Astarte
Formed: 1997
From:
Athens,
Greece
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Astarte News
Below is our complete Astarte news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Column
Unearthing The All Female Metal Underground
With ladies like Angela Gossow and Vibeke Stene fronting bands with primarily male members, the heavy metal scene has shown that women can just be as bad ass as men. While the female fronted band has gone from curiosity to accepted member of the metal kingdom, heavier acts still tend toward having mostly men among their ranks. Breaking that trend are a few groups that buck the established norm and bust out the girl power. With this week’s edition of the Unearthing the Metal Underground column we’ll take a look at three bands that rock out 100% wang free.
Astarte
Kittie is probably the most well known group to feature only women handling the instruments and vocals, but there are plenty of all-girl bands that show up the kittens in terms of brutality. There’s no purr and all claws to be found in Greece’s Astarte, which leans heavily towards the black metal side of the spectrum.
Currently signed to Avantgare Records, Astarte has released five full-length albums so far, and even managed to catch Dimmu Borgir’s attention. Symphonic black metal icon Shagrath appeared in a guest spot on the “Ring of Sorrow” song off the band’s “Sirens” album. To get started with this all-girl act you can check out the video for the “Mutter Astarte” track, the collaboration with Shagrath, and the song “Black Mighty Gods” in the clips below.
Astarte Writing New Album
Vocalist Tristessa of Greek all-female black metal band Astarte has issued the following brief update about writing new material for an upcoming album:
"Astarte are working in new material for the new album but in slow progress through some personal issues (not bad don't worry) and soon will be more info about the new album. Thanx a lot for you support and your wishes."
Samples of Astarte's music are also available for streaming at their MySpace page.
