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Genre: atmospheric post-metal

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Parent Genre: metal

Atmospheric post-metal is a genre that combines the heaviness and intensity of metal with atmospheric and ambient elements. The music often features long, sprawling compositions that build and evolve over time, incorporating elements of post-rock, shoegaze, and other genres. The use of dynamics and texture is key, with quiet, introspective moments giving way to crushing, cathartic crescendos. The genre is characterized by its emotional intensity and its ability to create a sense of vastness and awe.


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Drum Kit, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Double Bass, Keyboard/Synthesizer, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer

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Most popular atmospheric post-metal albums

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Holocene
2023
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Departure Songs
2015
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Panopticon (Remastered)
2004
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Mass VI
2017
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The Long Road North
2022
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Avoid the Light
2010
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Assassine(s)
2022
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What We All Come to Need
2009
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Mire
2018
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A Sun That Never Sets
2001
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The Rifts
2015
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Three Way Split w/ East Of The Wall & Year Of No Light
2010
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Eternal Rituals for the Accretion of Light
2017
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Esoteric Oppression
2019
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Agonist
2009
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Unmaker
2021

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List of atmospheric post-metal artists

Here is a list of atmospheric post-metal artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the atmospheric post-metal genre. You can find out what atmospheric post-metal genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 33 110940
2 35 130651
3 31 136906
4 35 140447
5 39 102619
6 26 23531
7 41 131738
8 25 15660
9 22 14909
10 29 34081
11 23 36362
12 15 10025
13 19 31732
14 11 43037
15 28 27910
16 32 77279
17 14 22242
18 14 16147
19 27 65055
20 22 19194
21 31 9454
22 27 10605
23 24 18409
24 24 23791
25 6 8614
26 14 12928
27 24 23890
28 11 4657
29 20 16229
30 35 67268
31 15 6358
32 9 5225
33 10 6220
34 6 4124
35 9 4757
36 1 697
37 11 4708
38 9 5852
39 8 3834
40 1 660
41 1 1697
42 1 1115
43 1 2951
44 2 1987
45 11 6637
46 4 3053
47 7 3425
48 8 60
49 2 1824
50 2 1139
51 6 6475
52 2 770
53 1 743
54 3 1730
55 2 1106
56 2 551
57 2 1767
58 1 610
59 1 472
60 1 1014
61 1 641
62 1 684
63 1 887
64 1 1087
65 1 560
66 1 1150

atmospheric post-metal playlist created by Chosic

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