Through these achievements, the band garnered multi-platinum success and two Grammy nominations. Though a majority of White Zombie’s lyrics were written by vocalist Rob Zombie, it was Yseult who created much of the widely celebrated musical arrangements. Check out what’s new with Kittie in our interview with sisters Mercedes and Morgan in this issue.īest known in the music world as a founding member of the late ‘80s, mid-’90’s rock band White Zombie, Yseult successfully showcased what a solid and reliable bassist could achieve. Morgan Lander’s guitar style is fast but straight-forward, and she believes in a minimalist approach over lots of layers giving their music a thick sound with loads of personality evident in their live shows that they put on until 2017 when the band’s then bass player, Trish Doan, died suddenly. Several changes to the lineup occurred throughout the years, including Tara McLeod on guitar. Joined by sister Morgan Landers and Tanya Candler, they were a mixture of glam and death metal with a hard-charging, raw sound that belies their name. Photo by MooremwmMichael Moore Photography Canadian-based metal quartet Kittie formed in 1996 when two members, Mercedes Landers and Fallon Bowman were middle schoolers in the same gym class. The Great Kat, who still shreds today, believes herself to be the reincarnation of Beethoven. Her tongue-in-cheek dominatrix stage persona and her knack for self-promotion, in addition to her background and talent, garnered comparisons to Yngwie Malmsteen. Dubbing herself the “High Priestess of Shred Guitar,” the Great Kat became known as one of the “Fastest Shredders of All Time” by Guitar One Magazine. She graduated from Julliard in the late 1980s and toured playing classical violin pieces for a time until she decided to transition to guitar and meld her love of classical music with speed metal. Known for blending classical pieces by the likes of Beethoven, Vivaldi, and William Tell, with her own brand of speed metal, the Great Kat is a guitar virtuoso with a background in classical music and a persona rooted in S&M. She still rocks today as a solo artist and has a right-hand picking style that’s been labeled “the hummingbird effect” because it’s so fast, furious, and to the point. Guitarist Maxine Petrucci was a self-taught shredder after teachers repeatedly told her girls couldn’t play rock music. Founded by sisters Roxy (of later Vixen fame) and Maxine Petrucci, Madam X garnered the attention of Rob Halford from Judas Priest who mentored the group early on. Madam X were perhaps the quintessential hair metal band on the Los Angeles rock scene in the ‘80s. Precious Metal – Photo provided by Janet Robin with permission to use She’s played with Lindsey Buckingham, June Carter Cash, and written for Heart and Cheap Trick. Now, she’s recognized as one of the Top 10 Female Guitarists by a popular guitar magazine. He gave her guitar lessons when she was a kid, and by high school, she was Precious Metal’s lead guitarist. Guitarist Janet Robin learned to play guitar from Ozzy Osbourne’s guitar player, Randy Rhoads, literally. Janet Robin – Photo provided by artist with permission to useĪnother all-female metal band from the ‘80s is Precious Metal. Girlschool still shreds today, making them the longest-running all-female band. They were known for their live shows, and once they got the attention of Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister, they became known as longtime collaborators and openers for Motörhead, as well. They formed in the late 1970s but found the bulk of their success in Europe in the ‘80s. The London based, all-female outfit, Girlschool, were glam ten years before glam metal was a thing.
Photo: Kim McAuliffe and Enid Williams of the heavy metal band Girlschool at Bloodstock Open Air 2009 By Edward Burke –, CC BY-SA 2.0, Current guitarist for Vixen, Britt Lightning, is interviewed in this issue, so check out what is new with Vixen via her interview. After that incarnation broke up, she reformed the group in 1980 but the classic lineup that would become known as the “female Bon Jovi” didn’t come together until the mid-‘80s and featured Kuehnemund, Janet Gardner, Roxy Petrucci, and Share Pederson. The all-female ‘80s glam metal band, Vixen, originally formed in 1974 by Jan Kuehnemund while she was in high school. Photo: Vixen in 2014 By Santiag A Sole –, CC BY-SA 2.0, On guitar, the Runaways featured Joan Jett and Lita Ford, two standouts who would become famous in their own right – the latter of whom bookends this list of the most famous ladies of metal. While not necessarily put in the box of heavy metal, The Runaways were one of the first hard-rocking all-female bands to define the genre – rebellious, in-your-face attitude, and loud, snarling sound that sounds best when turned up to 11.
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