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Genre: black metal

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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.


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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.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 38 195206
2 41 212608
3 36 151093
4 39 227168
5 44 354336
6 30 82398
7 49 490023
8 45 379172
9 28 75134
10 40 178546
11 32 174239
12 41 272402
13 35 102120
14 43 371033
15 43 399958
16 42 220812
17 44 181540
18 30 67256
19 42 334544
20 41 497418
21 49 589812
22 36 85868
23 30 115409
24 38 271671
25 29 84285
26 27 108680
27 34 105906
28 36 145359
29 27 57274
30 35 104029
31 27 77062
32 39 234341
33 29 90789
34 29 80814
35 36 229587
36 38 187082
37 26 99732
38 43 225118
39 28 79536
40 29 102834
41 26 105190
42 42 351536
43 34 152807
44 32 105751
45 36 234638
46 49 510818
47 38 160514
48 37 279278
49 27 58099
50 26 125455
51 33 120701
52 28 27294
53 31 97795
54 31 89691
55 28 89581
56 47 534966
57 26 66402
58 30 45128
59 33 76559
60 33 97349
61 26 41079
62 28 68199
63 28 44520
64 28 77225
65 29 63972
66 39 160518
67 34 103073
68 32 69561
69 27 43905
70 34 104859
71 41 95590
72 27 59002
73 27 54620
74 33 92037
75 30 83496
76 26 31822
77 29 80963
78 29 126003
79 25 35221
80 26 41147
81 27 17747
82 38 152150
83 28 31260
84 25 33105
85 30 67336
86 38 125781
87 38 143339
88 35 75058
89 26 22305
90 31 55839
91 27 24059
92 28 63506
93 31 89330
94 32 74773
95 30 50983
96 27 55478
97 30 61888
98 26 46360
99 29 50841
100 25 24110

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