Super Heroines - Topic

The Super Heroines were an American deathrock trio founded in Los Angeles by guitarist and vocalist Eva O in 1981. The original line-up included bassist Sandra Ross, a member of Eva O's previous group, the Speed Queens, and drummer Del Mar Richardson. Along with Christian Death, 45 Grave, and Kommunity FK, the band helped define the Los Angeles deathrock genre that emerged from the L.A. punk-rock scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
The group's influences included Joan Jett and the Runaways, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, and Kiss. Guitarist Rikk Agnew of the Adolescents, said of the band:
They rocked with somewhat of a dark tone… they had that dark look… yet it was rock, it was interesting. I was really fascinated by their appearance, their presence was really cool.
The Super Heroines performed at house parties and clubs in and around Los Angeles and San Francisco. They appeared at venues such as the Whisky a Go Go, the Cathay de Grande, and Anti Club and shared bills with other notable Los Angeles-based bands including Christian Death, Nervous Gender and Black Randy and the Metro Squad.