Heavy metal is sexist: yay or nay?
 

There aren't enough women in the heavy metal industry. Maybe they don't get into the genre because they feel threatened? Or feel that they won't be accepted into it? I struggle to list many off the top of my head, Halestorm, Nightwish, Within Temptation... Now I'm out of bands! Is this an issue or are the female- fronted metal bands just less well known? It's definitely a male-dominated genre and this needs to change!

Metal is super sexy.

nay. it would only be sexist if women were prevented from joining the industry.

sure there needs to be more female artists, but nothing is stopping women from joining/forming metal bands.

See also: every other genre of music.

Maybe it's just because women don't really listen to much metal.

If metal is too heavy for women to lift, that's their problem. ;)

Except pop and maybe pseudo-Country, ie Country Pop

That's not metal's fault

Only in terms of the singers. When you look at whole bands, I'd say it skews very male across the board.

Eh... notice, they didn't hire an ugly chick, and when she quit, they hired another attractive woman. I wouldn't call that liberated.

Ugly chicks don't sing that well I guess, at least in my experience. The only one that comes to mind is Janice Joplin.

If it was sexist, women would be banned entirely. Underrepresented is the word you're looking for.

I also want to add that The Agonist got a new hot blonde for a replacement. If she wasn't hot, I'm not sure if the band would stay alive.

Smell the Glove is the best album ever. What's wrong with being sexy?

Just watched that movie today actually.

Finally. Half of the metal section is going to make so much more sense to you now.

Oh I can't wait to reference that movie at every available opportunity to make up for the years I went without seeing it once.

Isn't like the bassist of Bolt Thrower a woman?

There's also a HUGE number of female fronted goth/symph metal bands.

Didn't know that. Kinda cool.

All attractive, and almost all dressed to entice teenage boys/goth fashion victim teenage boys.

Female grinders aren't too bad



https://a3-images.myspacecdn.com/ima...a5ed1/full.jpg

The chick from Fuck the Facts isn't too bad either.


http://www.darkmediaonline.com/wp-co.../02/FTFMel.png

http://i.imgur.com/hz4WL1R.jpg

^^^^

That was.... great....

What the **** was it? Still not getting Youtube vids.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgLG7qP46vk ?

Flagitious Idiosyncrasy in the Dilapidation is what it is

First album downloaded.

You're gonna love that, quote me on it. Absolutely crushing and bass heavy death/grind

The only people dumb enough to enjoy the genre so that makes sense.

Holy ****, yes! That is some quality ****. And that bass guitar is mean as **** too. Japan does everything well.

Well, teenage girls/goth fashion victim teenage girls as well.

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Indubitably.

There are excellent female musicians who don't try to be hot. But agreed, not many. Mainly due to womankind's lack of ability to commit to a hobby in general, not just metal and not just music.

See these badass bitches:


Although I can't think of a good female drummer.

Halestorm isn't metal, first of all. More like a hard rock, alt rock.

But I'd agree that Metal is not sexist. It's a sure bet that some people within the Metal community are sexist, however it doesn't make the genre sexist.

I've witnessed that it's encouraged for more women to take the charge and be in a Metal band. I know I like women in a Metal band.

Huntress is one of my favorite female fronted Metal groups as of late. Got some good songs.

By some crazy coincidence this showed up in my Facebook newsfeed. Not all metal drummers but still:

The 20 Best Female Drummers

How about Mama Cass?

Karen Carpenter's pretty good.

These drummers aren't too sexy

Well it's one thing to have a female guitarist, but I imagine you gotta have some arm strength to be any good as a drummer.

why?

Quiet, noise boy!
Will check them out for Metal Month III's Heavy Metal Honeyz (shut it) on the strength only of their name. :thumb:

Another band that does feminism proud.


http://www.metalblast.net/wp-content...ress-Promo.jpg

It would be awesome if all the dudes behind her were wearing that getup.