Looking for Suggestion (female vocals)

[Anemeros]

Hello everyone. This is not only my first time posting, but it is also my first time visiting this site. I will admit now that I am not very familiar with this site, but I thought it was a good place to ask for help.

For a very long time I have been searching for a contemporary hard rock group (with a female vocalist) that is top notch (according to me anyways). There's lots of female vocalists out there, but it seems it's either too much pop, too much angst or too much goth. I know that opinions on what is good can vary wildly, but so far nothing I have discovered has scratched that itch. The closest I ever came to that was an obscure Canadian group called Sonica, but they dropped off the face of the earth before they even found their stride. I know there are good rock groups out there with female vocalists, but to clarify I'm looking for something with more of an edge, but also something smarter, deeper. I'm more into bands that are on the technical, progressive and experimental side like Tool or Karnivool.

I will give everything suggested a chance, assuming I haven't already heard of them myself. Feel free to ridicule me, too, if you want. Just try to slip a suggestion in there with it.

Thanks!

[SteveO]

Welcome aboard MD, Anemeros! Being from Canada never heard of the Canadian band Sonica ! Too bad they have disbanded ! Love your choice of bands , and the fact that you like the technical progressive experimental side!

Have you tried this band... PURSON ? I like the vocals and the songs are progressive I think !


[video=youtube;47CP2-f5mdg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47CP2-f5mdg[/video]


(If you find more let me know as I would love to find the same as you). Pretty Reckless are raunchy but may not be that deep !

[evilB]

How about....

Stolen Babies
Filistata - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVLLQEM9-Ew
Spill! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVYcbJNra8k

Anneke van Giersbergen
Take Me Home - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu0ZWRKg...Q6kbLHNsNR

Anneke with the Gatheringalone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpVPLh2aYaI

Anneke With Devin Townsend
True North - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P49A9dxpM0g

Djerv
Only I Exist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBIIXD7yUPQ

Skunk Anansie
Selling Jesus - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQPwnvJsg54

Anathema (w/ Lee Douglas not the solitary front woman but most certainly leaves her musical mark on this band's work)
Lightning Song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNSPXI7wrTI
The Storm Before the Calm - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm4lhvf0vdw
Untouchable 1 & 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyRxmCXMfsA

[SteveO]

^ Great recommendations Evil dude !!!!

[Anemeros]

Thanks for the suggestions guys! I like Purson and Djerv especially. Djerv led me to Animal Alpha, then to Die So Fluid by accident. Off to a good start; Now I'm gonna back to listening to the Djerv album I just bought. It's fun!

[SteveO]

Google in ..What The **** (expletive) Should I l Listen To Now ? ...and type in Djerv or Purson , you will get many artists that are similar to Purson or Djerv !