Fedra is a band with a different proposal within the black metal realm, professing a dark and extrem metal style run by female members, inspired by pagan and dark reasoning, adding blasphemous ideals concerning the darkness, night, evil, paganism, occultism and death.

Country: Colombia
History: 2006 – Present
Status: Active
Style: Black Metal

Biography:
Fedra is a band with a different proposal within the black metal realm, professing a dark and extrem metal style run by female members, inspired by pagan and dark reasoning, adding blasphemous ideals concerning the darkness, night, evil, paganism, occultism and death.

They arised in 2006 between dreams and heart-rending cries emanating from the depths where temptation, lust and the mundane lives; where men have been sentenced with lamentations, torture, and eternal suffering.

The symphony and the instruments have been called to preserve order amid dreams and prevent those uninitiated to be released … thus giving rise to what is now the first black metal band formed by Colombian women who want to show something more raw, more technical and classic black metal in general, so their songs tend to have different sounds to what is currently seen.

The first band lineup consisted of the voice Andrea Fonseca (Nymis), Catherine Correa on drums (Yathur-ea) and Fernanda Lombana on guitar (Raven), thus giving the start playing covers for the band to unite and grow, and doing shows in small events usually attended by relatives.

In 2008 there were a change of guitarist, when Fernanda Lombana was replaced by Karen Murillo. In 2009 and 2010 the lineup changed much, to featurea: Catherine Correa on drums (Yathur-ea), Nayibe Rodríguez’s voice (Bastet-Lamashtu) and Lina Alonso on guitar (Amdusy-Fork). With this lineup Fedra participated in events inside and outside the city achieving the crowd requirements and expectations.

In 2011 the lineup changed again, joined by Janis Gutierrez on the guitar, Ladismal (Lady Bautista) on the bass, and Erzsebeth Bathory (Tatiana Gomez) behind the mic.

Fedra currently has 10 songs of their own, and both their compositions and the lyrics are inspired by paganism, blasphemy in human feeling’s dark side, in lives and experiences of each member to handle a unique sound done by them but inspired by the black metal in its roots.

Compositions and lyrics are authored by the band in its entirety.

Lineup:
Erzsebeth bathory (Tatiana Gómez) – Vocals
Ladismal (Lady Bautista) – Bass
Janis Gutierrez – Guitar
Yathur-ea (Catherine Correa) – Drums

Former members:
Nymis (Andrea Fonseca) – Vocals
Raven (Fernanda Lombana) – Guitar
Karen murillo – Guitar
Bastet-Lamashtu (Nayibe Rodríguez) – Vocals
Amdusy-Fork (Lina Alonso) – Guitar

Discography:
2008, “The Queen Of Darkness 2008″ (Demo)
2011, “The Queen Of Darkness 2011″ (Demo)

Related links:
Fedra @ Myspace
Fedra Official
Fedra @ Facebook

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They are a Mexican formation that takes as its starting point the sound of the early Norwegian black metal bands, adding sparkle and melodic death metal brutality. The project is not closed and like to experiment, allowing various influences disturb the sound order while affecting the harmonies already created.

Country: Mexico
History: 2006 – Present
Status: Active
Style: Black Metal

Biography:
Black Palace owes its name to the Lecumberri prison, known as the Black Palace, now the National Archives, which opened in 1900. In the beginning was the house of countless social fractures, most of that time’s twisted were there. Many stories of torture and witchcraft have been linked to the name. This palace is taken up as a portal into torpor by having high concentration of negative energy.

In the words of the band, they are seeking to overthrow the tangible and intangible forces unserviceable of our times, to exalt the aggressive feelings and explore the human unconscious from an abstract approach.

They are a Mexican formation that takes as its starting point the sound of the early Norwegian black metal bands, adding sparkle and melodic death metal brutality. The project is not closed and like to experiment, allowing various influences disturb the sound order while affecting the harmonies already created.

The band was born in the winter of 2006 with Andras Vathor (Nightmare) as the founder and vocalist, accompanied by Malak (Radama) on guitar. A short time later joins the lineup on drums Rafael. Three moons afterwards Aphrodite comes as the second voice.

In late fall 2007, Nymphomanie comes as a drummer, and Volac enters as the second guitar. In mid 2008, Mortyfera replace Malak on the guitar.

For a variety of issues, in the summer of 2009 Black Palace is made up entirely of females. Lascivia comes in mid-late 2009 as a guitarist.

Nymphomania, for personal reasons, left the project in early 2010, and with the arrival of spring it comes Andraz with the best base the band has had. In the early Fall Vritra joins on bass making way for a new and better sound to the Palace.

Mortyfera left weeks late, and Vritra started to be responsible for the choirs in addition to her instrument.

After the start of Spring 2011, Black Palace welcomes its new guitarist Ginebra.

Lineup:
Aphrodite “The Howling Of The Dragon” – Vocals
Lascivia – Guitar
Andraz – Drums
Vritra – Bass & Chorus
Gueniver – Guitar

Former members:
Andras Vathor – vocals
Malak – guitar
Rafael – Drums
Nymphomanie – Drums
Volac – Guitar
Mortyfera – Guitar

Discography:
2011, “Black Palace” (Demo)

Related links:
Black Palace @ Facebook
Black Palace @ MySpace

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Infernal Pussy born in Cali, Colombia, in mid October 2010 with Viking on drums and Ms. Thrashera playing the guitar. Two months later Acid joined the formation to complete it with her bass.

Country: Colombia
History: 2010 – Present
Status: Active
Style: Thrash, Black Metal

Biography:
Infernal Pussy born in Cali, Colombia, in mid October 2010 with Viking on drums and Ms. Thrashera playing the guitar. Two months later Acid joined the formation to complete it with her bass.

In early 2011 the group had already composed four instrumental tracks, but it was Momia Dark’s voice incorporation that gave the final touch with her aggressive and devastating contribution. From then four songs were unleashed with names like “Hermanas del Pecado” (“Sisters of Sin”), “Hijas del Verdugo” (“Executioner’s Daughters”), “Asesinas de la Noche” (“Night Killers”) and “Infernal Pussy”.

Acid left the band in March 2011 due to musical differences to be replaced in May by Nightmare, a good complement with its new ideas on bass.

In the month of July they recorded the first demo, “Asesinas de la Noche” (“Night Killers”), which has five songs in its first 50 promotional copies.

Lineup:
Momia Dark – vocals
Ms Thrasher – guitar
Vikinga – drums
Nightmare – bass

Former members:
Acid – bass

Discography:
2010, “Asesinas de la Noche” (Demo)

Related links:
Infernal Pussy @ Myspace
Infernal Pussy @ Reverbnation
Infernal Pussy @ Facebook

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Blackthorn is an all-female symphonic metal band that was founded in 2004 by the lead vocalist Aina. The band combines gothic and mainly black metal with classical elements. The band entered the studio in 2005 to record 3 songs for their first demo, “The Prologue of Eschaton”. Mixed and master by Israeli band Arafel, the demo’s self-released in January 2007.

Country: Russia
History: 2004 – Present
Status: Active
Style: Symphonic Black Metal

Biography:
Blackthorn is an all-female symphonic metal band that was founded in 2004 by the lead vocalist Aina. The band combines gothic and mainly black metal with classical elements, and entered the studio in 2005 to record 3 songs for their first demo, “The Prologue of Eschaton”. Mixed and master by Israeli band Arafel, the demo’s self-released in January 2007. The second track of the demo was included in the Metal World Compilation Vol.3 CD, released in Venezuela.

Shortly after releasing “The Prologue of Eschaton” Blackthorn returned to the studio to record 10 songs for their first full-length album “Gossamer Witchcraft” and its twin-brother a Russian language version of “Gossamer Witchcraft” called “Araneum”. Both albums were mixed and mastered in KIV records Studio,Moscow, in the beginning of 2009.

2009 saw Blackthorn sign a contract with English label Ravenheart Records and released “Gossamer Witchcraft” through them. “Araneum” was released in December 2009 through Moscow label Musica Production. On Februry 4, 2010, Blackthorn announced they signed another contract, this time with a digital UK label Hunter’s Moon. It released a special digital version of the “Gossamer Witchcraft” that includes 2 tracks sung in Russian. The album’s been available on iTunes since 2/1/10.

The band have played approximately 80 gigs in Russian Federation,Ukraine and Estonia, sharing stages with Cryptopsy, Sadist, Grave, Naumachia, Vedonist, Kivimetsan Druidi,HATE and Vesania. Blackthorn have previously appeared at the international metal festival Metal Heads Mission X.

The band released their second album, “Codex Archaos” at the end of 2011.

Lineup:
Aina – soprano/scream, lyrics
Elvira – guitars, growl, keys, music
Greta – bass
Varaska – drums
Less – violin

Former members:
Verbena – bass
Freya – keyboards
Max – drums
Lydia - guitars
Olga – keyboards

Discography:
2007, “The Prologue of Eschaton” (Demo)
2009, “Gossamer Witchcraft” (LP)
2009, “Araneum” (LP)
2011, “Codex Archaos” (LP) – Read review

Blackthorn @ Myspace
Blackthorn @ Reverbnation
Blackthorn @ Facebook
Blackthorn @ Facebook

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We are of atoms and milky way, moved by the violence and the intensity of the Universe. The dark matter holding our defragmented humanity together. We are the crude mirror showing the failure of our existence. We come to avenge our infinite potential and from it’s exposed guts, we will filth the guilty face of mankind. We are Vehemal.

Country: Canada
History: 2008
Status: Active
Style: Death, Black Metal

Biography:
In their own words: We are of atoms and milky way, moved by the violence and the intensity of the Universe. The dark matter holding our defragmented humanity together. We are the crude mirror showing the failure of our existence. We come to avenge our infinite potential and from it’s exposed guts, we will filth the guilty face of mankind. We are Vehemal.

Currently they are looking for a female bassist located near Montreal. Contact Vehemal @ Facebook if you want to apply for the job.

Lineup:
Hekatharsia – vocals
Atrash – drums
Edelweiss – lead guitar
Carla Nightly – rythm guitar
Éphémère – keyboards

Related links:
Vehemal @ Facebook
Vehemal forum
Vehemal @ Twitter
Vehemal @ Myspace
Vehemal @ YouTube
Vehemal @ Purevolume
Vehemal @ Reverbnation
Vehemal @ Ilike
Vehemal @ Vampirefreaks

Ilkim Oulanem is a one-person female black metal project in Turkey. In 2005, Oulanem formed a pure black metal band called Messershmit in Ankara. After performing as a bass-vocal in the band for a while, in 2008 she released a personal 2-track demo.

Country: Turkey
History: 2008 – Currently
Status: Active
Style: Black Metal

Biography:
Ilkim Oulanem is a one-person female black metal project in Turkey. In 2005, Oulanem formed a pure black metal band called Messershmit in Ankara. After performing as a bass-vocal in the group for a while, in 2008 she released a personal 2-track demo. In this demo named “The Alarm”, all lyrics, vocals and all instrumental performances belongs to Ilkim Oulanem and gathered quite interest and critically well-received. She toured in Istanbul, Gaziantep and Eskiehir for this demo.

Nowadays with her current schedule of concerts in various cities of Turkey, she also completed to work over a split album with an U.S. band Demonic Holocaust and her second E.P “Iblisbilim” which will be released in 2009. The split album features 5 tracks including “Hey Puppet” from the demo “The Alarm”, and the E.P will offer 3 songs and one track remixed.

Lineup:
Ilkim Oulanem – Vocals, all instruments

Discography:
2008, “The Alarm” (Demo)
2009, “Iblisbilim” (EP)

Related links:
www.ilkimoulanem.com

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DödsÄngel is the Swedish word to refer to the “Angel of Death”, and is also the name of the solo project of the prolific Canadian-Norwegian Trish, playing the drums in bands such as Hinsides (black metal, Sweden), Gate To Khaos (black/thrash metal, Norway), KäftSmäll (d-beat punk, Sweden) and Warsystem (dis-core, Canada).

Country: Norway/Canada
History: 2007
Status: Active
Style: Black Metal/Punk

Biography:
DödsÄngel is the Swedish word to refer to the “Angel of Death”, and is also the name of the solo project of the prolific Canadian-Norwegian Trish, playing the drums in bands such as Hinsides (black metal, Sweden), Gate To Khaos (black/thrash metal, Norway), KäftSmäll (d-beat punk, Sweden) and Warsystem (dis-core, Canada).

With drummer vocation, she offered her sticks to metal and punk bands for many years, and in 2006 he decided to try with the guitar and the bass. She played these instruments in other formations, so that in 2009 acquired the necessary level to record a demo by herself with her own compositions. The project initially was called Svartedød, name under which she recorded a single low quality song. Trish redraw her style, improved her technique, and renamed the project DödsÄngel to suit the new features.

The shift led to the first demo “Helgrind”, with eight tracks recorded in the canadian Deathcult studies, that have a mixture of raw black (fast, dark and straightforward), punk and hardcore. In her own words, her style can be defined as “blackmetalpunk”.

Lineup:
Trish – Vocals, all the instruments

Discography:
2009, “Helgrind” (Demo)

Related links:
DödsÄngel @ MySpace
DödsÄngel @ Facebook

Coldnight started its story in summer 2008, but his music fits better in the cold winter nights. The creator of this solo project is Hypotermia, who describes her music as depressive suicidal metal.

Country: Colombia
History: 2008 – Currently
Status: Active
Style: Black Metal

Biography:
Coldnight started its story in summer 2008, but his music fits better in the cold winter nights. The creator of this solo project is Hypotermia, who describes her music as depressive suicidal metal.

After participating in a compilation of black metal entitled “Sadistic Killingspree”, she recorded her LP “My Dying Soul” at the Unholy Studios.

In 2010 Coldnight recorded the songs to be included in the split “Llévame Lejos”, released in January 2011 by the label Wulfrune Worxxx Records. ITwo months later 2011 the band was included in the german complitation “Naturmacht Vol. II” and joined another split, entitled “Paths
of Sadness”, together with the russian band Annorkoth.

Coldnight is currently working in the split “Sangrientos Bosques Antigos”, featuring south-american bands, and a new album to be called “Waterfall of Suicidals”.

Hypotermia has also collaborated in the album “The Dark, The Withered” from the band Asbel, a black metal record together with three female black metal vocalists: Tamara from Upon Shadows (Uruguay), Moonlike AKA Nayra from Blackest Orchid (Canada) and Ilkim Oulanem (Turkey).

Lineup:
Hypotermia – All the instruments and programming

Discography:
2010, “My Dying Soul” (LP)
2011, “Llévame Lejos” (Split)
2011, “Paths Of Sadness” (Split)

Related links:
Coldnight @ MySpace
Coldnight @ Facebook

This is a one woman project, Megan Branigan. It started up in 2003 as Origin Of Silence, under which name she released her first LP “Mirage World Revival” in 2005.

Country: United States
History: 2003 – Currently
Status: Active
Style: Black/Progressive Metal

Biography:
This is a one woman project, Megan Branigan. It started up in 2003 as Origin Of Silence, under which name she released her first LP “Mirage World Revival” in 2005.

It gives a sample of their music, which is characterized by progressive passages, epic and melodic winds and clean vocals combined with black registers.

Already in 2008 she decided to rename the band by Branigan, under which she is recording her upcoming songs and perhaps some Origin Of Silence reissues.

Lineup:
Megan Branigan – Vocals, all the instruments

Discography:
2005, “Mirage World Revival” (LP, under the name of Origin Of Silence)

Related links:
http://www.myspace.com/mbranigan

Taiwanese band formed by four young black and death metal fans. A entirely female act since its inception, switched drummers when when Mibo decided to call it a day and left the band, replaced by Po.

Country: Taiwan
History: 2006 – 2011
Status: Inactive
Style: Black/Death Metal

Biography:
Blair Witch was formed in the middle of 2006, and has faced some lineup changes since getting solid in 2007 with Shinya on guitar, Mai on bass, A PO on drums and Ice on shrieks.

A new guitarist, Chiang, joined this band in 2010.

Blair Witch have toured hard since 2007, sharing stage with many awesome metal bands such as EFTC, Bazooka, Revilement, Bloody Tyrant, Masquerader, Flesh Juicer, Abigail (Japan), Oathean (Korea), Evocation (HK), SEED (Korea) among others.

In 2010, Blair Witch was invited to attend Asia metal festival summer special in South Korea. It was witches’ first gig overseas.

Blair Witch released first EP “Imprecation” on 24th April and also had promotion live shows in Taipei and Taichung. Just one month after its release, the band was invited to attend HK Extremely Metal Festival in Hong Kong.

The Witches were creating new songs, with the hope of releasing their first album and have more concerts in Taiwan and overseas, when they decided to call it a day due to different thoughts of future.

Lineup:
Mai – Bass
Shinya – Guitar
Ice – Vocals
A Po – Drums
Chiang – Guitar

Former members:
Mibo – Drums

Discography:
2011, “Imprecation” (EP)

Related links:
Blair Witch @ Facebook
Blair Witch @ Myspace
Blair Witch @ YouTube

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