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Genre
black thrash
Parent Genre: metal

Black thrash is a subgenre of heavy metal that combines the aggressive and fast-paced elements of thrash with the dark and sinister themes of black metal. It is characterized by its raw and primitive sound, often featuring harsh vocals, distorted guitars, and pounding drums. The lyrics often focus on topics such as Satanism, violence, and anti-Christianity. Black thrash bands often incorporate elements of punk and hardcore into their music, creating a unique and intense sound. Some of the pioneers of the genre include Sodom, Bathory, and Venom.


Top artists of black thrash genre

Sodom
Bathory
Venom
Kvelertak
Toxic Holocaust
Celtic Frost
Impaled Nazarene
Hellripper
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List of black thrash artists

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

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Sodom
47 43 35 94 0 28 128 400832
2
Bathory
46 59 33 80 9 21 124 322304
3
Venom
43 11 28 83 4 23 114 464617
4
Kvelertak
43 57 31 91 0 24 142 143700
5
Toxic Holocaust
39 36 29 92 1 42 144 131796
6
Celtic Frost
39 58 28 81 1 25 117 212190
7
Impaled Nazarene
37 65 20 93 0 13 138 68030
8
Hellripper
36 23 25 97 0 18 169 33532
9
Sarcófago
33 59 28 89 0 25 121 87742
10
Skeletonwitch
33 75 28 96 0 26 152 81776
11
Incantation
30 89 17 91 0 10 145 59779
12
Archgoat
29 78 17 96 0 12 139 49823
13
Hellhammer
28 50 17 92 1 22 150 88345
14
Deströyer 666
28 38 25 97 0 8 130 48930
15
Craft
27 69 20 92 0 10 131 38286
16
Witchery
26 27 37 97 0 26 136 34141
17
Absu
26 53 24 96 0 21 128 38152
18
Morbid
25 58 23 98 12 12 123 48493
19
Revenge
25 63 22 97 0 5 116 22643
20
Wraith
24 88 37 71 7 39 164 10273
21
Vulture
23 29 37 94 0 24 144 15146
22
Profanatica
22 76 31 94 15 9 124 21101
23
Aura Noir
22 39 20 98 0 9 134 34965
24
Cruel Force
22 47 22 98 0 22 115 12731
25
Nocturnus
22 23 23 90 0 19 119 34856
26
Angelcorpse
21 70 20 98 0 7 117 24185
27
Bewitcher
21 0 34 98 0 40 127 14075
28
Deathhammer
20 45 21 97 0 16 119 17910
29
Sabbat
20 35 24 96 4 12 122 13688
30
BULLDOZER
20 65 20 95 0 22 124 5708
31
Witchtrap
20 4 36 96 0 36 109 18049
32
BÜTCHER
20 83 19 99 0 13 122 8988
33
Desaster
19 17 18 97 0 17 137 28494
34
Nifelheim
19 71 14 99 0 5 144 33663
35
Sabbat
19 23 25 97 0 20 111 16732
36
Tormentor
19 82 20 93 1 17 121 22891
37
Root
18 2 30 96 4 11 130 9390
38
Power From Hell
18 81 26 94 0 12 136 12287
39
Gehennah
18 61 19 98 0 23 148 13000
40
Bewitched
18 5 39 99 2 15 149 9546
41
Bunker 66
18 17 20 99 0 20 146 6878
42
Massacra
17 17 29 96 0 24 145 19449
43
Merciless
17 35 20 93 0 25 151 8585
44
Division Speed
17 62 20 90 0 11 109 5363
45
Susperia
16 0 36 90 0 26 122 8251
46
Nocturnal
16 17 28 99 0 22 109 6497
47
Black Funeral
16 70 15 95 6 3 114 19285
48
Vulcano
16 0 74 52 44 89 174 987
49
Zombiekrig
16 0 29 98 0 27 141 2051
50
Sextrash
15 56 19 96 0 13 137 18775
51
Daeva
15 81 16 89 9 7 132 3801
52
Varathron
15 75 32 89 9 20 143 15733
53
Necros Christos
14 31 29 95 0 19 136 12302
54
Conqueror
14 45 19 95 0 12 110 9347
55
Master's Hammer
14 0 30 96 0 17 108 13582
56
Nekromantheon
14 46 17 98 0 9 148 10023
57
Witchmaster
14 1 23 100 0 4 125 5463
58
Bastardizer
14 0 31 99 0 40 118 4018
59
Joel Grind
14 82 33 97 0 13 170 7704
60
Bestial Mockery
14 0 21 97 0 12 155 12457
61
Metalucifer
13 0 31 97 0 49 137 6140
62
Occult
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1130
63
Gospel of the Horns
12 0 18 98 0 11 158 15464
64
Ranger
12 39 25 97 0 15 121 5977
65
Morbosidad
12 1 19 90 1 17 113 7767
66
Bonehunter
12 89 8 99 0 12 178 7437
67
Diabolic Night
12 16 15 94 0 22 140 2719
68
Antichrist
12 14 15 98 0 18 123 3548
69
War Ripper
11 59 18 96 0 16 177 3072
70
Evilcult
11 9 20 100 0 10 160 2291
71
Nocturnal
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2494
72
Impiety
11 81 26 99 0 4 104 14165
73
Whipstriker
11 47 18 100 0 62 187 7569
74
Necrodeath
11 32 20 97 0 13 129 8360
75
Wastëland Riders
11 29 28 96 0 25 135 2664
76
THE NME
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1219
77
Anal Vomit
10 1 17 99 0 6 139 14314
78
Barbatos
10 43 24 99 0 29 147 9667
79
Funeral Winds
10 88 14 94 1 6 130 5695
80
Black Magic
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3317
81
Nocturnal Breed
10 0 33 98 1 13 134 7018
82
Old
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 821
83
Stälker
10 68 26 92 0 24 155 4836
84
URN
10 21 24 98 0 24 172 8507
85
Invocation Spells
10 4 17 73 0 22 174 2902
86
Devastator
9 0 41 100 0 6 125 1556
87
Demiser
9 87 19 99 0 11 164 2737
88
GoatLord
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 4119
89
Terrörhammer
9 63 28 99 0 27 185 1476
90
Sarcator
9 3 38 96 0 25 119 1809
91
Vomitor
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 13582
92
Shakma
9 73 28 70 28 19 91 1615
93
Condor
9 0 17 99 0 4 113 7369
94
Bastard Priest
9 79 25 96 0 11 113 7096
95
Nocturnal Blood
8 77 12 99 5 10 172 9836
96
Speedwhore
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 522
97
Abominator
8 93 10 98 0 7 174 8024
98
Hellcrash
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1176
99
Infernäl Mäjesty
8 0 31 97 0 45 151 6678
100
Nocturnal Graves
8 80 18 95 0 7 120 12338
101
Hellish
8 0 34 99 0 9 111 2629
102
Inculter
8 59 20 93 0 26 98 4976
103
Töxik Death
8 71 20 97 0 20 194 3747
104
Hellbringer
8 2 37 94 0 20 110 5860
105
Black Viper
8 81 22 98 0 15 94 2810
106
Ravencult
8 94 15 99 0 11 170 5918
107
Usurper
7 35 43 86 0 32 105 2577
108
Miserycore
7 82 37 96 0 32 103 2768
109
Shitfucker
7 23 8 99 0 6 174 4421
110
Terrorist
7 89 68 88 0 75 160 362
111
Nocturnal Witch
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 792
112
Demoncy
7 85 10 82 0 14 84 7936
113
Satanika
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2231
114
Abhorer
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 5088
115
Slaughter Lord
5 56 16 98 0 5 104 4665
116
IXXI
5 0 32 94 0 9 165 4510
117
Goat Semen
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 9156
118
Omega
5 48 14 93 0 45 164 940
119
Eternal Evil
5 10 25 95 0 20 125 1348
120
Krushhammer
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1023
121
Slaughtbbath
5 74 20 98 0 4 91 2999
122
Apokalyptic Raids
5 8 17 93 0 53 162 7107
123
Insane
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 939
124
Destruktor
5 30 23 100 0 7 112 5832
125
Children of Technology
5 0 22 96 0 48 165 4183
126
Barbarian
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2940
127
Nightpröwler
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 646
128
Anal Blasphemy
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6131
129
Pseudogod
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5382
130
Invincible Force
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1964
131
Deathwitch
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 866
132
Bulldozing Bastard
3 0 39 98 0 9 114 1853
133
Speedbreaker
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1557
134
Witchnight
3 92 27 79 0 23 187 1061
135
Blackevil
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2404
136
Arma
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 550
137
Vulture Lord
3 26 14 99 0 4 190 1506
138
Atomizer
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 431
139
Evoke
2 2 26 97 0 24 114 928
140
Cemetery Lust
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1377
141
Apocalyptic Raids
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1249
142
Holocausto
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4811
143
Infant Death
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1487
144
Maudiir
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 151
145
Byfrost
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 781
146
Vesen
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 269
147
Atomic Roar
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1018
148
Dead To This World
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 606
149
Evil Angel
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 57
150
Witchaven
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1268
151
Obeisance
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 562
152
Warhammer
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 915
153
Vae Victis
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 445
154
Tyrann
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 299
155
Assaulter
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 431
156
PRINCIPALITY OF HELL
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 258
157
Razor Of Occam
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 383
158
Drunken Bastards
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 208
159
Victimizer
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 398
160
The Batallion
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 280