To many people, the mention of metal or heavy music brings to mind venues full of guys with beards, long hair, and patch-covered vests. While the metal world is indisputably male-dominated, many women ...

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Blood of Lilith doesn’t mess around. The three badass women behind the metal trio were already Denver scene veterans before coming together in 2020 and bringing a long-held vision to fruition. “We ...

Once the bassist for an all-female heavy metal band, Mikaela Mayer is now a unified boxing champion in two weight classes. Mikaela Mayer (L) with a left hook during the WBA, WBC and WBO ...

Never before has an all female heavy metal band impacted such a male dominated genre. The girls in Kittie rock hard, though, and have played with Slipknot and Pantera, co-headlined the Second Stage at ...

President Donald Trump offered complimentary words about Sanae Takaichi — Japan’s first female prime minister — upon arriving in Japan on Monday. Takaichi’s resume blends her strong brand of ...

Japan's "Iron Lady" listens to… Iron Maiden? The country's parliament elected veteran ultraconservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi to serve as the next prime minister on Tuesday, making her the first ...