Metal School - Vixen: Women in Metal

Generally considered to be the most successful all-female metal band of the 80s, Vixen is still a band that wasn't around long and isn't talked about much today. Still, they're a milestone for women in hard rock and despite dubious record labels, frequent skepticism of their musical skills, and a lawsuit over the band name, Vixen still managed to make an impact on the metal scene.
Edge of a Broken Heart music video: • Vixen - Edge Of A Brok...
Cryin' music video: • Vixen - Cryin'
Love Made Me music video: • VIXEN - "Love Made Me"...
How Much Love music video: • Vixen - How Much Love ...
Love Is a Killer music video: • Vixen-Love Is A Killer
Not a Minute Too Soon music video: • Vixen - Not A Minute T...
Roxy and Jan Interview (1989): • VIXEN Interview Roxy...
Revved Up! (1990): • Vixen | Interviews Fro...
Swedish TV Interview: • Vixen Interview Sweden...
The Reporters "Fox Meets Vixen" (1989): • Video
MTV Mouth to Mouth (1989): • MTV Mouth To Mouth - V...
London Interview (1989): • Video
Metal Hammer in Amsterdam: • Vixen on MTV's Metal H...
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[@wiseguy3675]

I actually only discovered Vixen through that Bands Reunited show. I was shocked to see such gorgeous women play they way they did. That led to watching their videos on KZbin, and then downloading their music on Spotify. Now, I'm a big Vixen fan, and actually have them in my top 5 favorite bands right now.

[@masterk5372]

Same here and they are good

[@lobotomyscam1051]

They were on "Headbangers Ball" a lot.

[@kesleycottrell1416]

Those women is frickin beautiful and they rocked. Just amazing live.

[@raweggs6540]

I bought the first album in Woolworths for the princely sum of £6.50 on sale. It blew me away. Still got it in the loft somewhere. Listening to the songs amazed i still knew most of them.

[@mikerivera7509]

Thanks so much for giving us this episode. I'm so glad to see Vixen getting the respect they deserve. While it is obvious that these women were incredibly beautiful, they were all EXCELLENT musicians. As a bass player, I have to say that Sharen Pedersen was an insane bassist. She had chops beyond, and she also played with her fingers instead of a pick, which was unusual in the hair metal genre. Keep up the good work Metal School.

[@merwinstapp5083]

Vixen is one of my Favorites , the Death of Jan however was heartbreaking 😢

[@jamesweber3797]

Rip Jan!!!! Great guitarist. Loved these ladies. All beautiful, talented bad ass.

[@workingorder2189]

Killer channel! An episode on Phantom Blue would be rad.

[@ΚωνσταντίνοςΚωνσταντίνου-θ1ψ]

Phantom Blue and Precious Metal...

[@ChannelBerpindah]

How about Trash Queen LOL.

[@Elvisthacynicalone]

I’m 25. I found vixen when I was a freshman in highschool when I was trying to find new influences and sounds, and HOLY SHIT. I love them so much. Every time I see anything about them my heart jumps. I fucking love Roxy’s motorcycle forks drum set man

[@darthvicious9447]

Saw them on the Rev It Up tour, those chicks can definitely play! What a great show!

[@michaelrochester48]

On Saturday in Tonawanda near Buffalo, New York Janet Garner had a Solo show opening for fire house. In the audience was Roxy! I got to have photos with both of them, which is basically 1/2 of the original band and it was so awesome. Getting my album signed by them.

[@ARSVids]

Znowhite might be a gem to consider making a video for.

[@MissLoonasSpeech]

Together with Détente and Sacrilege (UK) my favourite female-fronted band from the eighties! They would have made a perfect Thrash Metal touring package. Also, "Act of God" as well as Détente's "Recognize No Authority" and Sacrilege's "The Prophecy Within" are among my overall favourite Thrash Metal albums and still get regular spins from me today.

[@jackyl8259]

Vixon and LEE AARON were the best female performers of the 80's

[@franciskocher200]

You have also Rock Goddess and Girlschool😄👍

[@nikolaiplotnikov7243]

Girlschool, this band from England is also one of the successful all female heavy metal acts.

[@pauliescott]

Girlschool was was awful. I tried to get into them back in the day when Motorhead was on about them.

[@nikolaiplotnikov7243]

@@pauliescott oh shut up! They were the best all female metal acts in the history of music! But at least you tried.

[@pauliescott]

@@nikolaiplotnikov7243 The Runaways were cool. I even liked the Go Go's in the early days. Girlschool...sorry

[@jockmctodger]

@@pauliescott I always fancied a bit of Fanny myself

[@yokomalight2393]

Great metal, so rocking. I like Jan.s guitar solos very much, and the other instrument stuff to ofcourse,👊🙏💕💖🌞🦋🎸🎼🥁🎤

[@raulzagardua6576]

Great work mate Congratulations Regards from Buenos Aires Rick

[@curbowman]

They went through other guitar players, but to no avail. The chemistry they had with Jan was unique.

[@Savatage1964]

So I'm good to go if I already did my homework in 88 and 90? Yeah I played the crap outta these two albums... These women were.... S-s-s-SMOKIN'!

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

😄😄 Alumni students are always welcome! 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@N1KH]

Being in the UK I remember Girlschool, a good band who released their first EP in 1978.

[@curbowman]

OH,YES! I knew them in a special show, a concert made just for TV, to promote their album. They played songs like Can't Do That, The Hunter, Let's Go, 999... man, they were amazing!

[@dragonqueen6589]

Thanx!!! thought I was the only one who remembers them, and then there’s Lita Ford herself what a talented guitarist.... and vocalist...: but god I wish the comments sects of her vids weren’t full of dudes say the low key wanna get naughty with her 🤢🤮🤮🤮

[@N1KH]

@@dragonqueen6589 Yeah probably people who don't appeciate the music. I also remember Rock Goddess, another all female talented band from Bradford UK.

[@sergeymineychev7482]

To me personally theirs best song always was Streets in Paradise, i think it goes quite underrated.

[@saulomagalhaes7431]

I understand the musical “concessions” they had to make in order to get their first record, and they even managed to make something out of it. I think the saddest thing was the timing. When they really were on point, when they wrote the flawless album, amazingly not too much generic in hair metal terms... well it was the beginning of the 90s... And we know what came next. I mean, maybe if they got signed in the first half of the 80’s, the story would’ve been very different

[@analystzorncasteel3047]

Love is a Killer is their very best song!

[@Mario_N64]

However, Heart had a hugely successful album in 1990.

[@karllux-d6g]

As I see it, in the 2nd half of the 80s ''label moguls'' weren't still tuned to what had happened with Metal since, say, 79. Both in Europe and America, and consequently around the world - even in the most remote and exotic places - audiences had learned to appreciate and value all female bands or female-fronted ones. Of course the pioneers were scarce but brave as hell and left a trail for others to pass through. In my early teenage years I liked Suzi Quatro and then The Runaways. But from later I also remember Girlschool, Rock Goddess, Warlock, and also Lee Aaron, The Cycle Sluts from Hell, Phantom Blue. And even when in doubt, AR's should have paid attention to the Bangles. On another note, I'm deeply sad about Jan Kühnmund's passing, very talented and very beautiful axe ace. RIP.

[@sbi168]

Vixen were a great band I didnt get on with their later stuff but love that 80s rock they did. Jan was a great guitarist but the whole band had a great sound and allot of talent.

[@mrvinyl-mrchili9583]

One of the Best band ever! My favorite band. Rip jan

[@super_retro8465]

My mom said she wore the tape out of this band when she was a teenager lol

[@DaveSteele07]

I got to see Vixen at a night club in San Jose! I even got to meet Jan at a NAMM Show!

[@craigswensen434]

I actually really like Tangerine, saw them on that tour in New Hampshire. Maybe 30 people in the crowd, it was uncomfortable.

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Yikes. Sounds like it. Yeah, Tangerine isn’t bad really. Just had a super 90s feel to me. And that orange on the cover with the bellybutton ring... eesh so 90s!

[@Cheeseburger.Launch.Sequence]

Nashua or Plaistow?

[@mooreoutdoor9841]

Amazing Band! Jan was an Awesome guitarist and the Foxiest one in the band! I wonder what the real story was regarding if they ask her to be on the next album or never contacted her. R.I.P. Jan!

[@Swanlord05]

I think it was artistic direction And money greed .....desperation I wouldn't let them bring another one in either

[@Moxy_1984]

Great video! Love Vixen!

[@ross2812]

I was in high school in the 80s and I admit that I didn't give Vixen the credit they deserved but now I realize that I was the problem. Man... could they jam.

[@tasjourney7778]

Vixen is my favorite I almost got to meet Janet gardener when they were in Maryland. I was in a popular cover band in our area and the guy who booked them knew us. And knew how much of a fan I was of the band. It didn’t happen. Probably for the best I might have fainted and ruined my reputation lol

[@tristanbeaumont8048]

I have their first album sealed original pressing vinyl

[@Wagoo]

Meanwhile in Japan, SHOW-YA already put out 7 albums by the end of the 80's..

[@nicksothep8472]

Show-whoya?

[@tkerrig6269]

Incredibly talented band but Japanese lyrics / vocals limited them to the home audience. If they had an english-speaking singer, they'd have been HUGE.

[@CaptainSokrates]

Japan has been leading the way for all-female Rock/Metal bands for a long time but as T Kerrig pointed out, they were/are mostly only known in their home country. Then Babymetal became a thing (not strictly speaking an all-female band, depending on who you ask) and many people, including myself began to look to see what else Japan had to offer. We were not disappointed. I might also add that, in the U.K, Girlschool had also done 7 albums before the end of the 80's and Rock Goddess had three. Neither band as famous as Vixen (I might argue Girlschool are better known in the U.K) and both bands are still going, lineup changes not withstanding.

[@jmcgin1453]

Don't forget Steffanie, who went on to join Show-Ya in the 90s. To my knowledge, she wrote a large majority of her songs. She only had two albums in the 80s, and various singles and maybe an EP. But she had an all guy band before Show-Ya.

[@jockmctodger]

I enjoy Fanny

[@dean1618]

Love Vixen. That was a awesome video!

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Thanks for watching!

[@HASCH05]

great! saludos from Argentina!

[@PaladinCecil]

Of the band's first two albums, I ironically liked the first one better. While I completely agree that Rev It Up is much more of a band effort and that some of the song-writing is pretty good, I felt that it was too synth-heavy. I agree that they should've been able to write a lot more than just two songs on their first release, but although it still had its share of keyboard use, the synth had a lot more of a presence on their sophomore effort, despite being released at a time where it was used a lot less. The first album still has a lot of songs where the guitar work is more noticeable and although it's good that the band got to do an album where they wrote most of the music, I would've liked it better if it wasn't as keyboard heavy.

[@curbowman]

Hey, I was a keyboard player! the only ripe I had (and still have) with those synths is that they had no official keyboard player. I believe that if you have that much keyboards you should make him a member of the band.

[@nbdysfool3]

Please do one for Queensryche!

[@taelorwatson9822]

If you like vixen you will love poison dollies and envy. They had Gina stile at their guitar player

[@diseasedc]

The Poison dolly's are awesome, also Rock Goddess and Warbride 🤘

[@uhtredragnarsson4128]

Your school is best school on internet man..bravo 👏 👏 👏

[@MetalSchoolChannel]

Hey, thanks for watching!

[@xalleem8117]

Been crushing on Roxy since 87😍😍😍😍😍😍!!!

[@freebfree65]

Great metal school segment. All hail Vixen!!!

[@Cheeseburger.Launch.Sequence]

Girlschool, No Shame, Toronto..... there were a ton of these all female or mostly female metal hard rock acts. Girlschool had the approval of Lemmy.

[@ΚωνσταντίνοςΚωνσταντίνου-θ1ψ]

They had a single with Motorhead and they had toured together...

[@ArcadeMusicTribute]

my favorite female Heavy Metal band has been Phantom Blue. Check them out!

[@TeaDrivenDev]

I was just going to mention them; they were a lot more "Metal" musically, too (signed to Shrapnel of all places for the first record).

[@ArcadeMusicTribute]

@@TeaDrivenDev Yeah they were heavier than Vixen, specially the first album which I really love. The second one is more rocking. I love both albums tho'.

[@Koriian]

Phantom Blue was great

[@sandoristar7597]

I liked Vixen, never diehard fan but there were always some Vixen songs in my playlists ( cassettes at that time :D :D :D )

[@johntyfleming4581]

Always liked Vixen,, Phantom Blue also good....👍👍

[@Stinkydo0d]

Vixen is such an amazing band! Got into them a couple years back! Everyone always brings up The Runaways as the best female underrated rock band, but they usually never heard Vixen! And Britt Lightning is such a great guitarist! Definitely a good replacement for Jan.

[@simondoutre6225]

I saw L7 when I was a kid in the 90s, chicks can play

[@PauloSilva-xe2in]

Jan R I P in❤ peace❤

[@Gaddesreinhart]

Ah, I see Tangerine fell victim to the all to common trend of 80's bands cutting what could be described as an Alternative Metal (a genre I enjoy mind you) album. Many such cases.

[@acdcking1234]

Can you do a video on mercyful fate please

[@carlobarosso1191]

Bset looking and sounding all female band ever.

[@shannonyoung5382]

The lead singer of Mister Mister wrote a song for Kiss or maybe it was Gene Simmons solo album. So... There’s that.🤷‍♂️🤘

[@Scottocaster6668]

I'd take Share any day. Do a Shotgun Messiah Metal School!

[@Safetyman99]

I second both points. Share is hot AF, and Shotgun Messiah was one of my favorite bands.

[@JoeyArmstrong2800]

I always thought it was strange that so many 80's girl bands got dismissed despite the fact that thousands of guy bands tried to look like girls.

[@mahoot81]

Just heartbreaking to hear of Jan Kuehnemund’s passing of Ovarian Cancer before they were having their heart set out to have a real reunion .

[@randall168sTwackstickman]

It's sad but How the heck did Jan got cancer anyway

[@mahoot81]

@@randall168sTwackstickman That never was established but according Share Ross/Pedersen Jan was health conscious as frak.

[@randall168sTwackstickman]

Health concious??? Wat is that?

[@mahoot81]

@@randall168sTwackstickman It meant that she took care of herself by eating food not too high in carcinogenic/cancer causing ingredients and never drank, never smoked and never did drugs.

[@gregorynelson7062]

I have to say I have been listening to you girls there so long as you're so great I wish I'd had a chance to see you rock on your right there with Ronnie James Dio

[@ronfreeman2092]

Jan was such an underrated guitar player. I loved her solos.

[@miparedro76]

Another great band: Phantom Blue

[@wingerfan1]

The 80's had so much talent it was hard for labels to pick which group to sign and push. So many great groups got lost in the shuffle. So sad...

[@themediamarauder1582]

I forgot how much I liked Vixen. Saw them in concert in the late 80s or early 90s. They had a meet and great afterwards. Roxy was the coolest. They were the best thing about Hardbodies.

[@StarchildSixx]

I met their line up minus Jan back in 2017-2018 I believe. They’d just introduced Britt Lightning. Roxy was so awesome and I was so struck by her. These girls could definitely and still rock out. The line up I met was super nice and I’m glad I had the opportunity. I just wish I could’ve seen them in their heyday. I was a bit young then.

[@gingataff]

I miss the 80s so much

[@markhunter8554]

I don't.

[@JustinSmithPYRO]

Love Vixen. Still listen to their music. R.I.P. Jan. Sucks she's dead. Such an amazing guitarist 🤘🤘

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

She could really play that guitar. That Live and Learn album has her shredding it

[@bobgomez9481]

Best looking one in the band as well.

[@bobabooey4537]

LOL

[@davidaix5771]

We always lose the best guitar players I have a big list and it is so sad

[@JustinSmithPYRO]

@@davidaix5771 yup. So many gone and way too damn soon

[@joeylyons4549]

I WANT YOU TO ROCK ME. Incredible rocker. Jans guitar work is second to none on that !!!!

[@tonycampbell4982]

The female Bon Jovi and their drummer not only sexy can play.

[@magnuswettermark8293]

In my opinion they play the shit out of bon jovi ! ROXY forever..👍🤘

[@johnroche7541]

Saw Vixen open up for Bon Jovi at Milten Keynes(UK) in front of 75,000 and they were absolutely awesome. A tough act to follow.They never got the recognition they deserved at the time. They could rock with the best of them and they were great musicians. They also opened for the Scorpions. One of the girls back in the day was going out with Rikki Rocket(the drummer from Poison) and he makes a cameo appearance in one of their videos. I loved their first 2 albums with the classic lineup. Richard Marx wrote "Edge of a Broken Heart".

[@fivestring65ify]

Roxy was smoking hot back then, and still is. She's a kick ass drummer too.

[@magnuswettermark8293]

Jimmy lewis. She is..!!👍

[@lemtoalemwalling8773]

Jan is a Legend. RIP

[@jamesholliday6151]

Loved the original line up of Vixen.

[@wightangel]

I still think ' Love is a killer' is a very underrated rock ballad. You to fancy the hell out of Janet Gardner. R.I.P Jan Kuehenemund you were a great addition to the great band.

[@jackyl8259]

Jan wasn't a addition she started the fuckn band I don't no about u but if u start a band u usually do the kicking out I no I would.

[@xavius30]

You're right. It's my favorite Vixen song. ;)

[@IanIsrael]

Jan is a huge influence on my guitar playing and songwriting. She will be missed by all Vixen fans.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

R.I.P. Jan 🌹

[@beamerstrumpet]

I was a bellman when they opended for , I cant remember ..., But after they were packing up to leave, Roxy came down and chatted with me for about 10 min. She was awesome. I lost my pad paper that had all the autographs and Roxy wrote "TO SCOTT AND THE BASEMENT BOYS, KEEP ROCKING!" Share talked a second and mentioned her wrist was sprained all throughout the show. The two Jans smiled said hello and put down their names but didnt linger.

[@gorfpatrol5482]

And the drummer was in a Detroit band, with sebastian bach, before he went to skidrow

[@ukrpgfan4029]

When women were women.....Love the original Vixen. RIP Jan x x

[@roadbully384]

a stroll down memory lane as a kid..watching them on MTV Head Bangers Ball.. Loved these ladies and their music.

[@shanebroussard6262]

They played them on head bangers ball? I don’t remember that at all. They had regular play during the day like lita ford.

[@jamiemoll2484]

Roxy and Jan especially were the driving force behind the wheel.

[@ChannelBerpindah]

I have the first album CD. Great hair metal album.

[@raythackston1960]

I love this band...did an early show with them...they could play...really play.

[@raythackston1960]

Jan was the sound and heart of Vixen...without her it was just another band. I liked her version of the band better. But I will say Janet has the best voice of all the singers from Vixen. RIP Jan...gone way to soon.

[@dongigelo5422]

Janet Gardner has 2 Solo albums out now, and 3rd is Gardner/James. Justin James is a great Guitarist and her Husband, and her Vocals are stronger than when singing Vixens songs.

[@jordandors]

Rest in peace but no

[@seanjm73]

Let me get this straight.. the record companies were okay signing men that looked like women, but women that looked like women was a no go? LOL!

[@williamjamesayers7719]

Love is a killer is a great song and video.

[@metalwitch58]

Love the original Vixen, always!!

[@AllRequired]

There will never, ever, ever be another Vixen. But Kittie was not a bunch to be sneezed at, either.

[@TomTobin67]

Richard Marx just released his autobiography and he tells a different story. He dedicates a whole chapter to Vixen.

[@cyrilstut]

RIP Jan, i was in love

[@gloriahufnagel5556]

It was cool to see women , out there rocking , at a time when it was HYPER -masculine.. and who had hair that was just as good, if not better !😂💕

[@warpath6666]

My buddy and I loved Vixen and I remember when he showed me the Poison cassette "Look What The Cat Dragged In". I said "Woooow !!! Those chicks are *HOT !!!* ", he laughed and said "Dude, those are all dudes LOL!!!" 😄🤣😝🤪

[@lt.danicecream]

Lita Ford was out there too. There were women, the record companies just wanted them for sex appeal. So, I'd say it was more of the record companies than it was hyper masculinity.

[@andromedastar4900]

Well, there was absolutely nothing hyper masculine about the looks and style of hair metal bands. But I get what you mean that it was largely a boys club for some bizarre reason. It's disappointing that there weren't more female bands and that record companies seemed to think female rockers were a gimmick. The business is frustrating like that. Another thing was how the record companies started signing every hair metal band they could find by the late 80s just to make a quick buck. That's what ultimately killed off hair metal, and then the execs were so quick to drop hair metal like old trash and turn those guys into a laughingstock, as they jumped on the new bandwagon in town... grunge.

[@gloriahufnagel5556]

@@andromedastar4900 Yep.. Nirvana was the final nail on the coffin.. & yea, some of the dudes had nicer hair than me 😂😂& probably took 2 times as long to get ready!

[@johnburkhardt462]

Roxy is my favorite

[@nicholaschapman6763]

i fucking love these women!!! I seen them in a small venue in Ohio. They ruin the fucking place. it was awesome. vixen are true rockstars

[@richjl73]

I still love Vixen and recently made a deal to buy a guitar that Jan played and signed at a UK Gig back in either ‘89 or ‘90!

[@tarasbulba3190]

Don't do it, it's a fake!

[@richjl73]

@@tarasbulba3190 nope, it’s genuine! I also have provenance too!

[@tarasbulba3190]

@@richjl73 Cool! Enjoy!👍

[@limbuprakash7986]

Must be expensive

[@nero5896]

Jan was just too good looking for her own good. I don't think she was taken seriously because she couldn't be that hot and be able to play the guitar like she could. You can't have it all, but she did. She looked like a model playing the guitar. Also, I never could find out why the other members wanted to add another guitar or get rid of Jan all together. But Jan's suspicions were right all along because the other members made an album without her. IDK what their beef was with her, because she was a good guitar player. She seemed more quiet and reserved (almost mysterious) than the other members though. Also, I see two different birthdates for Jan, one says 1961 and another says 1953, so not sure which is correct. I'm leaning towards 1953. I guess she was mysterious even after her death.

[@goodmorningsundaymorning4533]

L7 was highly underated as well.

[@deanhuffman48]

Jan was hands down one of the best guitarist in the 80s to be treated as wanting another why? How a bout 2 singers or 2 bass players Jan brought it every time she played!!

[@kimchi2780]

Nothing wrong with 2 guitarists. My band has two and it opens up a lot of stuff writing wise.

[@TwentytenS4B8]

They didn't want to replace Jan. They just wanted to add another guitarist. Having two guitar players really opens up what can be done with song writing and musical dynamics.

[@jeepers251]

very underrated, and roxy can play the drums!

[@kevinmcc3147]

I saw these ladies in concert and they can play real good musicians

[@nigeldepledge3790]

I still have the cassette tape of Vixen, and the LP of Rev It Up. Those record companies who said they didn't want another all-female rock band were so full of shit. I remember buying LPs by Meanstreak (all-female thrash band who, AFAICT, released only the one album, Roadkill) and Phantom Blue (a five-part all-female hard rock band who, AFAICT, released only the one eponymous album), in perhaps 1989 or 1990. They didn't quite match the songwriting of Rev It Up, but it was good to hear something a little different.

[@Wyl7]

I wore out the first Phantom Blue album. Bought it because is was on Shrapnel and co-produced by Marty Friedman, stayed for the great musicianship and songs.

[@mb-fs1yo]

Love this band, Jan was awesome guitarist.

[@TheRageaholic]

Had to tap out at "man-splained". Keep that cringy Portland college horseshit out of Metal. Especially when you're already ripping off a superior channel's video format.

[@danielwong7417]

VIXEN a great band, saw them (Jan (RIP), Janet, Share & Roxy) twice in '89 & '90. P.S. check out BAND-MAID, LOVEBITES & MARY'S BLOOD. Great all-female bands from Japan.

[@martinsane]

You got to wonder if there would have been a Vixen w/o Richard Marx and Jeff Paris or maybe 1 as successful as they were. The Rev It Up disc obviously sold far less. For extra credit, Vixen was also in the Penelope Spheeris documentary Decline of Western Civilization: The Metal Years. Well done video btw, I'm new to the channel and enjoyed this one. Thx.

[@blackvultures1119]

I'm binge-watching all of your videos, can you please talk about DORO PESCH and Warlock? I'd love that!

[@drn1023]

Vixen was the album I'd have on for the first bike ride of the season. Through the 90"s and gets lots of play on rides to this day. I love their sound and wish they had more of a catalog "cause it would ALL be rockin'!!!

[@shonbarton3571]

What can one say about Vixen... extremely gorgeous & highly skilled musicians who were so underrated

[@TheWatcherofsky]

Best Female Hard Rock Metal bands: 1. Vixen of Jan Kuehnemund 2. Girlschool of Kelly Johnson 3. Phantom Blue of Michelle Meldrum

[@airtioteclint]

Check out Band-Maid.

[@RSProduxx]

@@airtioteclint I´d go with Nemophila...

[@airtioteclint]

@@RSProduxx Nemophila is great and actually my second favorite but no way they top bandmaid. Musically Band-Maid"s composition. Structures and lyrics are consistently good across all of their albums (hundreds of songs). Misa Akane and kanami are the power trio comparable to all the old time greats. Nemophila does have mayu though. She is a vocal treasure.

[@RSProduxx]

@@airtioteclint well, matter of taste I guess... Band Maid has just a few songs I like, other than that they feel too much like the typical Idol School band with distorted guitars to me... Nemophila is what I like about metal: passionate and raw and overall the songs are more appealing to me... as I said: matter of taste, Band Maid is good in what they´re doing, just not my cup of tea in most cases ...

[@airtioteclint]

@@RSProduxx I can dig it.

[@manowarviriathus889]

I had a couple of Vixen posters in my bedroom walls when I was a teenager... plus many Samantha Fox posters 😀

[@curbowman]

My heart broke a little when I learned Samantha Fox is gay...

[@ΚωνσταντίνοςΚωνσταντίνου-θ1ψ]

I had also a Lee Aaron poster and dont forget PRECIOUS METAL...

[@jockmctodger]

Sam Fox had awesome high beamers😛

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I remember being introduced to Vixen at Weight Works gym in Newmarket, Ont by an old friend back then named ED. Seems like yesterday, and if by chance Ed reads this message. I hope all is well. Good times in the gym: you, Andy, myself and others clinking and clanking those weights. Good times. Great band too. Lee Arron, and Vixen were my two go to female metal bands.