The Huntress - Boobs

Thanks to the wonders of modern media, I now have a passing familiarity with a female fronted heavy metal band that goes by the name Huntress. I say passing familiarity, because thanks to the usually obsession of press with anything remotely naked, I hadn't actually heard them until seeing them mentioned over 6,000^* times in Metal Hammer (the closest metal has to a "lads' mag") and on various blogs.

Surely they must be amazing, to have garnered such attention? Surely I was in for an auditory treat the likes of which I had never heard before? Not so much. Straight up heavy metal, for the most part, but with a woman singing it. A mostly naked woman. That'll be it, then ...

Indeed, what started with a mildly suggestive photo one month has blossomed into a three page spread of blood soaked (oh yes, plenty of the red stuff) semi-nakedness. To say they don't wear their marketting gimmick on their sleeves would be disingenuous. It's boobs people want, and it's boobs they are peddling. And metal, I guess. But mostly boobs and blood.

I'm sure I may be a little biased, being smack bang in the middle of the target demographic (male, metalhead, enough disposable income to purchase albums for spurious reasons), but frankly the whole thing is getting to the point of annoying. We get it. She's mostly naked and, thanks to a quirk of gender selection, has boobs. There are loads of great bands out there, trying to get exposure, working the gig circuit, producing their own records, releasing via Bandcamp. Those are the bands that need promoting. But, it seems, the stuff that still sells is the stuff with the naked chick in it. Blah.

It's a shame, really. I'd have probably given them more of a decent listen had I heard the music before I was subjected to the media boob-fest. Anyway, they have a new album coming out this month, Spell Eater. The video of Eight Of Swords is out now for a peruse. If you like female fronted heavy metal and/or boobs, check it out.

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