Female; heavy metal; labels; performance; women.
This research investigates the musical trajectory of the São Paulo thrash metal band Nervosa, formed entirely by women, constituting an excessively masculine musical genre, highlighting the spaces of dispute and female protagonist, evidencing the negotiations in the social, musical, aesthetic, technical and social fields. performance elements, which lead the group to occupy a prominent position in this scene, either by its presence in the programming of the main heavy metal festivals in the world, in the contract with record companies, space in the media and impact on the formation of other bands formed by women. Seeking to contribute to the growing repertoire of references to people, songs, records and events in heavy metal history in an effort to reduce its androcentrism