List of female heavy metal singers
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This is a list of female metal artists with articles on Wikipedia. For female singers of other rock genres, see List of female rock singers.
A
- Lee Aaron (Lee Aaron)
- Layla Brooklyn Allman (Picture Me Broken)
- Kim Anderson (Flee the Seen)
- Ingeborg Anna (Adorned Brood)
- Anza (Head Phones President)
- Maria Arkhipova "Masha Scream" (Arkona)
- Martina Astner (Therion, Alas)
- Anita Auglend (The Sins of Thy Beloved)
- Zuberoa Aznárez (Diabulus in Musica)
B
- Tairrie B (My Ruin, Tura Satana, Manhole)
- Kerstin Bischof (Xandria)
- Nicole Bogner (Visions of Atlantis)
- Ann Boleyn (Hellion)
- Steffanie Borges (Steffanie, Show-Ya)
- Francine Boucher (Echoes of Eternity)
- Marcela Bovio (Stream of Passion, Ayreon)
- Henriette Bordvik (Sirenia)
- Fallon Bowman (Kittie)
- Laura Bravo (Nuclear Death)
- Maria Breon (HolyHell)
- Maria Brink (In This Moment)
C
- Cadaveria (Cadaveria)
- Krysta Cameron (Iwrestledabearonce)
- Cassiopée (Anemonia)
- Jennifer Cella (Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
- Francesca Chiara (The LoveCrave)
- Ji-In Cho (Krypteria)
- Simone Christinat (Elis, Legenda Aurea)
- Julie Christmas (Battle of Mice)
- Lacey Conner (Nocturne)
- Lucia Cifarelli (KMFDM, Drill)
- Becki Clark (Season's End)
- Sabina Classen (Holy Moses)
- Candice Clot (Eths)
- Dawn Crosby (Detente, Fear of God)
- Cherie Currie (The Runaways)
D
- Andrea Dätwyler (Lunatica)
- Clémentine Delauney (Visions of Atlantis, Serenity)
- Mariangela Demurtas (Tristania)
- Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation, Ayreon)
- Sarah Jezebel Deva (Angtoria, Cradle of Filth, Therion, The Kovenant)
- Stefanie Duchêne (Flowing Tears)
- Amy Dumas (The Luchagors)
- Sabine Dünser (Elis)
E
- Aimee Echo (Human Waste Project, TheStart)
- Sabine Edelsbacher (Edenbridge)
- Ann-Mari Edvardsen (The 3rd and the Mortal, Tactile Gemma)
- Susanne Ehlers (Haggard)
- Carmen Elise Espenæs (Midnattsol, Savn)
- Liv Kristine Espenæs (Theatre of Tragedy, Leaves' Eyes, The Sirens)
- Kristin Evegård (Diablo Swing Orchestra)
F
- Robyn Ferguson (Adorned in Ash)
- Melissa Ferlaak (Aesma Daeva, Visions of Atlantis, Echoterra)
- Jennifer Finch (L7)
- Karin Fjellander (Therion)
- Ada Flechtner (Coronatus)
- Stevie Floyd (Dark Castle)
- Lita Ford (The Runaways)
- Veronica Freeman (Benedictum)
- Kate French (Chastain)
- Şebnem Ferah (Volvox)
G
- Runhild Gammelsæter (Thorr's Hammer, Khlyst)
- Isa García Navas (Therion)
- Janet Gardner (Vixen)
- Suzi Gardner (L7)
- Gen (Genitorturers)
- Pilar Giménez "Ailyn" (Sirenia)
- Kimberly Goss (Sinergy, Ancient, Therion)
- Angela Gossow (Arch Enemy)
- Jacqueline Govaert (Ayreon)
- Marike Groot (The Gathering)
- Giorgia Gueglio (Mastercastle)
H
- Halca (High and Mighty Color)
- Lzzy Hale (Halestorm)
- Gigi Hangach (Phantom Blue)
- Lauren Harris (Six Hour Sundown, Lauren Harris)
- Carla Harvey (Butcher Babies)
- Laurie Ann Haus (Rain Fell Within, Autumn Tears)
- Rachael Kozak (Hecate)
- Hannah Holgersson (Therion)
- Franziska Huth (Eyes of Eden)
- Slymenstra Hymen (Gwar)
I
- Ihriel (Peccatum)
J
- Liv Jagrell (Sister Sin)
- Floor Jansen (ReVamp, After Forever, Ayreon, Nightwish)
- Irene Jansen (Ayreon, Star One)
- Jill Janus (Huntress)
- Barbara Jedovnicky (Naio Ssaion)
- Jessicka (Jack Off Jill, Scarling.)
- Lisa Johansson (Draconian)
- Kelly Johnson (Girlschool)
- Kaisa Jouhki (Battlelore)
K
- Vas Kallas (Hanzel und Gretyl)
- Vena Kava (Killing Moon)
- Tarin Kerrey (Sanguine)
- Aja Kim (The Iron Maidens)
- Gaby Koss (Hagard, Nota Profana)
- Manuela Kraller (Haggard, Xandria)
- Anna Kränzlein (Schandmaul)
- Eileen Küpper (Therion, The Kovenant)
L
- Mon Laferte (Mystica Girls)
- Mercedes Lander (Kittie)
- Morgan Lander (Kittie)
- Lana Lane (Lana Lane, Ayreon)
- Courtney LaPlante (Iwrestledabearonce, Unicron)
- Amy Lee (Evanescence)
- Leather Leone (Chastain)
- Lori Lewis (Therion, Aesma Daeva)
- Lorraine Lewis (Femme Fatale)
- Katarina Lilja (Therion)
- Sara Löfgren (TWDSO)
- Annlouice Lögdlund (Diablo Swing Orchestra)
- Noora Louhimo (Battle Beast)
- Kristell Lowagie (Valkyre)
- Magali Luyten (Virus IV, Beautiful Sin, Ayreon)
- Stephanie Luzie (Darkwell, Atargatis)
M
- Mākii (High and Mighty Color)
- Elisa Martin (Dark Moor, Fairyland, Dreamaker)
- Masha (Exilia)
- Helena Iren Michaelsen (Trail of Tears, Imperia)
- Laura Macrì (MaYaN)
- Lisa Middelhauve (Xandria, Whyzdom)
- Moa-Metal (Babymetal)
- Anna Murphy (Eluveitie)
N
- Sandra Nasić (Guano Apes)
- Mitsuyo Nemoto (Animetal)
- Joanna Nieniewska (Visions of Atlantis)
- Maxi Nil (Visions of Atlantis, Elysion, On Thorns I Lay, Jaded Star)
- Anne Nurmi (Lacrimosa)
O
- Deb Obarski (The Iron Maidens)
- Kazuha Oda (Kazha)
- Anette Olzon (Nightwish)
- Akane Okamoto "Akane Liv" (Liv Moon)
- Manda Ophuis (Nemesea)
- Nina Osegueda (A Sound of Thunder)
P
- Heidi Parviainen (Amberian Dawn, Dark Sarah)
- Monika Pedersen (Sirenia, Sinphonia)
- Doro Pesch (Warlock, Doro)
- Zoe Pierce-Gibson "Betty X" (Betty X)
- Jada Pinkett Smith (Wicked Wisdom)
- Alexandra Plamenatz "Sandra Laureano" (Therion, Kein Zurück, Thunderstorm)
- Aurélie Potin Suau "Eilera" (Chrysalis)
- Vicky Psarakis (The Agonist, E.V.E)
R
- Miriam Elisabeth Renvåg (Ram-Zet)
- Angelica Rylin (The Murder of My Sweet)
- Judith Rijnveld (Kingfisher Sky)
- Kirsten Rosenberg (The Iron Maidens)
- Kari Rueslåtten (The 3rd and the Mortal, Storm, The Sirens)
- Patti Russo (Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
- Elize Ryd (Amaranthe)
S
- Lori S. (Acid King)
- Sabrina Sabrok (Primeras Impresiones)
- Jenna Sanz-Agero (Vixen)
- Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil)
- Sonya Scarlet (Theatres des Vampires)
- Elizabeth Schall (Dreaming Dead)
- Inga Scharf (Van Canto)
- Sandra Schleret (Dreams of Sanity, Siegfried, Elis)
- Sever (Sumo Cyco)
- Otep Shamaya (Otep)
- Nell Sigland (The Crest, Theatre of Tragedy)
- Simone Simons (Epica, Aina, Kamelot, Ayreon)
- Skin (Skunk Anansie)
- Jada Pinkett Smith (Wicked Wisdom)
- Shawnee Smith (Fydolla Ho)
- Carly Smithson (We Are the Fallen)
- Katra Solopuro (Katra)
- Amanda Somerville (Aina, HDK, Trillium, Avantasia, Docker's Guild)
- Donita Sparks (L7, Donita Sparks and the Stellar Moments)
- Vibeke Stene (Tristania)
- Lacey Sturm (Flyleaf)
- Su-Metal (Babymetal)
T
- Keiko Terada (Show-Ya)
- Katherine Thomas "The Great Kat" (The Great Kat)
- Iliana Tsakiraki (Meden Agan, Enemy of Reality)
- Tarja Turunen (Nightwish, Tarja)
V
- Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering, Agua De Annique, Ayreon, The Sirens, The Devin Townsend Project)
- Dianne van Giersbergen (Xandria, Ex Libris)
- Carla van Huizen (La-Ventura)
- Martine van Loon (The Gathering, Orphanage)
- Mia Vareško aka Mya Mortensen (Omega Lithium)
- Linnéa Vikström (Therion)
- Päivi "Capri" Virkkunen (Amberian Dawn)
W
- Jenny Warren (The Iron Maidens)
- Quinn Weng (Seraphim)
- Silje Wergeland (Octavia Sperati, The Gathering)
- Charlotte Wessels (Delain)
- Alissa White-Gluz (The Agonist, Arch Enemy)
- Wendy O. Williams (The Plasmatics)