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I noticed that someone already mentioned Skillet (I’ll second that one, though I give warning that they ARE a band that focuses on Christian lyrics), and you yourself said that Flyleaf was enjoyable, so I’m not all that worried about suggesting Disciple or Demon Hunter. Both tend to have a fairly harsh sound, especially the latter of the two. Thousand Foot Krutch tends a bit more towards a rock-hiphop feel, but they’re also quite decent.

Within Temptation – Deceiver of Fools (favorite song by my still favorite band)
Opeth – Damnation (whole album)
Tristania – Wormwood
Theater of Tragedy – Cassandra
Sins of thy beloved – Lake of Sorrow (my personal Lord of the Rings reading soundtrack)
Edenbridge – Starlight Reverie
Sirenia – Sister Nightfall
Nightwish – Walking in the Air
Björk – Hunter (not goth metal but great)
Wolfsheim – Blind (not female I know … still …)
Vintersorg – Cosmic Genesis

Have you tried http://last.fm – they have a “listen to bands like ….” feature which has already brought me a few nice ones. They even have social features (friendslists and you can see what songs your friends liked … though a colleague warned me they are only feeding their data to the music industry … oh whatever … )

Check out the “Infinity” Album by Beto Vasquez who brought together 3 female goth metal singers to make a really nice album. I think my favorite song from that album must be “Sadness in the Night”.

For some middle-agey metal try:

Haggard
In Extremo (mostly German texts though)
Subway to Sally (also German)

From what you named above with Evanescence, Flyleaf and Cruxshadows you might consider coming to Germany to attend the M’era Luna festival if you’re much into goth metal, dark wave and electronic industrial :D I still hope we’re going this year: http://www.meraluna.de/ (though I personally find this years lineup weird …)

Well hope you find some good stuff and have more fun with music again!

Bye Yashima

Powerhouse female vocalists huh? Really not my thing – I think I was put off by the crazy radio overplaying of Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse of the Heart when I was a kid and it was number 1 for like 6 months or something. That’s a song I actually have to switch off or leave the room if I hear it.

However, totally agree with the Donnas, I love ‘em. Ramones mixed with AC/DC with female vocals. Top!

Anyway I am suggesting all these assuming you might be able to ‘try before you buy’ off the internets somewhere.

So I’m trekking through my iTunes looking for female vocals and avoiding the softer side…..

90′s Indie Rock or similar style – Curve – Die Like a Dog?, Daisy Chainsaw – Love Your Money?, Elastica, Lush, Juliana Hatfield, PJ Harvey, The Breeders, 50 Foot Wave

Oldies but goodies – Hazel O’Connor – Will You?, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Starship, Grace Slick

Rockers – L7 – Shitlist, Skunk Anansie – try Weak, reckon you will like that

Not female vocals, not hard rock either but I have a feeling you might get something out of Hamell on Trial.

The Strokes – Reptilia
Wolfmother – Joker and the Thief
Finger 11
Social Distortion
Rehab – Sittin’ at a Bar (Not little Bear friendly)
The Killers

Da Yoopers made my day too. Catching those UP radio stations across Lake Superior around deer opener to rousing a rendition of “Da Turdy Point Buck” brought me back to my youth stomping around the Arrowhead on MN where I grew up. ;)

Noted above, but good enough to repeat:
The Donnas
Tool
Phish
Might Mighty Bosstones

Was VERY surprised it took as long as it did to see ANY Ska. Too many ggod groups here to name, so start with:
Mephiskapheles
The Toasters
Madness
Reel Big Fish

More recent that I didn’t see above:
Weezer
Belle and Sebastian
Green Day
The Brian Setzer Orchastra

One Offs (love the songs, don’t know the group):
The Gourds – Gin and Juice
Los Lobos – Hotel California

And finally, while he has good albums, if he is EVER near you, go see John Eddie live!

http://www.pandora.com

They are missing out… My first live gig was when I was 16… Since then, I go to every gig I can get my hands on (and can afford). This year alone, I have been to 6 or 7 concerts and 3 festivals and its only May!

70′s – ZZ Top, Rio Grande Mud (album) or Ramones, 53rd and 3rd (song)
80′s – The Police,Ghost in the Machine (album) or The Butthole Surfers, I saw an X-Ray or a girl passing gas (song)
90′s – Soundtrack, Pulp Fiction (album) or Cypress Hill & Sonic Youth, I love you Mary Jane (song)
00′s – The Killers, Hot Stuff or Aesop Rock, None Shall Pass (song)