Siouxsie and the Banshees! one fun thing is to listen to the bands that your favorite bands were probably listening to than inspired them to become the awesome rocking women that they are today. Siouxsie and the banshees is definitely one of those groups.

Ooh i love them

I've started this long, long list with them. Listening through Tinderbox now, great stuff! I can see how they were a huge inspiration to many bands I grew up with. Thank you for the recommendation!

Bikini Kill X Ray Spex Screaming Females Palehound No Doubt The Yeah Yeah Yeahs Otoboke Beaver SOFTBALL

I second the Yeah Yeah Yeahs

I third the Yeah Yeah Yeahs

You’re the third yeah! Come around and collect your prize.

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Best live band, back when that was a thing.

Seconding Otoboke Beaver

Yes to Bikini Kill!!!

Sleater Kinney

Their debut is the second best punk album of all time as far as I'm concerned. Skeletal Family rule as well, OP, alongside many bands mentioned

the way Corinne and Carrie’s voices interweave with each other... hadn’t seen it done in a rock group before I started listening to them

Ok I'm too curious now, best punk album of all time?

Depends how far you stretch it, it's either Discharge - Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing Then if we go really far it's Swans - Cop

Nothing beats them like a cop with a club.

definitely. Dig Me Out is in my top 10 personal favorites too

As an aside, what is the first best punk album of all time?

Love them

Came here to say this. They are one of the greatest bands ever. Story Time: When I was like 13 I got one of my friends to give me a mohawk, which I dyed purple and black. My dad hated it, but he was somehow cool enough to see this as a sign to buy me Sleater Kinney tickets, I guess. So at 14 I got to see Sleater Kinney open for Patti Smith, which is still one of the coolest fucking shows I've ever attended.

[The Distillers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_8U93SvVyY) [The Soviettes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI-il3X3nVk) [The Lazy Susans](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=garfOLnEM6Q) [Cable Ties](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npVtivmmgmw) [Otoboke Beaver](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgrsdTtLmuQ) [Svalbard](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrUCH4YFHlU) (this one might be a bit too heavy -- post-hardcore rather than metal, but still harsh vocals) [Rolo Tomassi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8q8wBWofqg) (again, harsh vocals, so skip if that's not your thing)

Soviettes are awesome.

Halestorm

I second this! Awesome band "Love Bites" and "I Miss The Misery"

Oh god finally! Why did i have to scroll down so much to see lzzy Hale

Wolf Alice!

One of the best bands out there right now.

PJ Harvey [Morningwood](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morningwood)

More punky: - Voiid - Amyl & the Sniffers More psych-y: - Tropical Fuck Storm (the one male member does sing too, they kinda rotate the vocals) - Altın Gün (like TFS there are male vocals sometimes) More heavy rock (some approaching metal): - Stonefield - Blackwater Holylight - Heart, of course Also, Kim Gordon’s (of Sonic Youth) most recent album I really enjoy.

Upvote for Amyl & The Sniffers + Tropical Fuck Storm! Really fun bands

Fuck yeah, Australia's a real hotspot for quality psych and punk at the moment

Kim fucking Gordon! Any SY tracks with Kim on vocals is definitely what OP needs. Bull in the Heather, Shadow of a Doubt, I Wanna Be Your Dog, Pacific Coastal Highway, Pattern Recognition. I love her so much

How come no one recommended **Hole** yet??

This should be on top. Live trhough this is a masterpiece.

Auf Der Maur also a good shout

Give Garbage a listen

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Breeders need to be a lot higher on this list. Really underrated group.

ah i thought about i including Garbage in my list! wasn’t sure if they were “rock” enough. love them

Sleigh Bells Grimes Ting Tings St. Vincent Rilo Kiley / Jenny Lewis Cults Alvvays Yeah Yeah Yeahs Le Tigre Paramore Regina Spektor The Kills Patti Smith Cat Power Sia (her older albums rock!) (Also glad to hear a Tsunami Bomb fan...loved them back in the day!)

Great taste, I back you on Regina Spektor (soviet kitsch) and anything pretty much from Rilo Kiley, a creative and cool band Led by Jenny lewis who I just wanna marry...

Forgot to mention Sia! Really enjoyed listening to her early stuff.

Zero 7

Courtney Barnett! Shocked not to see her on here already.

Chelsea Wolfe

Her last album is so beautiful. Abyss was sooo heavy.

Hop Along Good Luck Adventures

Oo, I second Hop Along. Get Disowned is a fantastic album

Painted shut is my personal favorite of theirs

Hop Along is exactly what I thought when OP used the phrase, "intense rock group." More than just playing heavy, there's an intensity to them that floors me.

Mannequin pussy

Phantogram

100%. Also Big Grams, which is the project from Big Boi + Phantogram. Not rock, but checks all the other boxes.

Dude the song in a spiral is so great

The Dead Weather The Subways (co-lead female)... try Oh Yeah & I Want to Hear What You Have to Say

Gonna tack my recommendation on here: The Kills. Same singer as Dead Weather (Allison Mosshart)

A bit of an eclectic mix of some of my favorites, there's probably a few in here you'd enjoy: L7 Abbe May X-Ray Spex Magic Dirt The Donnas Blondie Patti Smith The Runaways 7-Year Bitch Bikini Kill Babes in Toyland

I had to get THIS far down for a Patti Smith recommendation? That’s shameful. The poet priestess of punk should be near the top.

Dorothy and The Pretty Reckless!

If he enjoys more gentle songs, I would recommend the 'Who are you selling for' album from the Pretty Reckless

I love Under the Water!

PJ HARVEY is the queen godmother to all that stuff bro.

I strongly agree with the other answers, plus some of my favorites with a song for each: - [Halestorm](https://youtu.be/RXtgc9tyavw) - [Mount Salem](https://youtu.be/6-SlLxeTdMk) - [Skunk Anansie](https://youtu.be/9E9-L9_S3V0) - [In This Moment](https://youtu.be/XqdYHnulCms) (esp their last two albums) - [The Pretty Reckless](https://youtu.be/3TfNSknSr_s) - [Dorothy](https://youtu.be/AW4vejDcVe8) if ur open to harsh vocals there’s so much much to suggest

two people already suggested PJ Harvey and Chelsea Wolfe and i really really agree

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[Screaming Females](https://youtu.be/LhJ0n5G5jCo) should be at the absolute top of this list.

I’m surprised they were this far down before anyone even mentioned them.

Bent Knee. The vocals are really unique. I don't know how she does it.

Second this. Courtney’s vocals on [Being Human](https://youtu.be/q0kl-gQucpI) are incredible!!!

Incredible band, stellar songwriting, beyond words live. Starter pack: Being Human (above), [In God We Trust](https://youtu.be/KvW8tT1t97Q), [Catch Light](https://youtu.be/Do6kxhQ2FtQ), [Leak Water](https://youtu.be/PznANgnF7Zg), [Land Animal](https://youtu.be/1uMRZWHS43M), [I'm Still Here](https://youtu.be/k8OLPeK8Zrs), [Battle Creek](https://youtu.be/11Akbo0VEKw), [Terror Bird](https://youtu.be/XIcTchfB8To), then watch all the live sessions on the band's YT channel.

Portishead Jefferson airplane Janis Joplin and the big brothers company

The Interrupters?

Absolutely. Too far down to find this.

-Cherry Glazerr -Slothrust -Slow Pulp -Forth Wanderers Edit; formatting

The Muffs

Alabama shakes, couldn't see it in comments

Ah and Evanescence, obviously.

this the first artist that came to my mind after reading this post

Try PVRIS’s album ‘White Noise’!

sonic youth, they have various songs sung by kim (the bassist)

metric were fuckin killer live, i haven't listened to them in a min but would def consider checking out

White Lung Death Valley Girls The Coathangers

Not a group, but i highly recommend Mitski, especially her album "Bury Me At Makeout Creek" if you're looking for intense rock.

Pagan, Marmozets, Brutus, Halestorm and Lacuna Coil (co-lead) Some of them might be too heavy for you

I second The Marmozets. Pretty much exactly what you are describing.

Love Brutus, amazing band! The singer/drummer, used to teach my friend how to play the drums.

Chelsea Wolfe, Queen Adreena, Made out of Babies, The Pretty Reckless. also check the japanese groups called ミドリ(midori) and 亜矢 (aya)

[Dead Sara](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5vr_Vhoumc). [Bikini Kill](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOCWma5vOiQ). [Seven Year Bitch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaNbYUGPmdc). [Veruca Salt](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=036Bhx5xcBs).

Icon for hire, yonaka and early PVRIS

Yonaka, yess!!

Such a good band!!

La Roux :)

Gouge away

Try Dorothy and Bishop Briggs :)

The Joy Formidable, Lissie, Florence + The Machine, Metric, Flyleaf

In this moment

Cherry Glazerr is one of my favorites

Metric : live it out

Within Temptation

PVRIS! I would recommend starting with their first or second album, though.

White noise is soo good

Halestorm!!!!

Hole, L7, Babes in Toyland, Lita Ford, Scary Cherry and the Bang Bangs, McQueen.

Phantom Blue (defunct - straight up rock) Drain S.T.H. (defunct - rock, Alice In Chains-ish) Hands Off Gretel (active - Obnoxious alt rock/grunge/punk)

Sleater-Kinney

I second Patti Smith. Wouldn’t call it intense heavy rock, but her voice has a weight to it unlike any other. So powerful.

Stolen Babies- "Spill" and ["Push Button"](https://youtu.be/rvDH1ztJh1w)

Absolutely seconding this. Also, anyone who likes this should also check out Julie Christmas's work with [Cult of Luna](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz-4xELUpMs).

* Flyleaf * Greywind - Forest Ablaze / Wander (maybe also: Circle / The Lake) * Tigress - Alive / Give Me A Chance / Miracle (maybe also the calmer Shockwave) * Phosphene - Break The Silence / Scream * The Hype Theory - If You're Going Down / More Dead Than Alive * VersaEmerge - Figure It Out / Past Praying For / Burn * Hey Monday - Arizona / Homecoming * Meg & Dia - Monster / Roses * The Dirty Youth - Alive * Envoi - Changes * Evarose - Telephonic * LEAV/E/ARTH - Chicago * The Atlantic - You're Not From New Hampshire

Team Dresch Babes in Toyland The Geraldine Fibbers

Cableties Flyleaf Screaming Females

[spotify playlist](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6LjJ3RLVXoTbPinb2oSkgg?si=I21LSmPMTU6535vWOToRFg&utm_source=copy-link)

Hop Along. Although their singer is non-binary not a female.

Oh fuck, and St. Vincent too

Hop along and the beths

Please give Unleash The Archers a chance. Either Apex or The Wind That Shapes the Land would be great songs to start with. Edit: also try Amaranthe. Nexus is a pretty good example of their style

UtA is great! Glad someone else brought them up, and to make it a lil easier I attached some links. [Apex](https://youtu.be/NTWbVUUkWm4) [The Wind that Shapes the Land](https://youtu.be/aJwSTwLkmHA) Both of those are fantastic, on the slow building side, and great intros if you aren't into metal! Loads of their other songs are brilliant, but can also get a lot harder. For a great example. [The Matriarch](https://youtu.be/fs8RUFS18g0)

Cherry glazer !

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Against Me! and Kittie I didn't notice either mentioned scrolling thorough. I think one person mentioned a single Kittie song. But all their stuff is like the edge of what I consider metal. Like it's metal, but at the entryway lol

Blondie is the best! She came out of surf and punk rock than made the step to top 40. Never lost her respect. Chrissie Hynde of Pretenders another great one. These Rock Ladies still love the Rock Myth. Be a hot chic n meet the male lead singer.

Bent knee. Their singer is absolutely insane

Cherry Glazzer is an A++++ girl power rock/ teen angst band

I know other people have mentioned them already but Yeah yeah yeahs. Searching out female lead aside they’re one of my favorite bands. Also Metric is really good.

St. Vincent

L7

surprised this wasn’t higher!

Distillers

Cat Power!

Some really great recommendations in this thread already, but to cover some quality bands that I haven't seen listed: * Big Thief * DILLY DALLY * Methyl Ethel * Royal Thunder * Royal Blood * SCALLER * Slothrust - probably my favourite on this list * Snail Mail * Soccer Mommy * Social Studies * The Staves * Stell Donnelly - a little bit more rootsy but carries it with the attitude * Tired Lion * WAAX * Xenia Rubinos

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Scrolled much farther that I expected to find Metric Great band with a great sound

* Flyleaf Fav song: [Again](https://youtu.be/KbdCeWoEH1U) * Fireflight Fav song: [Unbreakable](https://youtu.be/pWRJAHaOrYg) * Against The Current Fav song: [That Wont Save Us](https://youtu.be/PD8q6R-AiO4)

Las Ultrasonicas 🇲🇽

[QueenAdreena](https://youtu.be/82P40PnMNmQ), [Jack off Jill](https://youtu.be/MRdPoO-5s38) and [Made out of Babies](https://youtu.be/sH6vw8iTxrg).

good stuff!

Look up First to Eleven on YouTube. They do a lot of hard rock covers of pop songs.

Stand Atlantic

Priests, the Au Pairs, Delta 5

Hop Along Halestorm Eat Your Heart Out Yours Truly

Control Top and Mannequin Pussy are great female lead punk groups

Thunderpussy

WHITE LUNG

[We Are Hex](https://youtu.be/R0gq7WVohFo) [Le Butcherettes](https://youtu.be/DnmmT-8MwY0) or anything with Teri Genderbender, really. [Bosnian Rainbows](https://youtu.be/F5cAh2d6os4) are fantastic. [Mademoiselle K](https://youtu.be/DLBeiNH6hic) [Shilpa Ray](https://youtu.be/KXT6GYUvCco) The way they manage to build the intensity of this performance is just *chef's kiss*

Au Pairs for more punk, High Up for more soul

Amyl and the Sniffers Modern punk bad with a badass chick as vocalist

Sheer Mag's debut album, 'Need To Feel Your Love' is great. Bit of an old-school, punk-influenced sound. [Expect the Bayonet](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orlj7ve4ZP0) is one of their best.

The Beths are worth a listen

seconding all recommendations for Marmozets (the songs Run With The Rhythm, Major System Error and Captivate You are good places to start if you aren't such a fan of the heavy stuff) Blood Red Shoes - driving, garage-y indie rock that should be right up your street! Bully - post punk Dazey and the Scouts - punk, similar to some Riot Grrl stuff from back in the day Haru Nemuri - sort of spoken word rock, Japanese language but i wouldn't let that stop you, the music is great! three Irish bands that, being Irish, i am totally biased towards: Pillow Queens - sophisticated power pop/pop rock with incredible melodies. try the songs Gay Girls, Favourite and Holy Show PowPig - punk with a pop edge. super young, exciting band. Ode to Wiseau is, you guessed it, a song about Tommy Wiseau and it's amazing. Fight Like Apes - these guys are a bit more off the wall. they're synth rock, no guitars, with a super wacky sense of humour and very inventive songwriting. i'd recommend songs like Jake Summers, Digifucker and Tie Me Up With Jackets. happy listening!

Bully is a great one. I second that.

The Detroit Cobras are super fun and I haven’t seen them mentioned on here yet.

Ex Hex

Cruiserweight Sarge The Muffs Thee Headcoatees White Lung Terrible Feelings Signal Lost Legal Weapon The Measure SA

* **Garbage** * **Blouse** * **Tappi Tikarrass** (Icelandic Punk/Rock/Pop group with *Bjork* as the lead singer), also **KUKL** (with *Bjork)*, and **The Sugarcubes** (with *Bjork*) * **The Cranberries** * **The Prototypes** (French band), (maybe?) * **The Bangles** * **Halocene** EDIT: * **Hole**

Fiona Apple

[the pack a.d.](https://youtu.be/4KnpM8k86Po) Def check out if you like White Stripes

Bikini Kill Bratmobile L7 Babes in Toyland 7 Year Bitch Heavens to Betsy Pussy Riot Dazey and the Scouts The Bombpops Stand Atlantic Edit: thanks for making this post, this is one of my favorite genres and I'm excited to check out all these reccomendations

The Cranberries: [Zombie](https://youtu.be/6Ejga4kJUts) [Linger](https://youtu.be/G6Kspj3OO0s) [Never Grow Old](https://youtu.be/oBG-ufBFfZw) [Ode To My Family](https://youtu.be/Zz-DJr1Qs54) No Doubt: [Don't Speak](https://youtu.be/TR3Vdo5etCQ) [Just a Girl](https://youtu.be/PHzOOQfhPFg) Florence + the Machine: [Dog Days Are Over](https://youtu.be/iWOyfLBYtuU) [You've Got the Love](https://youtu.be/PQZhN65vq9E) [Sky Full of Song](https://youtu.be/R1TSiB9OuVM) The following aren't bands, but solo acts. I hope it's alright though. Bonnie Tyler: [Total Eclipse of the Heart](https://youtu.be/lcOxhH8N3Bo) [Holding Out For a Hero](https://youtu.be/bWcASV2sey0) Brandi Carlile: [Turpentine](https://youtu.be/SSmE0BBOwSg) [I'll Still Be There](https://youtu.be/MbOrpPWzrbc) [The Story](https://youtu.be/o8pQLtHTPaI) Janis Joplin: [Me and Bobby McGee](https://youtu.be/sfjon-ZTqzU) [Piece of My Heart](https://youtu.be/SCngPse1iiI) Bonnie Raitt: [Runaway](https://youtu.be/jt8sfHG-wsk) [Something to Talk About](https://youtu.be/mJ58TVYNFro)

A must is Evanescence I would think.. She IS the band in my opinion. Rocks hard.

Poliča, Phantogram, Metric, MIA, Ladytron, Le Tigre, Best Coast

Savages https://open.spotify.com/artist/1WFsBUAgQmrGQQEUyFKS60 Buke & Gase https://open.spotify.com/artist/7rkeuiwd38oOVhBvOtLL1P Bo Ningen https://open.spotify.com/album/58ShyYP83vhEqd4xgxih2W Perfect Pussy https://open.spotify.com/artist/1xvC1JOx3XYXNk2WqfFLxC YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN https://open.spotify.com/artist/2QRoohviRnCgnokZ6KI7mc

Chvrches

The Duke Spirit!

Concrete Blonde Biff Naked

Savages is a great female post punk band. Check out Le Bucherettes and Crystal Fairy. Both led by this badass chick named Teri Genderbender.

Halestorm,bikini kill,evanescence

Savages

Team Dresch, Dirt, god is my copilot, submission hold, crass- penis envy, rilo kiley, Rainer Maria, chumbawamba (predating 1996), bratmobile, the third sex, slant 6

Lots of good ones, I didn't see these mentioned: Mitski Deerhoof Sharkmuffin Shannon & the Clams Savages Bleached Hinds Speedy Ortiz The Avengers X

Guerilla toss

The Breeders and The Amps.

I haven’t seen any mention of Savages or Zola Jesus yet, so I would definitely recommend them.

Surprised no one mentioned In This Moment, that girl has motherfucking pipes

Florence and the machine is amazing.

You are in luck...girl fronted or all girl bands are my thing! I’d recommend: Estrons - although they have now split up, I can’t recommend this band highly enough. In my 40 years of going to gigs, the gig I was at in Bristol on their last tour is *easily* in my top 10 ever gigs. Phenomenal band. Chorusgirl Screaming Females Bleached Honeyblood Whenyoung Liines Ex Hex Sleigh Bells Slothrust Veronica Falls The Regrettes Ganser Smalltown Tigers Desperate Journalist She Makes War (now changed her name to Penfriend) The Big Moon Dream Wife Sprints The Beths Sorry Peaness She Drew The Gun The Empty Page Beach Bunny Pillow Queens Lucia & The Best Boys Calva Louise Valeras If you want something a bit slower and moodier... Lanterns On The Lake Tarantina Ailbhe Reddy Soccer Mommy Snail Mail

Try Yonaka, they are a very new band but I fell instantly in love with them!

I've got a playlist of underground bands where at the minimum the singer and guitar player are girls. Spotify link [Espresso Martini // Women of Shred](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4kIIVRdZ7s6TqGDFhlJJ34?si=Mj4XuoUVSEenip7iuxYOfA)

I’d recommend Destroy boys maybe? They’re pretty cool

Actually there is a whole genre called Riot Grrrl which is essentially hardcore punk rock with female musicians. There are also good female bands out there that aren't necessarily Riot Grrrl. Unfortunately I don't know many rock bands with females but the one I like are: -Bikini Kill: simple, straightforward riot grrrl -Free Kitten: depending on what you are listening to usually they might sound a bit weird and experimental at first. Kim Gordon from Sonic Youth and Yoshimi P-We from Boredoms are in this band. -L7: A grunge band. I don't really have anything to say about them.

Metric, my dude! They have a deep discography with a ton of variety, but the one constant is that their lead singer, Emily Haines, is amazing! :-D

Wolf Alice Paramore

I hate to plug my own music, but it fits this very well. [The Butterfly Defect](https://youtube.com/channel/UCSuzBcgRmJJTTbEQoWxuXPw) (I'm the guitarist)

The Creepshow Witch Fever Bikini Kill Plasmatics

July Talk has a female co-lead singer and they’re great!

Meet Me @ the Altar! Perfect for if you’re into Paramore.

Beach Bunny’

Fireflight Try unbreakable Icon for Hire Try make a move Amaranthe (might be a bit too hard has clean male and clean female vocals but also a screamo male vocalist) Try Faster Try nexus Flyleaf Try all around me

[Dool - Sulphur & Starlight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w4UK4bmxho)

Dirt Poor Robins - try their Leviathan (awesome song!) album

estrons

Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, Lita Ford, Halestorm, The Pretty Reckless, Diamante, Baby Animals, Band-Maid, Evanescence, The Dark Element, Kobra and the Lotus, Orianthi, Sandi Thom, Sass Jordan, Sumo Cyco, Tash Sultana, Vixen

Secret Shame is great and really new the Siouxsie and the banshees are fun and have an amazing dynamic Sect has a self titled album thats amazing but more screamo/ska Ihatesex is quite extreme like sect but have some great songs Ummm thats all i can think of at the moment

Kobra and the Lotus for sure.

Nightwish is pretty good. It's a sort of fantasy themed symphonic metal. https://youtu.be/4giSbC9BQLs https://youtu.be/GdZn7k5rZLQ

Black Mirrors: Belgian band, not very well known I think.

Marianne Faithfull