my girl from this list, and Angela Gossow was even better.

[@ademusicita]

CHRISS

[@AIgeneratedAlien]

Wow you are here. Hail Nanowarriors!

[@pauloalonso4416]

Conclusion: all of them kick ass, live and in Studio.

[@achillesamusic]

Thanks for saving my time i guess

[@lionelk.z.2009]

except amy lee... she sucks in live

[@Sanquinity]

@@achillesamusic Why saving your time? It's some kickass metal singers at their best. No time wasted in listening anyway, imo.

[@mmm-uw1ep]

Many of these vocalists are clearly classically trained singers. Sometimes this is less apparent on the studio version than in the live performance but they all translate well from studio to stage. Arguably better live.

[@cantputashrugasausernameso5105]

And then there's Sharon Den Adel who never received any vocal training but manages to be up to par with the rest of them

[@Salomane]

. . . Because metal doesn’t depend on auto tune. They are true artists.

[@IwonaKlich]

Most of them use both autotune and melodyne in records. But you know... This is like guitar effects. If you bad - even the best effects don't turn you to Steve Vai. More like Vteve Sai... Same with autotune or melodyne - if you can't sing... You still can't. Recording vocals is super hard, so autotune and other tools save money and time.

[@loomick]

Genre has nothing to do with ability, you know that right?

[@blueskye9821]

Very much the truth. Very well said, Sir. I agree 1000%.🤘🤘🤘👏👏👏

[@666mephistophelesgaming]

@@loomick it does

[@loomick]

@@666mephistophelesgaming so if you play metal then you must have more musical talent? Is that what youre saying?

[@EspressoKitten]

Sharon Den Adel & Tarja are and always will be my favorite ladies of metal 😍

[@thejuggernault9647]

I love them so much, long live to the Symphonic metal queens

[@medzi33]

¡Larga vida! 🤘🤘

[@thejuggernault9647]

@@medzi33 exactamente, larga vida a las reinas del metal

[@71771PAULTHEWALLOFSOUND]

Oh is that what's its called "symphonic metal" hmm ok well that makes more sense that its put in its own bracket.

[@nicolemelo8994]

@@71771PAULTHEWALLOFSOUND there's a plethora of types of metal, maybe you should look them up.

[@71771PAULTHEWALLOFSOUND]

@@nicolemelo8994 I was being sarcastic. I just don't consider that as metal, and that's just my opinion which doesn't mean much..but still i could name many all female and female front singers that i consider metal. To me it's like calling Green day punk. But then I'm old school, was brought up with sabbath, maiden (Paul de anno) maiden not that woosy Bruce, just because it has guitar doesn't automatically make it metal. It's symphonic rock, not metal.

[@vikingcathq]

It's even more noticeable when you catch live acoustic sessions. Sharon did a Facebook live stream once for charity, singing some acoustic songs, with very basic setup and her voice never sounded better. These ladies rock!

[@thecalmboi4236]

man Sharon’s got the voice of an angel

[@mattphillips538]

Floor did this as well on Dutch radio

[@xiphos]

bro ! how i'm not surprised to see you pop out here haha, i'm a big fan of Sharon aswell, she has such a great voice, i'd love to catch them live one day

[@vikingcathq]

@@xiphos Bruh! xD

[@mrlindsays]

We saw Floor with Nightwish in Vancouver. Hit every note perfectly! Kept looking at the roof to make sure it was still on. The building shakes when she screams!! Ghost love score!

[@perypetierowerzystkizpozna585]

She’s a dark godess.

[@Pow3rus]

If it was Floor, why were you watching the roof XD

[@julesvoyten6634]

@@Pow3rus 😂😂😂

[@khymaaren]

@@Pow3rus If you look at Floor, the roof is always in view.

[@JonLernerCanada]

If you’re talking about that show at the Orpheum in 2015 when they toured endless forms - that was a magical night. Perfect acoustics. Floor was phenomenal. Sounded better than the album version. Best concert I ever saw!

[@stormrhode2330]

The only downside of live is the audio quality. Otherwise, they typically sound remarkably good. I've seen Nightwish (with Anette) and Lacuna Coil live and they both gave insanely good performances.

[@Sanquinity]

Buy some motorcycle earplugs. They're designed to drown out some sounds more than others. And while it dampens the overall sound, it saves your hearing and makes the music overall sound better imo.

[@SamStormsKBD]

Simone and Floor are outstanding. Love these two

[@LDuke-pc7kq]

Yes, chills litterly from her live. Pop stars don't have shit on these ladies

[@Diogopam]

Floor, Simone, Tarja, Sharon, i love those four. Amy Lee was great too, not so much nowadays

[@marylally693]

Simone and Floor sound better live than in studio

[@alexpetrov8871]

@@Diogopam Amy has some troubles performing live, but she is a talented artist anyway. Respect.

[@Dmitriy88S]

Sharon Den Adel too

[@asilduin4594]

Another good example is Suzuka Nakamoto from BABYMETAL. She is a stellar vocalist who always sounds better live than in the studio recordings.

[@sethbaruti4367]

Sharon Den Adel stands out to me as being a particularly unique talent. Her voice has just such a perfect tone.

[@Mysteriuminiquitatis1998]

She wasn’t even classically trained either which amazes me. She taught herself how to sing well and I think she’s done a damn good job. Phenomenal vocalist, as all the women in this video are

[@mynameswouldntwork]

@@kitty.miracle If you have a monitor you can hear yourself. Last ditch effort would be to record yourself and make adjustments with that. Obviously training is better but it can still be done with a decent ear.

[@sparkius30]

@@kitty.miracle “Pitchy” is a bullshit term anyways.

[@caiodbs]

Sharon has a really particular voice. One in a billion

[@sethbaruti4367]

@@kitty.miracle While there are techniques that people cannot typically teach themselves, hearing pitch isn't that difficult, if you have a good ear. While there are a couple notes in the version which are different than the studio version, it still sounds controlled enough to make me believe she intentionally changed the pitches of a couple notes. Possibly to reduce vocal fatigue/strain, or simply to ensure she could hit those higher notes with less difficulty.

[@Czarewich]

Simone Simons clip literally sounds better live, much fuller and stronger. But honestly all of them sound great live!

[@isaflechas]

Women in metal!!! 🤘😎 Real talent right here!!! All of them are amazing!!! If a Pt. 2 video is made, it should include the singers from the following bands: Jinjer, Halestorm, Spiritbox, Infected Rain, Venom Prison, Battle Beast, Beyond the Black, Unleash the Archers, Crypta, The Pretty Reckless, etc. 🤘There are so many great female lead metal bands that the “female” category is obsolete. These are just great rock/metal bands, period. 💪😎🤘

[@agustinmanyari]

Absolutely 🤘🏻

[@LuiKang043]

Omg Lzzy Hale! 100%!

[@jeffreyhill6989]

Don't forget Once Human and Butcher Babies too \m/

[@lisajones4547]

Yes Halestorm and the pretty Reckless but also my other fave In this moment

[@kingkeltic4228]

Brittany Slayes from Unleash the Archers has one of the best voices I've ever heard of any metal band. Also Roddy Walker from Protest the Hero.

[@Sithspit_Rogue]

HOLY CRAP....very surprising to see Doro in this list. NOT because she's not good enough, but I remember when "All We Are" was released in NINETEEN EIGHTY-SEVEN. Thanks for including her!

[@10animallover10]

The live versions are often better than the studio versions. So proud to have some of these talanted artists comming from the same country as me. (Dutchie here)💜

[@minimaltrace]

And they didn't even include Anneke, either =D

[@realulli]

@@minimaltrace Nor Simone Simons...

[@mykindamakeup]

@@realulli Simone is the first one in the video.

[@realulli]

@@mykindamakeup Oops...

[@johndevisser903]

@@minimaltrace Add Manda Ophuis to the list.

[@Thalarios]

Omfg...just imagine the disgustingly high amount of work, you have to put into your voice, to sing like they do. They all sound amazing. It doesn´t even matter if the live mixing was bad. I´m just amazed

[@denivulic6456]

Sharon Den Adel almost no difference between studio and live version one of the best female vocal.

[@Ilionej]

What's even more remarkable is that she really just found her unique voice and technique. No singing trainers involved. She just knows she can do it and loves to do it.

[@valkyriast6748]

I`ve seen her and she´s absolutely amazing

[@perypetierowerzystkizpozna585]

I love „old” WT and Sharon, first albums. She was singing „darker”, more „gothic” in that period.

[@fzadrenaline1]

Actually, the live version is even better

[@alo980]

Sharon live is out of this world

[@lunatsae9623]

I’d wish that Lzzy Hale, from Halestorm is in this List/Video here! She has such a powerful and lovely voice at the same time❣️

[@billysmith1797]

Lzzy Hale is so good! Loved her work with The Hu - Song of Woman, amazing song. Would have been nice to see Su-Metal from Babymetal as well. She has an amazing voice too.

[@JonLernerCanada]

This list missed quite a few singers: Lzzy Hale, Maria Brink, Taylor Momsen, Lacey Sturm, the singer from the gathering anneke van something, and one of my personal favourites - vibeke stene from Tristania

[@crowthebro]

@@billysmith1797 unfortunately i've seen more metal fans who think that babymetal isn't "real metal" than those who do, and i'm not sure which side the creator of this video is on :/

[@Jonathan-A.C.]

Facts

[@cantputashrugasausernameso5105]

@@billysmith1797 We don't get to hear Su-Metal live often though

[@ShroomRPG]

Simone and Floor are just flat out better live The studio merely limits their power

[@barrywallace2744]

I have seen Epica live they are NOT that good Simone Simons vocals are very very average live, better on album were it has been produced to the moon and back.

[@cantputashrugasausernameso5105]

@@barrywallace2744 When did you see them live? Simone contracted a disease many years ago and that worsened her voice for some time. I saw them live on 2019 and they were just as good as in the studio

[@barrywallace2744]

@@cantputashrugasausernameso5105 2018 was when I saw them, awful awful live band. Without the studio production they nothing special at all.

[@khymaaren]

@uKyuu That's a very flippant, nonsensical reaction. I can judge that taste of my food without being a cook.

[@dursunnar98]

@@barrywallace2744 as a solid fan of Epica and Simone for over 10 years, I've seen many live performances of them and had chance to see them live twice and Simone was a absolute beast every time. You should keep in mind that touring for so long can take a huge toll on singers' voices and they may get sick too since they are human beings. Sound systems of venues also play a huge role on the matter.

[@rahullou3387]

You should probably check Tatiana from Jinjer. Her vocals are insane. Both live and studio. And Sandra Nasic of Guano Apes. She is phenomenal. Her vocals are so damn killer. With the rap and the angst on the tone.

[@marinaperovic8218]

Heard Guano Apes live, still disapointed, as there was no angst and she avoided every harsh vocal part... only smooth kitten vocals 😖

[@rahullou3387]

@@marinaperovic8218 maybe she did that intentionally. I mean, the artist can sing in their own ways. And maybe you happened to hear and see the soft mellow ones.

[@voidnoidoid]

Yes! I love Tatiana’s vocals!

[@Larcona_]

@@marinaperovic8218 I'd be disappointed to, from what I've seen she's great live, could've been a bad day

[@Rzo139]

@@marinaperovic8218 As most people know, you can't sing harshly all of the time. It does major damage to your vocal chords. Everyone is different. She may have damaged them and is no longer able to reach that range that she was known for, or is more careful now. Hence, why she switched her style in the last albums she's done.

[@ninaj6051]

Hearing Amy Lee (and seeing her in flesh) was such a unique, emotional experience, that my lifetime (12+) of listening to studio versions couldn't provide.

[@DisturbedArcher]

i got to see her live when she was on tour with Lindsey Sterling. and that was awesome show

[@jeffcunningham9868]

I saw Evanescence live when I was in college and when she started singing that first song... Instant Goosebumps. I was not prepared to be in the presence of that much awesome.

[@greyalice]

Saw her during the Family Values tour in 07, and listening to Lithium while it was raining on us up on the lawn is an experience you can't replicate.

[@ninaj6051]

@@greyalice She first came on stage when I saw her in a special way for me personally, too. It was during a tour where a supporting band who performed prior to them (Veridia) performed a song "I'll never be ready". The singer told a backstory about the song how she wrote it for her dying father, and I lost mine too, but long time ago, but still the wave of grief came back at that time. I had tears in my eyes, and then she introduced Amy to the stage. They hugged and then she proceeded to play the piano to accompany the song.

[@notyoaveragesouthernmama5734]

I have been seeing Amy since 2003, even seeing her at Le Zénith while I was in college where their live album Anywhere but Home was recorded which was one of the best experiences of my life. The Synthesis tour was striking too. One of the most underrated aspects of Amy Lee is her killer stage presence. She is always gracious and courteous to bands she tours with (even if she is more popular than the headliner) and often brings opening bands' lead singers back out like Papa Roach to duet with her on songs like Bring Me to Life or sings Freak on a Leash with Korn at the end of the concert which is really neat. She is incredibly dynamic and versatile. Even if Amy is having a hard time vocally like at the end of a long stretch of a tour (she has a huge international fan base and a comparably large American one compared to others on this list and she is HUMAN after all and has hard days like ALL OF US) she always keeps her mic ON unabashedly and she keeps the fist-pumping energy high on songs like Going Under and Tourniquet or starts vulnerable on the piano and then brings in explosive guitars on songs like Call Me When You're Sober or Lithium, but also gets ALL the phones waving in the air while she seranades listeners on songs like My Immortal, Far from Heaven, or if you are lucky to see it live, songs like Hello. No one can go from headbanging to piano playing like Amy can. She can drastically adapt to circumstances and tours like when her gear got destroyed and she played a fully acoustic show in Russia, just her and the piano - I didn't see it in person but it was sublime! Her interpretational skills of songs are AMAZING too like her live cover of Korn's Thoughtless. Evanescence is such an amazing post-genre band that only Evanescence could tour with Muse, WagakkiBand, Seether, Korn, Halestorm, WT, AND Lindsey Stirling seamlessly. Evanescence has the open door (pun intended) for so many people into rock and metal that otherwise never would have listened to those genres. They certainly were for me.

[@kapiturband]

The title totally got me. Came here ready to bash on people trying to demoralize female singers. They clearly kick ass in any context!

[@wilsonlsilva]

Floor is a GODDESS

[@albertomassidda]

Yeah, my favorite among the pack too

[@sambell385]

Floor can’t be touched ! her and Amy are my favorite two always out of these group of metal /symphonic Rock whatever front women

[@johncarey7786]

They all deliver. Even the ones I don't particularly enjoy, I have to acknowledge their talent

[@laciereinheart9490]

THIS is why I love metal so freaking much! Such great singing talents! It's not just the female singers either!

[@KrimthorKorvinus]

Thank you so much for helping me remember why I loved female metal singers during my teenage years. It's been a while (several years, actually, since i'm 35 now) since the last time I heard any of these songs, but the emotions they transmit when singing made me want to listen to them all again. These are TRUE artists!

[@Dovah21]

Today I learned that Floor Jansen basically combines everything that was good about both Anette Olzon and Tarja Turunen.

[@paulriddle7818]

You just learned this?

[@Dovah21]

@@paulriddle7818 I suspected it for a while but hadn't heard Floor got full operatic until this video.

[@paulriddle7818]

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[@paulriddle7818]

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[@ezpzjayzaar]

From the title I have expected to see worse when it's live, but even after the very first song, I was like "alright, this is very good" (the studio version) but then when live started the goosebumps instantly kicked in, NOW THAT WAS REALLY AMAZING!!! There's something about the ENERGY when it's live!!!

[@nickpaschentis5284]

Literally each and every one of them were better Live. Either singing wise or passion wise. Simone,Amy and Floor were absolute beasts and every other girl in general gave a real performance,full of voice and passion. The only thing someone can say,is that many Studio version of the songs "Echoed" better to the ear,but that isn't the vocalist,but the studio. For example,Amy gave a real performance but her mic was lower than the band.

[@drumrocka]

…… Lyrically better live? Ummmm No one tell him

[@sarahmeyers1773]

Yeah, I went to an evanescence/halestorm concert recently. It was incredible. Amy lees mic was too quiet though. Nothing else was wrong with the concert, we loved every minute of it.

[@Happyxcamper]

As I sat watching Amy live for the first time, not knowing what to expect, I found myself expecting at some point to hear a flaw. Not once did she miss a note. I was amazed. Flawless vocal.

[@dogsing1789]

Floor jansen is the most impressive in live performance

[@ac.l1467]

No escucho metal, este video me apareció en recomendados, pero no me arrepiento de verlo, todas esas cantantes tienen una capacidad vocal increíble, ninguna decepciona.

[@brandonkohlman613]

this is just further proof that metal artist are not full of auto-tuning and overdub like pop, rap, most new country and even some rock

[@apanapandottir205]

Maybe not FULL of it, but there is alot of that in metal too.

[@TheAlja]

@@apanapandottir205 right, thats just how studios work these days. And people somehow don't understand that the voice goes through a whole bunch of electronics during live performances aswell. People would probably be weirded out these days if someone ever turned off the reverb on any singer, we are so used to that. Or the EQ, probably even more the EQ.

[@ZakkPL]

@@TheAlja But those tools are used to set the vocals in the mix properly (or any other instrument) and not to manipulate the pitch.

[@godcaoss]

@@TheAlja Autotune is one thing, reverb, eq and similar stuff is totally different.

[@hollyhayes9640]

I believe Kanye West uses auto-tune... Edit: (I believe that live he actually lip-synchs to his own pre-recorded songs - I think there's actually a video of that you KZbin, though I could be wrong...) 🙃

[@zombieluka]

I need to see Lacuna Coil live again. Such a phenomenal show when I saw them back in 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio.

[@sapphireseptember]

Same! Although I saw them in London! I sang along to every song and was hoarse by the end of the gig. They were fantabulous. Black Anima is a fantastic album, so I'm glad I saw them on that tour.

[@zombieluka]

@@sapphireseptember the Black Anima tour was when I first saw them, too. Totally agree it's a fire album!! 🔥

[@txmetalhead82xk]

Clearly one of the best live shows I have ever witnessed. I was lucky to catch Lacuna Coil and Type O Negative touring together.

[@blakemtg47]

Tatiana from jinjir needs to be on this she’s a goddess.

[@danielholth]

Agree. The best female growler not on the list... how can you live with yourself? :D

[@lithiumwhiskey1891]

It’s because her screams are heavily edited to sound the way they do and don’t sound the same as the recordings live. No don’t take this as I’m saying she isn’t a good vocalist and/or can’t scream well, but the list is trying to show people who sound identical to recording despite being live and she doesn’t quite hit the bare there unfortunately. I also think it’s possible they didn’t throw her on here cuz she’s from a Metalcore band or Djent Band and this seemed like an exclusively non-core metal list so nothing that could be considered new school metal made the list also, because outside of Jinjer, Spiritbox would have also been a perfect pic but they are nowhere to be found.

[@Dr3amDisturb3r]

@@lithiumwhiskey1891 have you heard Jinjer live? Like in a club or on a stadium? hahahah

[@lithiumwhiskey1891]

@@Dr3amDisturb3r Yes, she doesn’t actually sound like that. I can say for certain as a scream vocalist myself, she doesn’t actually sound like what you hear. Fun fact for everyone reading this, there is vocal edit settings you can put on a stage mic, it’s not something exclusive to studio recording, you can have vocal presets on mixers that stage mics are plugged into. You can even use auto tune live (Which is actually just one of a multitude of other pitch correcting software).

[@Dr3amDisturb3r]

@@lithiumwhiskey1891 I see man, no hard feelings. You just seemed a little biased in your first comment xD

[@Zeitgeist6]

And as usual no Anneke van Giersbergen... That woman deserves far more credit since she's one of the OG goth metal singers when she was with The Gathering. Also live absolutely phenomenal...

[@brainyskeletonofdoom7824]

Female singers are usually not my cup of tea, but Anneke is the exception, she's awesome!

[@killuazoldyck6452]

Marcela Bovio? She is insane as well. Tho I cant seem to remember those Queen's name but ever single singer on "exit eden" project is particularly excellent and mind blowing. Sad thing they (and their bands... Visions of Atlantis and Phantom Elite is such under appreciate bands) dont get the recognition they deserve

[@notyoaveragesouthernmama5734]

I swear the Netherlands is spoiling us rotten with good singers. This American is seething with jealousy.

[@chiarastellaraimondi1444]

Some of my favorite singers ❤ Melissa Bonny and Tatiana Shmayluk deserve credit for their talent too

[@ulfdanielsen6009]

As do Ulli Perhonen of Snow White Blood and Zora Cock of Blackbriar

[@richardsmyth1958]

I'm still waiting when these two get together for a tour, that would be amazing.

[@mjfury9183]

I saw Delain and Nightwish (with Floor) in the same night and they were both incredible.

[@darkmistress1980]

i saw taja before the split with NW and she was amazing but that was when they were doing the "once" tour and she never missed a beat, saw tatiana from jinjer is insane with how she can swap from growl/screamo to her calm smooth normal singing voice and it was awesome to behold to see live, kind of wished i got to see kittie when they were together cause they were phenomenal

[@Dung30n]

Scrolled through video and was like "wheres Jinjer". glad to see im not the only one

[@Corro_Dedd]

I'm just a bit sad, Alyssa is only growling as Arch Enemys singer. Well, that's the style of that band though. BUT: She also has a really gorgeous singing voice! Try 'Kamelot - Liar Liar' for example. If you like switching between growling and singing, Helle from Ignea also does this mid-singing, like in 'Alga'. By the way: Shes from Ukraine, just like Tatiana, coincidence? xD

[@jsilbern8973]

@@Corro_Dedd newest AE utilizes Alyssa doing clean vocals iirc. I still think I like Angela fronting Arch Enemy over Alyssa, and I haven't listened to much of The Agonist since Alyssa left, but she was great there.

[@jsilbern8973]

@@Dung30n Tatiana could very well be the goat of female fronted metal bands 🤘

[@Corro_Dedd]

@@jsilbern8973 She does? Seems, I need to listen to the new songs, last one I know was "The eagle flies alone".

[@andrewcarpenter3991]

Maria Brink! I had heard 'In this Moment ' live at a bar in Regina Sask. around 8 years ago. This woman could belt out her sound live in a bar size venue and Maria and the band sounded awesome!. 'In This Moment' is so underrated and Maria is surely one of the best women in metal out there. If you have a chance to hear them live, take it!

[@jsilbern8973]

Will find out when In This Moment hit Saskatoon with Slipknot on Thursday! 🤘🤘

[@andrewcarpenter3991]

@@jsilbern8973 Wow April 14th Slipknot with In This Moment! I am picking up tickets today. Saskatoon is only 2 hours from Regina. Thanks for the tip.

[@jsilbern8973]

@@andrewcarpenter3991 jinjer was originally coming also, but due to the Ukraine War they dropped off. Wage War is replacing them.

[@julesboslough5576]

Saw them live in 2019 and it was the best experience of my life

[@R0mbVs]

True they were great live I saw em in Seattle

[@patricioferreira5495]

Some are even better live than studio, a humanized performance is also very aprecciative. Studio tends to be very robotic, mainly now with so heavy computer edition in musical productions.

[@ChantalLalonde]

All of these female metal singers are so insanely good. I listen to the live albums more then studio. I listen to studio to listen to the other songs that are not performed live

[@joethesheep4675]

thats one thing that i love about metal. Metalheads care enough to value actual skill. Most ppl making metal music can actually do the things they need to be doing live. Those who dont get quickly rejected by the crowd. (talking averages ofc) Just make a list like this with other genres and you will find lots of ppl who cant perform without being backed up by tech. ;-)

[@Rzo139]

Don't know about that last part. I've worked several concert venues and heard various performers from various genres. A majority sounded really good that I went back and listened to their albums. Many often outshined the studio version.

[@joethesheep4675]

@@Rzo139 surely highly depends on the genre. Didnt mean to say "every other genre than metal" and certainly you will have "good" and "bad" apples in all genres. Metal just seems to have much less of a problem here than many other genres.

[@LottoBartoLotto]

Courtney LaPlante from Spiritbox is my favorite female vocalist. Listen to Mara 1-3, top notch.

[@cyberdan42]

Also worth mentioning, good work in using outdoor stage festival shows for the comparisons, this is the type of performance with the most variables, the least control and "ideal" set-ups for the sound folks, so a comparable performance in such circumstances is indicative of first class talent (singer and sound techs both).

[@MakeMeLo]

Yup they are definitely serious vocalists, way above mediocre! I love how more classically trained singers are finding their place in metal music.

[@kouhai2456]

Angel is my second favorite Within Temptation song, she sounds so beautiful live!! Sounds a little more mature as well, I like it.

[@MisaMisa1234]

All of them are in ANOTHER LEVEL!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@grantharriman284]

When it's easier to tell an entire genre's studio and live vocals apart based on the audio mix rather than the actual singing... Yeah, they're good at what they do.

[@gabic3781]

Was amazed at the studio versions, but got chills in the live ones

[@roy19491]

awesome!......they all deliver, in studio, and on stage

[@Netghost855]

You left out Maria Brink. Saw In this Moment in 2009 and had never heard of them...heard Maria's voice from across the venue and was blown away! Serious lungs on her.

[@littleogeechee223]

These women are so awesome and so incredibly talented .

[@mariapaganmusic]

Loved seeing Lori included in this 💖 Liv Kristine is absolutely amazing too. Clean, perfect vocal technique. Favorite of all time is Tarja, her vocal power is simply unmatched. I love all of them 💖

[@adamazri928]

Some of them are out of breathe in some of their live which makes sense because they are performing for hours and sometimes days with non stop shows. Salute to these powerful ladies for keeping the music authentic and epic all throughout the process.

[@immateriumepicmetal4544]

Better to see them do mistakes than watch some fake autotuned shows. That shows that they're real artists and real people

[@welennelew9866]

Yeah you can't compare a studio recording to a live performance In studio they can have as many takes as they like on 1 song alone and then still can add some more editing, in live performance they have to sing like 10 songs in succession which is insane and tough

[@stationdisatrous647]

I'm so glad to see Delain represented on this list. They are very underappreciated

[@GodzillaFreak]

They're very good

And Charlotte got even better on stage compared to the video used here. You can hear even on the album versions of later songs that she is constantly learning new techniques and improving herself, she is definitely not sitting on her laurels.

[@RolandDeschain1]

@ Yes, Charlotte's voice got insanely powerful by that last album. She got better every record they put out.

[@jannes3856]

Gosh, there should be festival with all these gorgeous female singers, would be supreme.

[@addhoc256]

there is a yearly female fronted metal festival i think in belgium. Or you could watch Ayreon musical projects. He is a talent hoarder. Where I live there was a goth festival Summer of Darkness where all talent of Europe just came to my town! but they stopped it.

[@yuriBodom]

As mulheres do Metal Sinfônico dão um espetáculo no palco, PQP é muito talento no palco!!! Perfeitas!❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤👌🏼🤘🏼

[@norbert3511]

The live versions are even better WoW can't wait to see some of them this year 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@zombieluka]

Who are you planning to see? :)

[@lowcorps78]

Amy Lee , Christina Scabbia, and FloorJansen are my favorite

[@arturiuspendragon6849]

A lot of amazing talent, but mostly newer acts, so I really appreciated seeing a bit of love given to an old school legend from the 80's, Doro Pesch.

[@Deathbird_Mitch]

As far as I know Doro is still touring, still relevant.

[@arturiuspendragon6849]

@@Deathbird_Mitch Oh wow, you're right. She has a tour going right now though mostly in Germany

[@Deathbird_Mitch]

@@arturiuspendragon6849 I do agree with your original sentiment, in spirit, though. WARLOCK 🤘

[@jo2236]

I keep saying this, the best vocalists are always found in metal.

[@Kimmiko600]

Sharon's voice is angelic and beautiful.

[@notyoaveragesouthernmama5734]

Other bands for a part two I'd add are Nemesea, Xandria, Halestorm, Battle Beast, Elysion, The Pretty Reckless, Beyond the Black, Amberian Dawn, Signea, Leaves' Eyes, Spiritbox, We are the Fallen, Jinjer, Anneke Van Giersbergen, Fireflight, Flyleaf, UnSun, Sirenia, Kamelot, Edge of Paradise, Noctura, MoonSun, MaYaN, EdenBridge, The Murder of My Sweet, Cellar Darling.

[@Chowderchef]

I saw epica, delain AND nightwish back in 2016 (2 separate concerts) all phenomenal there too

[@katthunter6561]

Most of them are classically trained singers. They know how to properly control breath and thus are more than capable of live performances than many others

[@Szkeorik]

They are better in live than on the studio records :D

[@Turunenco]

Perfect. Female metal singers are perfect very powerful voices that's why I'm such a fan.

[@jamesmchugo9422]

Love every one of these vocalists because they all sound better when preforming live. Everyone of the these ladies earned the right to be called the best.

[@arisyudha6500]

Because they trained well, most of them mastering classical and opera vocal technique

[@shaulkramer7425]

Every single one of those women are amazing.

[@archivebeetlejuicelocklear7758]

I was lucky enough to get to see Nightwish in their Decades tour and it was so fucking good!! Floor is amazing and her voice was haunting in the beginning of The Greatest Show on Earth

[@hanzmarin4655]

I've been searching for this video for months, thanks a lot !!

[@albertomassidda]

thank God I found a copy that I could reupload here for preservation. The copyright strike forced me to cut Nightwish with Annette Holzen, but whatever.

[@bububaer1441]

I learned two things from this video: 1. there are much more female metal singers than I knew 2. album versions not my thing, live versions pretty good

[@ritblock]

God damn these women are killing it! Spectacular singing both in power and technique in studio or live, amazing!

[@terywoodsr.8690]

Expectation. Awesome... Reality F*cking Awesome! Each of these ladies bring it live in front of a crowd. Having seen three of these ladies live, sorry the studio recording is okay, but the vibe they bring in concert notches up about three extra levels.

[@notyoaveragesouthernmama5734]

Totally! All of these killer singers bring something different. Growls, operatics, piano-driven vocals, powerful, vulnerable, shining, dark, etc. They are all killing it in their own unique way.

[@scottroberts5511]

I don't see any problem. These Ladies nailed it every time.

[@mattkemerait]

Some of the most talented vocalists on the planet. Excellent stuff.

[@gosiaszczesniak1867]

Studio: Insane and incredible Live: Even more insane and incredible

[@FlyingFocs]

And thus, this video sent me down a rabbit hole from which I have yet to recover. Thank you, Alberto.

[@beauhodges7957]

For these choices, the live is amazingly better, not that either is bad at all.

[@darksquirrelz]

They all sounds amazing, especially Sharon den Adel. ❤️❤️

[@marylally693]

All these women are amazing! Go women in metal!

[@DanfromGreenwich]

Seen Epica and Arch Enemy (with Alissa) live, not disappointed at all, both gorgeous and very talented women. Still a bit sad though that I won't be able to see Tarja and Angela as part of their groups. And regarding Floor Janssen, I absolutely adore that woman! Would love to see her live

[@Chronicskillness]

I've seen Evanescence, OTEP, Kittie, Angelspit, and Jinjer live. All just as good if not better live. Tatiana and Roman sweating on me cause I was squashed against the stage at a dive bar in Philly. It was the greatest. She's like 5'1" and 101.3 pounds. Her weight is like a low grade fever. Her voice is pure power including her gutterals. I've also seen dozens of recordings of each these bands/artists live concerts or songs: Spiritbox, Obscure Sphinx, King Woman, Oathbreaker, Infected Rain, Blind Ivy, Som Pluijmers and Frantic Amber. All crush it.

[@greyalice]

Saw Amy Lee live and could never go back to listening to the albums. It's not even remotely comparable. These people's talents exceed what is capable of fitting into a CD mix.

[@TheKarret]

Som is a fucking beast.

[@azmiknightmare]

Yo...u seen some kickass bands there. Oathbreaker is awesome! Im hoping to catch them live one day... Hopefully with venom prison!

[@R0mbVs]

Ughhhh I'd LOVE to see Spiritbox and Som

[@jakelahniers6666]

Cool video. Every one of these ladies sounds even better live!!

[@MapleFried]

Elize's clarity and control live is so impressive. All of these women are absolute masters of their art, but Elize's timbre is my favourite.

[@sergeyv4908]

Do not like contemporary metal but need to say all those girls are amazing high-level singers. It was nice.

[@pauljunghans4810]

Es ist schwierig eine glatte Studioversion mit einem Live-Konzert zu vergleichen. Da auf einem Konzert die Tagesform der Band mitspielt und vor allem auch die Akustik am Ort. Trotzdem sind alle super Talente mit schönen Stimmen. 👍🏻

[@DinsdalePiranha67]

From what I can tell, every vocalist featured in this video can pull off live what they do in the studio.

[@darkomaric3000]

Charlotte Wessels,Elize Ryd and Cristina Scabbia 🥰

[@panimation1896]

I thought this was a meme video, but then I fell in love with a metal song with a female singer.

[@duncandemicoli1951]

These women are really talented!

[@mullysmom]

Alissa white-gluz probably has the best medal scream I’ve heard!

[@tiffanypetersen789]

Also Tatiana from Jinjer.❤

[@BingQiuSupremacy]

Sharon den Adel is what I imagine angels sound like

[@izzyalistair]

I went to see Nightwish with Floor Jansen and she blew me away, such an incredible singer...especially live

[@Com.Shep.N7]

Expectation : Goddess performance Reality : Titan performance 🤷🏻‍♂️ 🥰

[@JahaMoin]

Didn't thought i would ever see a video from 2021 with less than 720p that is either way enriching.