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Genre
black metal
Parent Genre: metal

Black metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its dark and aggressive sound, often featuring fast tempos, blast beats, and tremolo-picked guitar riffs. The lyrics typically focus on themes of Satanism, paganism, and anti-Christianity. The genre is known for its use of corpse paint and other theatrical elements in live performances. Bands in this genre often incorporate symphonic elements, such as orchestral arrangements and choirs, to create a grandiose and epic sound.


Top artists of black metal genre

Cradle Of Filth
Behemoth
Dimmu Borgir
Mayhem
Immortal
Burzum
Bathory
Dissection
Morbid Angel
Rotting Christ
Deicide
Darkthrone
Entombed
Satyricon
Venom
Vader
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List of black metal artists

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

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Cradle Of Filth
52 21 34 92 2 21 129 481707
2
Behemoth
51 28 30 95 2 12 122 552458
3
Dimmu Borgir
51 40 22 86 4 18 120 466644
4
Mayhem
49 74 21 92 6 13 131 474280
5
Immortal
48 63 19 93 0 8 111 308361
6
Burzum
47 63 24 57 24 18 117 348432
7
Bathory
46 60 33 80 9 20 124 324194
8
Dissection
46 44 26 84 9 27 118 165596
9
Morbid Angel
46 26 33 89 3 26 121 372304
10
Rotting Christ
45 44 39 89 1 25 134 211837
11
Deicide
45 51 30 96 0 21 124 348028
12
Darkthrone
44 42 19 92 3 13 134 318001
13
Entombed
44 45 23 95 0 25 126 198425
14
Satyricon
43 46 36 92 0 25 130 256667
15
Venom
43 11 28 83 4 22 116 466435
16
Vader
42 28 37 96 0 22 125 215388
17
Hypocrisy
42 50 34 84 0 18 113 169282
18
Lifelover
41 62 40 80 9 20 123 78485
19
Bloodbath
41 35 35 94 0 22 115 184974
20
Emperor
40 83 14 89 0 7 133 249778
21
Belphegor
40 40 37 90 0 11 123 175346
22
Mgła
40 87 22 94 0 6 147 115474
23
Celtic Frost
39 59 27 81 1 25 118 213690
24
Dark Funeral
39 46 24 97 0 5 125 219797
25
Marduk
39 33 25 94 0 10 113 215227
26
Agalloch
39 53 30 70 17 17 119 151926
27
Batushka
39 71 35 77 0 10 124 130063
28
Suffocation
39 64 32 94 0 35 116 203103
29
Gorgoroth
38 61 23 95 0 14 124 258248
30
Enslaved
38 44 28 90 1 17 134 143796
31
Watain
38 41 20 92 0 9 138 142411
32
Anaal Nathrakh
37 44 30 75 0 11 126 99481
33
Ihsahn
37 27 38 77 0 22 136 99029
34
Samael
36 36 43 93 0 26 115 113857
35
Cryptopsy
36 71 26 97 0 21 122 130809
36
Carpathian Forest
36 48 25 88 2 23 133 135963
37
Vomitory
36 90 26 97 0 9 129 51785
38
Summoning
36 69 36 85 10 21 122 98513
39
Impaled Nazarene
36 65 20 93 0 13 138 68335
40
Xasthur
35 89 22 60 39 12 115 80326
41
Immolation
35 85 22 95 0 14 118 98676
42
Dismember
35 64 24 97 0 17 120 77276
43
Carach Angren
35 10 34 87 2 17 123 92279
44
Possessed
34 20 26 94 2 12 118 161287
45
Nocturnal Depression
33 53 30 68 13 19 115 62934
46
Nargaroth
33 37 27 82 1 9 117 77951
47
Mutiilation
33 58 20 83 16 7 136 44289
48
Sarcófago
33 59 28 89 0 26 121 88372
49
Dødheimsgard
33 28 22 87 4 13 130 23982
50
Pestilence
32 32 33 97 0 21 119 96127
51
1914
32 23 36 89 0 10 112 46213
52
Deathspell Omega
32 60 25 86 2 12 110 63506
53
Moonsorrow
31 77 24 93 0 19 128 86339
54
Bethlehem
31 22 35 76 4 14 128 43705
55
Blut Aus Nord
31 82 27 89 3 4 124 63979
56
Asphyx
31 65 22 92 0 24 106 77174
57
Hate Eternal
31 80 24 93 0 6 116 74838
58
Autopsy
31 37 22 88 3 18 108 93673
59
Borknagar
31 11 28 88 2 24 142 85185
60
Leviathan
31 89 15 72 6 9 130 74019
61
Windir
31 82 20 89 4 17 129 78872
62
Melechesh
31 60 31 96 0 16 116 41813
63
Primordial
31 24 20 83 0 17 117 72248
64
Abbath
30 77 31 94 0 16 129 106925
65
Wolves In The Throne Room
30 80 16 73 8 9 128 99008
66
Old Man's Child
30 55 28 91 0 18 114 71191
67
Inquisition
30 80 22 90 4 6 136 60079
68
ColdWorld
30 84 26 60 34 10 123 41362
69
Falkenbach
30 32 39 85 1 18 129 65664
70
Grave
30 65 27 93 0 22 111 71905
71
Tsjuder
30 46 19 97 0 9 117 68625
72
Gorguts
30 43 25 89 5 29 119 73929
73
Unleashed
30 10 34 95 0 26 131 85375
74
Drudkh
30 66 25 84 7 14 129 75845
75
Taake
30 35 16 95 1 6 140 117384
76
1349
29 67 21 96 0 10 126 116718
77
Misþyrming
29 67 19 90 1 9 126 30651
78
Sigh
29 21 28 85 4 29 132 42580
79
Malevolent Creation
29 39 34 95 0 23 111 102378
80
Shining
29 53 29 74 5 11 118 57181
81
Arcturus
29 34 22 80 0 24 128 63598
82
Urfaust
29 85 18 70 9 12 108 39210
83
Thy Light
29 89 26 44 27 9 116 35842
84
Gaahls WYRD
29 72 27 70 22 6 136 22702
85
Nordjevel
29 65 29 96 0 8 131 21425
86
Incantation
29 89 17 91 0 10 145 60000
87
Archgoat
29 78 17 96 0 12 139 50048
88
Behexen
29 84 17 94 0 8 119 50732
89
Hellhammer
28 49 16 93 1 21 151 89151
90
Ellende
28 51 31 74 8 8 116 28175
91
Uada
28 59 19 87 2 15 117 58243
92
Warmoon Lord
28 80 14 80 7 12 143 10437
93
Deströyer 666
28 38 25 97 0 8 130 49073
94
Triptykon
27 24 38 61 3 15 118 47005
95
Sinister
27 79 30 96 0 24 115 65716
96
Necrophobic
27 47 27 96 0 17 137 54333
97
Hate
27 24 39 97 0 10 127 34913
98
Urgehal
27 33 18 95 0 14 141 72490
99
Forgotten Tomb
27 42 34 84 11 18 122 33235
100
Naglfar
27 37 38 95 0 13 123 55205
101
Vital Remains
27 67 21 97 0 9 120 99353
102
Nattefrost
27 79 18 76 1 21 155 55591
103
Totalselfhatred
27 78 22 77 1 9 122 32051
104
Lord Belial
27 44 26 84 12 19 136 47388
105
Agathodaimon
26 17 35 88 4 18 127 29672
106
Funeral Mist
26 58 23 96 0 5 110 34979
107
Gehenna
26 69 20 94 0 16 132 160453
108
Sargeist
26 71 16 95 0 7 135 50720
109
Graveland
26 64 19 93 0 11 139 23175
110
Beherit
26 87 24 69 0 30 123 47174
111
Kampfar
26 24 27 93 0 9 132 45957
112
Absu
26 49 24 96 0 20 127 38295
113
Craft
26 67 19 92 0 11 133 38487
114
...And Oceans
25 50 22 85 0 11 121 18028
115
Morbid
25 58 23 98 12 12 123 48790
116
Paysage D'Hiver
25 87 20 70 45 3 106 33205
117
Dark Fortress
25 22 32 96 0 11 130 42472
118
Revenge
25 63 22 97 0 5 116 22784
119
Winterfylleth
25 86 32 62 31 7 133 36780
120
Keep Of Kalessin
25 35 40 95 0 17 117 29379
121
The Ruins Of Beverast
25 69 24 74 10 6 114 32131
122
Isengard
25 65 21 75 11 27 120 44317
123
SATANIC WARMASTER
24 80 17 89 0 9 149 11761
124
Havukruunu
24 15 16 92 0 8 132 22796
125
Judas Iscariot
24 80 16 89 11 9 136 49765
126
Akhlys
24 86 22 71 13 5 120 33044
127
Vreid
24 42 29 87 1 20 138 29889
128
Mork
24 36 34 95 0 15 141 18680
129
Nunslaughter
24 19 28 90 0 42 123 30939
130
Horna
24 33 16 79 2 16 150 42842
131
In The Woods...
24 26 35 80 5 17 121 25112
132
God Dethroned
24 32 33 95 0 18 111 34258
133
Hypothermia
23 62 25 67 28 8 101 28667
134
Thyrfing
23 25 30 86 0 36 119 32806
135
I
23 2 42 95 0 29 100 18472
136
God Seed
23 85 14 89 0 6 108 20287
137
Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult
23 65 17 91 6 5 143 34805
138
Aura Noir
22 39 20 98 0 9 134 35093
139
Djevel
22 36 18 75 6 9 131 17057
140
Abigor
22 80 19 94 4 6 122 29391
141
Kriegsmaschine
22 83 22 97 0 5 136 22786
142
Barathrum
22 28 44 98 0 71 144 15177
143
Ragnarok
22 29 19 98 0 9 139 63206
144
Profanatica
22 78 30 95 14 8 126 21227
145
Azaghal
22 45 28 87 0 13 107 23995
146
Imperium Dekadenz
21 73 33 82 9 10 125 19303
147
Fen
21 83 23 86 0 16 131 25629
148
Anorexia Nervosa
21 21 25 91 0 10 112 35304
149
Mystifier
21 25 25 80 3 19 117 22582
150
Abruptum
21 56 24 80 3 8 101 23535
151
Akercocke
21 55 34 89 1 21 123 20760
152
Schammasch
21 61 24 88 5 6 114 20915
153
Armagedda
20 65 22 95 0 11 142 24956
154
Diabolical Masquerade
20 22 28 87 0 15 132 17274
155
Hecate Enthroned
20 52 21 87 0 8 112 23442
156
Ancient
20 52 23 78 7 8 129 26329
157
Forgotten Woods
20 34 28 66 0 21 121 20163
158
Mörk Gryning
20 58 21 79 17 13 127 12698
159
Vargrav
20 89 18 90 0 6 125 7722
160
Enthroned
20 87 20 97 0 8 121 45495
161
Nifelheim
19 71 14 99 0 5 144 33806
162
A Forest Of Stars
19 44 21 66 11 10 116 22386
163
Arckanum
19 73 22 94 5 6 144 24440
164
Lunar Aurora
19 69 20 85 2 6 122 20027
165
Tormentor
19 82 20 93 1 17 121 23005
166
Desaster
18 17 18 97 0 17 137 28575
167
Nachtmystium
18 58 23 96 0 13 135 21799
168
Teitanblood
18 77 12 95 0 4 118 19191
169
Limbonic Art
18 55 24 82 1 19 124 35725
170
Ildjarn
18 84 27 64 32 8 123 12092
171
Sacramentum
18 66 16 97 0 13 111 15876
172
Negură Bunget
17 81 25 63 28 6 109 30042
173
Mortuary Drape
17 16 21 92 0 15 132 16154
174
Evilfeast
17 91 14 76 21 10 130 12156
175
Black Funeral
16 70 15 95 6 3 114 19388
176
Varathron
16 75 32 89 9 20 143 15804
177
Khold
16 4 33 82 0 37 121 16010
178
Thorns
16 61 43 88 5 7 125 13417
179
Dornenreich
16 17 33 69 13 27 96 11207
180
Ondskapt
16 67 17 94 0 5 123 17151
181
Darkspace
16 91 12 38 7 3 142 26251
182
Whoredom Rife
16 31 22 89 0 5 141 12001
183
Solefald
15 9 29 82 10 24 108 15560
184
Necromantia
15 47 22 91 0 13 135 16515
185
DØDSENGEL
14 63 19 82 0 6 122 10418
186
Kvist
14 87 16 88 0 19 145 11039
187
Zyklon
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 12700
188
Helheim
14 47 35 84 0 12 124 17087
189
Aosoth
14 86 22 90 0 5 134 17018
190
Ved Buens Ende
13 12 21 80 0 28 131 9653
191
Obtained Enslavement
13 89 14 93 0 15 109 8323
192
Bestial Warlust
13 26 19 100 0 2 103 17337
193
Svarttjern
13 1 23 99 0 7 138 20393
194
Mysticum
13 61 26 90 0 10 164 10624
195
Beastcraft
13 19 21 76 3 11 122 14201
196
Acherontas
13 14 10 94 0 4 159 13428
197
Valkyrja
12 78 16 91 0 5 117 11035
198
Aeternus
11 87 17 94 0 20 160 11494
199
Nightbringer
11 53 15 94 8 5 131 14489
200
Setherial
11 74 19 85 0 4 120 19425