Genre: Death Metal
Mythic
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Mythic is the first ever all-female fronted death/doom metal band, formed in 1992. Bassist Mary Bielich and drummer Terri Heggen had been playing together after the breakup of a previous band, which Dana Duffey on guitar/vocals was the last member to join. As word got around, the band would always play to big local club crowds, but unfortunately with members wanting to take the…
Derketa
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Derkéta is a doom influenced death metal band from Pittsburgh, PA; known to be the first all female death metal band. The name Derkéta was taken from Stygian Mythology; she was the goddess of death of a blood drinking cult. The band was formed by Sharon Bascovsky (vocals & guitars) and Terri Heggen (drums) in…
Nuclear Death
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Nuclear Death was an American death metal band formed in 1986 in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. They were a very early example of a band in the extreme metal genre with a female vocalist, Lori Bravo. Their style, which drummer Joel Whitfield described as “deathrashardcorextreme music,” was compared to bands like Repulsion and Scum-era Napalm…
