As the title states, I'm looking for bands or even solo rock-stars in metal and hard rock that preferably have a talented female vocalist, but at least have a notable and talented female member somewhere in the group. Yes, this may be sexist to ask. No, I don't want this to be a sexism thread even if it seems that way. It's just that when I stop to think about it, I can't come up with many females in rock unless it's soft rock or some pop / rock bastardization and their discography is composed almost entirely of relationship songs.
There are only three that come to mind when I think of females in hard rock or metal - Amy Lee from Evanescence, Elena Siegman from the Nazi Zombies songs, and I believe Joan Jett from Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (I've only heard "I Love Rock and Roll" from her, but I think she counts). This kinda baffles me that I know so few great females in hard rock and beyond, as I'm positive that there are just as many female metalheads as male ones and thus logically there should be a fair amount of females in the actual industry. Female vocals can also be incredibly badass in a good rock song and can provide a completely different flavor, for a lack of a better term, to a song's style.
So who are some great females in rock that you know of? Feel free to post youtube vids on people you listen to. Indies are perfectly fine (even pony metal), as long as it isn't yourself of course. Like I mentioned earlier, I do NOT want this to be another thread on sexism; I just want some good examples of females in hard rock or metal as I'm certain that they must exist. Keep it civil everyone, and let's rock out.