Top 50 Hard Rock/Metal Frontwomen

It's high time that rock and metal gets a little estrogen boost. Here's how we can get that. Here are the Top 50 Hard Rock/Metal Frontwomen.

BTW, I'm not sure who compiled this list at Loudwire, but some of the women on this list do not belong. Whoever compiled this list needs a serious education in what is actually hard rock and heavy metal. Courtney Love, Shirley Manson and Gwen Stefani DO NOT BELONG on this list because they are neither hard rock or heavy metal. I'm sure a lot of these ladies would agree

50

-Jill Janus (Huntress)

49

-Mlny Parsons (Royal Thunder)

48

-Onielar (Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult)

-Onielar's real name is Yvonne Wilczynska

47

-Taylor Momsen (The Pretty Reckless)

46

-Anette Olzon (Nightwish)

45

-Morgan Lander (Kittie)

44

-Kat Katz (Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Salome)

43

-Simone Simons (Epica)

42

-Emily Armstrong (Dead Sara)

41

-Lacey Sturm (Flyleaf)

40

-Janet Gardner (Vixen)

39

-Brody Dalle (Sourpuss, The Distillers)

38

-Sabina Classen (Holy Moses)

37

-Runhild Gammelsaeter (Thor's Hammer, Khlyst)

36

-Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy, The Agonist)

35

-Karyn Crisis (Crisis, Gospel of the Witches)

34

-Skin (Skunk Anansie)

33

-Floor Jansen (After Forever, ReVamp, Nightwish)

32

-Otep Shamaya (Otep)

31

-Wendy O. Williams

30

-Kim McAuliffe (Girlschool)

29

-Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Hill)

28

-Jarboe (Swans)

27

-Donita Sparks (L7)

26

-Julie Christmas (Made Out of Babies, Battle of Mice)

25

-Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation)

24

-Shirley Manson (Garbage)

23

-Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering, Agua de Annique)

22

-Nina Hagen

21

-Exene Cervenka (X)

20

-Maria Brink (In This Moment)

19

-Gwen Stefani (No Doubt)

18

-Doro Pesch (Warlock)

I just had to add this image. Lemmy is in it, for those awesome Motorhead fans!!

17

-Angela Gossow (Arch Enemy)

16

-Tarja Turunen (Nightwish)

-Nightwish must have had a lot of vocalists

15

-Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil)

14

-Pat Benatar

13

-Siouxsie Sioux (The Banshees)

12

-Courtney Love (Hole)

11

-Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)

-I truly do not like her. She basically says that any woman who is raped that it's basically her fault! And this woman can't sing, just my opinion

Yikes! Time is most definitely NOT on her side!! But then again, has it ever been?

10

-Lzzy Hale (Halestorm)

9

-Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane)

-Right, the girl who wanted to name her kid God!

8

-Amy Lee (Evanescence)

7

-Lita Ford (The Runaways, solo)

6

-Patti Smith

5

-Ann Wilson (Heart)

4

-Joan Jett (The Runaways, solo)

3

-Debbie Harry (Blondie)

2

-Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac)

1

-Janis Joplin

BTW, I'm adding one I think should definitely be on here.

Lauren Harris

-It's certainly not easy growing up with Iron Maiden bassist/founding member Steve Harris as your dad, especially if you plan on trying to make it in the music business on your own terms. But this awesome lady of rock or metal, depending on what you consider her music to be, can prove that she doesn't ride on her dad's coattails or even last name to fame