Genre: Doom Metal
Jucifer
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A band formed by husband and wife, lacking of a bass guitar, being used only a couple times on specific recordings. Jucifer, founded in 1993, are pioneers of the metal two piece. Their onstage sound, often loosely categorized as sludge, careens venomously through every extreme and tempo of metal and punk, with particular attention to…
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…
Sacrilege
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Sacrilege is a band from the Midlands region of England originally formed in 1984 by guitarist Damian Thompson and vocalist Lynda “Tam” Simpson and Tony May. Originally rooted in hardcore punk, their sound later changed to thrash metal and doom metal. Despite having played relatively few gigs during their original existence, Sacrilege is recognized as…
