Banshee

Rachel Dorothea Knight, professionally known as Banshee, is an American singer and rapper. Active since 2018, she refers to her musical style as "fairy metal" with lyrics that aggressively confront misogyny, abuse, and predatory behavior based on her experiences in the metal scene. Since building a following on TikTok in 2020, Knight has released six studio albums: Fuck With a Banshee, Fairy Metal (2022), Birth of Venus (2023), Sirencore (2024), Fables (2025) and The Secrets to Altering Reality (2026). Her music has received attention from Revolver, Loudwire, and Metal Hammer, and she has collaborated with artists including rapper Backxwash.

Early life Knight was raised in Conservative Judaism.

Knight was drawn to music from a young age, inspired by Avril Lavigne and Green Day. but sought to be a producer as she didn't believe she could make a living as a smaller musician. She subsequently worked as a local metal producer. A second studio album, Fairy Metal, was released on June 17, including a guest appearance by Canadian rapper Backxwash. Earmilk praised the album, writing that Knight "continues to win our hearts with boldness and vulnerability in equal parts". Her vocals typically alternate between slurred, sometimes Auto-Tuned clean singing and screamed vocals,

Knight is queer. Earmilk referred to her in 2023 as an "LGBTQ+ icon". My Heart, an Inverted Flame non-album single "Static" Jimmy Edgar Liquids Heaven 2023 "Loose" Cinnamon Babe non-album single

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