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british black metal
Parent Genre: metal

British black metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that emerged in the United Kingdom in the early 1980s. It is characterized by its aggressive and raw sound, often incorporating elements of thrash and death metal. The lyrics often focus on dark and occult themes, with a particular emphasis on Satanism and anti-Christianity. The genre has been influential in the development of extreme metal, and has produced some of the most iconic bands in the genre.


Top artists of british black metal genre

Cradle Of Filth
Venom
Anaal Nathrakh
Hellripper
Ninkharsag
Svalbard
Ante-Inferno
Winterfylleth
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List of british black metal artists

Here is a list of british black metal artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the british black metal genre. You can find out what british 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 480580
2
Venom
43 11 28 83 4 23 114 464617
3
Anaal Nathrakh
38 44 30 75 0 11 126 99238
4
Hellripper
36 23 25 97 0 18 169 33532
5
Ninkharsag
31 71 25 98 0 13 131 10233
6
Svalbard
28 41 26 91 0 19 130 24058
7
Ante-Inferno
27 91 18 70 30 6 116 3419
8
Winterfylleth
26 83 38 63 24 7 133 36702
9
Saor
25 49 23 85 0 10 144 39505
10
Dragged Into Sunlight
23 79 17 81 10 11 111 32125
11
Dawn Ray'd
22 43 22 91 0 6 154 12313
12
Akercocke
21 55 34 89 1 21 123 20683
13
Fen
21 83 23 86 0 16 131 25563
14
Bal-Sagoth
20 67 20 93 0 21 131 18398
15
Hecate Enthroned
20 60 21 89 0 9 109 23352
16
A Forest Of Stars
19 40 21 64 12 11 118 22338
17
Abduction
17 89 14 92 0 7 94 3547
18
Forefather
16 29 28 88 0 32 124 11637
19
The Wolves of Avalon
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 450
20
Voices
12 54 23 94 0 3 104 3720
21
Lvcifyre
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5980
22
The Infernal Sea
9 33 37 94 0 17 117 3755
23
Wode
9 44 14 99 0 4 115 9140
24
Old Forest
9 66 25 96 0 9 114 1544
25
Fuath
8 97 24 92 0 7 137 7187
26
Arx Atrata
8 84 30 80 2 5 146 7268
27
Sorrow Plagues
8 95 13 75 3 5 130 6151
28
Gyrdleah
8 84 27 86 0 27 97 468
29
Fukpig
7 75 6 76 0 11 200 3538
30
Cruciamentum
7 79 16 94 0 6 121 11526
31
Wodensthrone
7 81 16 95 0 3 134 10391
32
The Antichrist Imperium
7 77 18 96 0 4 130 2146
33
Abyssal
7 86 20 93 1 4 111 7482
34
De Profundis
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 5061
35
Sacred Son
6 85 17 64 19 4 131 3145
36
Underdark
6 81 17 72 0 9 113 3524
37
The Axis Of Perdition
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2546
38
Ildra
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 908
39
Deitus
5 72 18 94 0 15 132 2121
40
Craven Idol
5 86 11 96 0 4 159 3995
41
Barshasketh
5 94 21 95 0 3 121 6145
42
Necronautical
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3173
43
The Meads Of Asphodel
5 12 17 94 0 13 100 2358
44
Falloch
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4417
45
Fellwarden
4 81 17 87 0 11 125 2303
46
Misertus
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 868
47
Cnoc An Tursa
4 41 9 91 0 5 179 2101
48
Thundering Hooves
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 559
49
Damim
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 688
50
Decoherence
3 93 26 5 0 9 118 1975
51
Black Pyre
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 419
52
Gråt Strigoi
3 81 9 60 0 4 87 910
53
Crimson Throne
3 75 16 93 0 4 111 885
54
Andracca
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 562
55
Adorior
2 61 16 89 0 10 104 1451
56
Skaldic Curse
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 314
57
Heathen Deity
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 746
58
Ewigkeit
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 578
59
Stahlsarg
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 522
60
Vessel of Iniquity
2 80 25 100 0 2 149 1297
61
Old Corpse Road
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1334
62
Deadwood Lake
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1067
63
And Now The Owls Are Smiling
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 702
64
Code
1 94 70 66 1 73 120 1921
65
Nine Covens
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 774
66
Aklash
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 477
67
Tomorrowillbeworse
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 255
68
Cold Fell
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 167
69
Haar
0 0 19 98 0 10 116 203
70
Abandoned By Light
0 87 29 87 0 3 108 343
71
Demonic Cremator
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
72
Frostwork
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59
73
Lyrinx
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1138
74
Blutvial
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 442
75
Mountains Crave
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 301
76
Angmaer
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 226
77
Thus Defiled
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 256
78
Wolvencrown
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 541
79
Cold Crypt
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69
80
Shoulder of Orion
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71
81
Hrafnblóð
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 337
82
Necronoclast
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 127
83
Sathamel
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 360
84
Reign Of Erebus
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 349
85
Agrona
0 4 42 99 0 6 140 537
86
Shadow Flag
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 154
87
Ahamkara
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 273
88
Patrons of the Rotting Gate
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 221
89
Acolyte
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84
90
Hertless
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72