NEW NOISE
‘Fairy metal’ pioneer bringing together Lamb Of God and Megan Thee Stallion
COMBINING WITCHY TRAP beats, celestial hyperpop and black metal-inspired shrieks, Banshee’s sound is a visceral yet ethereal experience that the LA-based producer and singer has dubbed ‘fairy metal’.
“I was always really drawn to the prettier synth sounds,” she says. “Take Children Of Bodom for instance, their song, Downfall, has a really beautiful synth section. I honestly credit a lot of my influence to that alone.”
Channelling everything from Lamb Of God to black and power metal to rapper Megan Thee Stallion, since she started uploading music to TikTok in 2020, Banshee (real name: Rachel Knight) has built up a loyal fanbase of more than 300,000 followers, who have found solace in their lyrics, in which she speaks frankly about experiences with abuse, sexual assault and misogyny. “It’s about healing from that, finding strength and accepting it’s OK to be angry,” she says.
The dark and spacey Chamber includes the lyric: ‘I will not be held responsible for how your body feels.’
“For so long, because of my experiences, I blamed myself and the way I dress for the comme
