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Octavia Sperati
Biography
Octavia Sperati are a rarity: an all-female band that some listeners have categorized as doom metal. But it would be a mistake to think of the Norwegian outfit as a female version of YOB, Grief, or Saint Vitus; truth be told, their aggressive yet melodic material is really somewhere between goth metal and goth rock. Octavia Sperati do have some Black Sabbath influence -- and Sabbath, of course, have been a huge influence on the doom metal/stoner rock field.

Being Sabbath-influenced seems almost obligatory among doom and stoner bands, but a band doesn't have to have a doom or stoner orientation to be Sabbath-influenced. For Octavia Sperati, the Sabbath influence asserts itself in the guitar and bass playing rather than the vocals; in terms of vocal style, lead singer Silje Wergeland has much more in common with Black Tape for a Blue Girl and Diva Destruction (both of which are goth rock acts with female singers) than she does with Ozzy Osbourne or -- for that matter -- the vocalists who have been a part of popular doom and stoner bands like Eyehategod, Orange Goblin, and Goatsnake. Apart from the Sabbath influence, Octavia Sperati don't inspire comparisons to any of those bands. Somewhat more accurate metal comparisons for Octavia Sperati might include Italy's Lifend and Greece's Astarte, both of which have the goth element and include female vocalists.
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