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The Raygun Girls
12+ albums
rockmetalhard rockgothFemale fronted metal
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The Raygun Girls is a NY Hard Rock group that has been compared to Lacuna Coil, Evanescence, Killing Joke and Static X. The music is as much influenced by The Ramones as by Nine Inch Nails; as much by Siouxsie and the Banshees as by Pantera The band was created in 2001 as a studio only group, to have dueling vocals, male and female over a bed of crunching guitars and danceable, but aggressive beats. After honing their skills, The Raygun Girls recorded “Mars Eclipsing” in 2003 and released it in 2004, with a female vocalist mainly doing backup vocals. The feedback was so great, that the music had to be taken to the stage. A live band was formed, with George on bass and Geoff on guitar and vocals. As the live band began to write new music, an emphasis was placed on the female vocalist being the front-person of the band. In 2005, a lead guitarist was added to the group, which helped the band sound to grow from Gothic/Industrial to Hard Rock with Gothic undertones. A new album was recorded in late 2005 and released in February of 2006 with production help from Clay People members, John Delehanty and Dan Neet. “The Ones I Denied” was a collection of 9 songs (and one remix) that was put together to gain the attention of radio and record labels. In October, 2006, upon the strength of songs like “Sleep” and “Can’t Die Now”, The Raygun Girls was invited to play the Rock Solid Pressure A&R Showcase in Florida. The Raygun Girls put together a tour and headed down South. With only a
