Hey GAGC-
New contributor Jess Meany here with a quick story. I had a good spell of a hangover this past weekend and thought to myself “I’m going to sit in the dark and put together a playlist of the most brutal and badass female-powered…

Hey GAGC-

New contributor Jess Meany here with a quick story. I had a good spell of a hangover this past weekend and thought to myself “I’m going to sit in the dark and put together a playlist of the most brutal and badass female-powered hardcore bands I know.” I wanted to put something together that was really going to fuel what was left of my afternoon. So here it is. I dedicate this playlist to finding the deepest, most worthless corners of your mind and rattling them awake. Thanks to Krista Ciminera, the vocal mastermind behind Sorrows to help me build this playlist, and to Meg for humoring me in posting this bad girl up.

Not all bands on the list are currently active, but many are and there’s still some great archives online of everyone on the list. Hope everyone found a new favorite band! Go ahead and post some of your own favorite aggressively awesome and talented female musicians in the comments section–I need something to listen to for the rest of the week.

01. Arm Candy - Hysterics
02. White Collar Crime - F-Minus 
03. Don’t Look Down on Me - Dead Ups
04. Change Your Mind - SORROWS NYXHC 
05. Leave Me Alone - Hysterics 
06. The Failure - Unhinged
07. KloNoPiNata - Black Fork
08. Trapped - Death First 
09. Gaining Force - In School 
10. New Generation - Nausea
11. Pummeling the Deceased - Rats in the Walls 
12. Pitchforks and Torches - Replica 
13. Illusion Won Again - Even Worse
14. Obasilisco (The Basilisk) - La Misma
15. Nerd in the Pit - Zombie Dogs  
16. Near Dark, Lebenden Toten
17. Mas Alla… - Permanent Ruin 
18. Downtown - Girls Interrupted Scene
Download here: http://bit.ly/GAGCXHC

And for those who want more reading material and blogs covering rad female hardcore bands:

Later,

Jess

(photo of Replica from AKROPUNK)