
Tackling a new real-life mystery with each track, covering the disappearance and mysterious death of “ Elisa Lam” and the doomed cult following of “Jim Jones,” SKYND’s haunting vocals tell each tale as if they were acting out in front of you. True crime has never been more compelling than at the hands of Australian electronic-metal sensation SKYND and their mystifying frontwoman of the same name. Check the sassy leading line from “Love Bites (So Do I)” as an example of this phenomenal lady’s ability to step beyond musical expression and into aural artistry. We couldn’t pay tribute to Hale without also recognizing her guitar talents. From the vitriolic masochism of “ I Miss The Misery” to the heart-wrenching “ Here’s To Us,” Hale’s vocal range reaches each extreme of moving emotion and devastating attitude. If you haven’t heard of the colossal Halestorm and their show-stealing frontlady Lzzy Hale by now, how’s it been living under that rock? Out here in the real world, both rock and metal have been battling to claim Halestorm and Hale’s presence since the band’s first EP, (Don’t Mess With The) Time Man, in 1999.


Read more: 10 new releases from Finland that show why it’s the most metal country Lzzy Hale Where symphonic icons Nightwish and Within Temptation blazed the trail for female leaders to step toward center stage, new blood such as SKYND and Ad Infinitum have taken the torch and run with it.įrom guttural screams to the heavenly tones that offset some of the dirtiest riffs, here’s our countdown of 20 women who are driving metal right this minute. All across the genre’s many subcategories, from folk to black metal, powerful female figures are putting their stamp on a genre that’s finally coming to terms with the inclusivity of the present day.
