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The Lab

The Lab is the 2024 Hall of Fame at FemMetal.

This Hall of Fame is a gallery for all the nominated musicians and works from the FemMetal Awards 2023. Show support to the musicians by visiting and following their social media and purchasing or streaming their music. Like the awards, The Lab honors women of science who made important discovering and were pioneers in their respective fields.

Radiation Award for the Best Metal Act

In honor of Marie Curie

Ignea

Winners

Within Temptation

Degrees of Truth

Beyond the Black

Deathless Legacy

Ad Infinitum

Tarja

Doro

Crypta

Xandria

Eleine

Mind Control

Nervosa

Sirenia

Mystfall

Massive Scar Era

Reasons Behind

Hyperia

Helical Award for the Best Rock/Alternative Act

In honor of Rosalind Franklin

Within Temptation

Winners

Nita Strauss

Cassidy Paris

Blackbriar

Stitched Up Hearts

Scene Queen

Project Renegade

Sophie Lloyd

STELLVRIS

Violent Vira

Alia Tempora

Break Me Down

Logic Award for the Best Album

In honor of Ada Lovelace

Ignea

“Dreams of Lands Unseen”

Napalm Records

Winners

Degrees of Truth

“Alchemists”

Scarlet Records

Within Temptation

“Bleed Out”

Force Music

Never Obey Again

“The End of An Era”

Scarlet Records

Beyond the Black

“Beyond the Black”

Nuclear Blast

Stitched Up Hearts

“To The Wolves”

Century Media Records

Xandria

“The Wonders Still Awaiting”

Napalm Records

Nita Strauss

The Call Of The Void

Sumerian Records

Crypta

“Shades of Sorrow”

Napalm Records

Doro

Conqueress – Forever Strong And Proud

Nuclear Blast

Ad Infinitum

Chapter III – Downfall

Napalm Records

Sophie Lloyd

Imposter Syndrome

Autumn Records

Project Renegade

Ultra Terra

Scarlet Records

STELLVRIS

 “Persistence

Independent

Blackbriar

A Dark Euphony

Napalm Records

Mind Control

“Elements”

Independent

Eleine

“We Shall Remain”

Atomic Fire

Nervosa

“Jailbreak”

Napalm Records

Reasons Behind

Architecture Of An Ego

Scarlet Records

Hyperia

 “The Serpent’s Cycle

Independent

Symmetry Award for the Best Music Video

In honor of Emmy Noether

Ignea

“Dunes”

Director: Lame Perfect
Producer: Oksana Iegorova

Napalm Records

Winners

Degrees of Truth

“Alchemists”

Director and Filming: Beatrice Demori & Marco Falanga (Oround Media)
Producer and Mixing: Gianluca Parnisari

Scarlet Records

Nita Strauss

“Victorious” ft. Dorothy

Director: Vicente Cordero
Production: Industrialism Films

Sumerian Records

Visions of Atlantis

“Clocks”

Directors: Dominik Welisch & Dieter Primig
Production: Lichterwald

Napalm Records

Within Temptation

“Ritual”

Video: RART Digital.
Production and Editing: SetVex

Sophie Lloyd

“Imposter Syndrome” ft. Lzzy Hale

Producer & Engineer: Romesh Dodangoda

Beyond the Black

“Free Me”

Director: Mirko Witzki
Production Company: Witzki Vision

Nuclear Blast

Stitched Up Heart

“Possess Me”

Director: Tony Aguilara
Producer: Mitchell Marlow

Century Media Family

Ad Infinitum

“From The Ashes”

Director: Mirko Witzki
Producer: Witzki Visions

Napalm Records

Blackbriar

“Cicada”

Producer: Blackbriar

Scene Queen

MILF

Director: Taylor Fauntleroy
Production: Dojohouse

Sinheresy

Castaways

Filming & Editing: Marco Falanga & Beatrice Demori (Oround Media)

Scarlet Records

Burning Witches

World on Fire

Napalm Records

Kapitur

 “Nature Morte

This video is a collaborative effort between Bruna Wanderley, Andres Arango, Sam Neumann, and Tyler Addey-Jibb. Filmed between Canada and Brazil with the help of close friends and family. Edited by Bennie Tonkin in the UK.

Doro

“Children Of The Dawn

Director: Mirko Witzki
Producer: Witzki Visions

Nuclear Blast

Reasons Behind

Seas Of Grey

Scarlet Records

Cabrakaän

“Mictlán”

Production: Lunar Ring Sound & Graphics Inc.
Director: Angela Ambrose

Lexi Layne

“The High Priestess

Director: Daze Craft Films
Co-Director: Lexi Layne
Editor/BTS: Steph Claire

Sirenia

Deadlight

Napalm Records

Hyperia

 “The Serpent’s Cycle

Video by: City Zero Films
Video Concept & Storyline: Marlee Ryley

Apollo Award for the Best Vocals

In honor of Margaret Hamilton

Helle Bogdanova (Ignea)

Winners

Jennifer Haben (Beyond The Black)

Claudia Beltrame (Degrees Of Truth)

Sharon Den Adel (Within Temptation)

Steva Deathless (Deathless Legacy)

Alecia Demner (Stitched Up Heart)

Melissa Bonny (Ad Infinitum)

Tarja Turunen

Doro Pesch (Doro)

Ambre Vourvahis (Xandria)

Zora Cock (Blackbriar)

Marianna Florou (Project Renegade)

Madeleine Liljestam (Eleine)

Marialena Trikoglou (Mystfall)

Daedric

Päivi Sihvonen (Piper)

Elisa Bonafè (Reasons Behind)

Emma Zoldan (Sirenia)

Cosmic Award for the Best Brutal Vocals

In honor of Henrietta Leavitt

Helle Bogdanova (Ignea)

Winners

Carla Harvey (Butcher Babies)

Fernanda Lira (Crypta)

Stefania Salladini (Mind Control)

Liv Jagrell (Liv Sin)

Prika Amaral (Nervosa)

Sofia Frasz (Exiled Hope)

Obscura (Asagraum)

Metamorphosis Award for the Best Instrument Player

In honor of Maria Merian

Nita Strauss

Winners

Tainá Bergamaschi (Crypta)

Sophie Lloyd

Katija Di Giulio (Eternal Silence)

Jéssica Di Falchi (Crypta)

Hella (Lordi)

Prika Amaral (Nervosa)

Obscura (Asagraum)

Sam Mobley (Frozen Soul)

Olivia Jean

Chaulmoogra Award for the Best Breakthrough Metal Act

In honor of Alice Ball

Never Obey Again

Winners

The Effigy

Exiled Hope

Mystfall

Conspiracy Of Blackness

Sovereign Council

Dreamyth

Kapitur

Ewiniar

Pressure

Neurogenesis Award for the Best Rock Act

In honor of Rita Levi-Montalcini

Cassidy Paris

Winners

Scene Queen

STELLVRIS

Amnesiak

The Almas

Final Stage

Piper

lolitslea

Fossil Award for the Best Release by a Breakthrough Award

In honor of Mary Anning

Cassidy Paris

“New Sensation”

Nuclear Blast

Winners

STELLVRIS

“Persistence”

Independent

Never Obey Again

“The End Of An Era”

Scarlet Records

Amnesiak

“Amnesiak”

Scarlet Records

Mystfall

“Celestial Vision”

Scarlet Records

Piper

What Is The Heart For?

Inverse Records

Conspiracy Of Blackness

“Pain Therapy”

Wormholedeath Records

Ewiniar

Another World

Independent

Dreamyth

“Aletheia”

Rockshots Records

lolitslea

Happy Never Ending

Independent

Celestial Award for the Best Metal / Rock Influencer

In honor of Caroline Herschel

Cristina Scabbia

Winners

Nicoletta Rosellini

Tashha

Raja Meissner

Larissa Liveir

Tori Kravitz (She’s With The Band Podcast)

Rina Robin

Megan Elizabeth

Genetic Award for the Best Write-In Act

In honor of Barbara McClintock

Delain

FemMetal Awards 2023 Credits

Nomination committee

Alexandra Semaan

Benedetta Baldin

Debora Zuccarelli

Dimitri Khoury

Emi

Emry Petersen

Jessica Pauli

Jon Asher

Luna La Chimia

Manu Volpina

Mike de Coene

Monica Atzei

Pamela Jacobs

Tori Kravitz

Vanessa K

Presenters

Anastasia Marin

Benedetta Baldin

Full Stop (band)

Irene Eva Scapin

Jasmine Rain

Katrina Hiovain

Linda Kiefer

Lizzie Von Green

Lorenzo Molteni

Mandy Haberland

Marika Mura

Patri Grief

Roberto Bonura

Salma El-Garrab

Organizer

Reuel Way

Special thanks to

Benedetta Baldin

Vanessa K