Banshee

Rachel Knight, professionally known as Banshee, is an American heavy metal musician based in Los Angeles. Active since 2018, she is known for her signature style of "fairy metal", a blend of trap, hyperpop, black metal, and witch house, 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 three studio albums: Fuck With a Banshee (2021), Fairy Metal (2022), and Birth of Venus (2023). Her music has received attention from Revolver, Loudwire, and Metal Hammer, and she has collaborated with artists including rapper Backxwash.