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Wendy O. Williams
12+ albums
heavy metalpunkhard rockfemale vocalistsFemale fronted metal
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Wendy Orlean Williams (May 28, 1949 – April 6, 1998), better known as Wendy O. Williams, was the lead singer for the punk band the Plasmatics, whose stage theatrics included blowing up equipment, near nudity and chain-sawing guitars. Dubbed "The Queen of Shock Rock," Williams was widely considered the most controversial and radical woman singer of her day. She often sported a trademark Mohawk haircut. Williams was nominated in 1985 for a Grammy in the Best Female Rock Vocal category during the height of her band's popularity. Her onstage antics, both solo and with the Plasmatics, earned her a reputation. She was most often seen sawing a guitar in half with a chainsaw, or demolishing a car (once she even destroyed a car before chucking it into a nearby river). Musically, she was one of the first persons to blur the line between metal and punk. In her reining days in the 80s, the two genres were not as close. At Plasmatics shows you would often see the mohawked punks and the long haired metalheads starting fights in the circle pits. Wendy O was arrested during a show one night, for lewd acts with a sledge hammer, and later had the crap beat out of her by the arresting officers. The Plasmatics broke up shortly afer the long trial. Wendy went solo in 1984, and even had Gene Simmons producing that first record. But she never reached the same popularity she had with the Plasmatics, and soon faded into obscurity. She released her final album Deffest! And Baddest! under the name Ult
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