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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 40 199369
2 39 155318
3 46 376571
4 41 230965
5 49 406137
6 51 500633
7 31 85745
8 45 223956
9 30 77030
10 42 279655
11 34 183139
12 41 182381
13 46 416711
14 45 383638
15 44 349665
16 32 107351
17 43 511578
18 31 71506
19 41 230822
20 46 192683
21 31 120555
22 38 91318
23 41 285949
24 50 609921
25 31 87277
26 31 111583
27 29 74020
28 38 152830
29 36 110301
30 29 80261
31 32 93812
32 38 237628
33 40 193364
34 31 83955
35 40 243842
36 28 108756
37 45 377917
38 46 235243
39 32 107469
40 29 107947
41 36 162373
42 30 81604
43 37 106909
44 37 62596
45 51 523527
46 30 69320
47 38 291460
48 37 243366
49 31 108592
50 28 128977
51 40 95879
52 37 124284
53 34 105102
54 28 30173
55 30 90522
56 49 580028
57 39 166554
58 28 67575
59 28 42613
60 41 165319
61 32 46877
62 34 99610
63 41 109798
64 32 78281
65 29 46296
66 28 80656
67 36 108906
68 29 67061
69 33 72227
70 45 112297
71 28 68534
72 29 46009
73 31 58311
74 31 15794
75 28 60651
76 32 89678
77 29 32874
78 31 129111
79 30 83757
80 28 37495
81 29 45374
82 36 102026
83 30 33674
84 38 157218
85 32 69561
86 40 133241
87 36 78636
88 39 152020
89 35 66031
90 31 26113
91 33 64612
92 35 84353
93 34 98890
94 33 56741
95 28 44328
96 29 58648
97 28 24208
98 31 63941
99 30 53772
100 32 27719

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