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Genre
canadian metal
Parent Genre: metal

Canadian metal music is a genre that is characterized by heavy and aggressive guitar riffs, pounding drums, and powerful vocals. It often incorporates elements of hard rock and alternative rock, and is known for its high energy and intense sound. Bands in this genre are known for their ability to create anthemic, stadium-sized songs that are both catchy and hard-hitting. The music is often infused with themes of rebellion, angst, and social commentary, making it a popular choice for fans of rock music.


Top artists of canadian metal genre

Three Days Grace
Rush
Thousand Foot Krutch
Theory of a Deadman
Kittie
Counterparts
Kataklysm
Triumph
Devin Townsend
Annihilator
Slaughter
Archspire
Devin Townsend Project
Protest The Hero
Anvil
Priestess
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canadian metal music timeline

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List of canadian metal artists

Here is a list of canadian metal artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the canadian metal genre. You can find out what canadian 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
Three Days Grace
74 0 46 82 3 39 134 5638597
2
Rush
66 11 44 83 5 49 131 2111165
3
Thousand Foot Krutch
65 0 55 80 2 55 134 1219673
4
Theory of a Deadman
63 0 49 79 7 44 134 1979593
5
Kittie
52 17 39 86 0 43 128 456138
6
Counterparts
51 1 37 95 2 14 120 178810
7
Kataklysm
47 15 43 97 0 21 131 149555
8
Triumph
46 12 38 74 14 42 127 441085
9
Devin Townsend
45 35 36 71 13 25 127 203055
10
Annihilator
45 16 46 91 4 33 131 349090
11
Slaughter
44 2 49 80 11 44 117 586446
12
Archspire
44 69 49 96 0 29 152 124259
13
Devin Townsend Project
43 59 41 86 3 26 126 221889
14
Protest The Hero
43 15 34 95 0 29 132 192714
15
Anvil
41 17 34 93 0 43 126 112532
16
Priestess
41 0 39 93 0 50 135 32909
17
Strapping Young Lad
40 33 32 94 0 13 130 149359
18
Honeymoon Suite
40 0 57 72 7 63 131 111108
19
Harem Scarem
40 0 53 73 5 40 117 47563
20
Woods Of Ypres
40 27 40 78 9 26 118 76548
21
Aldo Nova
37 1 48 72 9 53 120 172062
22
Cancer Bats
37 54 35 93 0 36 142 84533
23
The Agonist
37 23 39 90 7 21 126 167983
24
Helix
37 2 52 88 2 43 121 94598
25
Cryptopsy
36 71 26 97 0 21 122 130693
26
3 Inches Of Blood
35 8 38 98 0 37 113 59414
27
Voivod
35 16 29 91 0 22 120 104157
28
Despised Icon
35 3 37 96 0 29 128 118331
29
Blood Ceremony
35 7 31 74 8 40 138 52560
30
Fucked Up
34 16 36 92 4 24 130 63904
31
I Mother Earth
33 6 42 78 3 42 130 69164
32
Ex Deo
32 7 45 97 0 17 123 33873
33
Skull Fist
32 60 39 94 0 28 130 40935
34
Beyond Creation
32 32 33 96 0 16 115 85160
35
Kobra And The Lotus
32 3 42 93 0 40 143 52050
36
Razor
31 38 30 98 0 15 121 67369
37
Devin Townsend Band
31 7 31 88 0 13 137 47173
38
Obey The Brave
30 4 43 97 0 33 129 51104
39
Ascendia
30 2 48 90 1 32 121 8186
40
Structures
30 12 38 98 0 26 122 48161
41
Threat Signal
30 20 43 97 0 26 153 53221
42
Sword
30 1 34 95 0 34 113 7129
43
Gorguts
30 43 25 89 5 29 119 73805
44
Exciter
28 38 27 89 0 31 125 57068
45
Anonymus
28 0 0 0 0 0 0 3996
46
Slaves on Dope
28 10 42 84 0 41 134 25148
47
Blind Witness
28 24 38 99 0 17 135 31685
48
Pretty Boy Floyd
27 7 50 90 0 50 136 68945
49
Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush
27 9 39 82 3 37 116 31310
50
Killer Dwarfs
25 5 46 82 1 65 120 16730
51
Beneath The Massacre
24 58 39 94 0 9 120 47838
52
Coney Hatch
24 1 54 83 0 57 126 7479
53
Sacrifice
23 53 24 95 0 19 123 27477
54
Blessed By A Broken Heart
23 0 42 95 0 50 154 11735
55
Liferuiner
23 6 31 92 0 18 151 20889
56
Quo Vadis
22 40 52 91 0 30 124 21768
57
Into Eternity
21 0 36 96 0 31 119 16284
58
Ion Dissonance
20 43 41 97 0 15 111 23797
59
Nadja
20 80 21 57 16 15 114 15077
60
Dead And Divine
20 0 49 82 20 27 147 10328
61
Anciients
19 41 28 92 0 18 108 19933
62
Kick Axe
18 0 39 89 1 44 125 7309
63
Zimmers Hole
17 4 37 92 0 16 125 9050
64
Forgotten Tales
16 0 36 96 0 22 171 8338
65
Thantifaxath
16 81 11 76 17 4 142 8597
66
The Holly Springs Disaster
16 0 63 95 0 39 138 4107
67
Sheavy
15 37 34 74 0 40 143 9924
68
Baptized In Blood
14 6 48 100 0 15 130 3066
69
Fist
14 1 39 92 1 55 145 2187
70
Fuck The Facts
13 71 24 92 0 10 123 14512
71
A Perfect Murder
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 9349
72
Brighton Rock
13 0 48 67 2 43 123 3176
73
Neuraxis
13 89 32 99 0 12 136 18268
74
Sven Gali
12 0 46 90 1 28 107 1143
75
Blackguard
12 92 37 67 0 14 92 7628
76
BISON
11 77 19 94 0 38 93 6771
77
Augury
9 76 19 96 0 9 151 13815
78
Unexpect
9 19 27 79 19 18 128 11754
79
Slik Toxik
9 0 55 83 0 62 117 1476
80
Tvangeste
8 0 18 96 0 13 72 4812
81
The End
8 16 34 90 0 42 114 5209
82
Infernäl Mäjesty
8 0 31 97 0 45 151 6678
83
Barn Burner
7 1 35 99 0 40 115 2240
84
Nylithia
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1775
85
Buried Inside
6 90 23 87 2 11 113 3886
86
Sons of Otis
6 90 28 51 12 20 124 6445
87
Crystal Pistol
6 0 55 80 0 39 126 5335
88
Axis of Advance
6 91 21 99 0 10 102 4611
89
Farewell To Freeway
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2088
90
Vesperia
5 96 60 16 91 35 146 761
91
Mitochondrion
5 68 13 87 0 4 147 5936
92
Goat Horn
5 0 27 94 0 52 128 2254
93
Soulstorm
5 64 86 73 3 33 122 277
94
Warpig
5 58 60 79 0 89 120 1468
95
Soothsayer
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2537
96
The Gorgeous
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1127
97
Witchkiller
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 840
98
The Chronicles of Israfel
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1738
99
Ghoulunatics
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 525
100
All Else Fails
3 5 24 94 0 12 137 864
101
Thine Eyes Bleed
3 5 35 95 0 10 101 1071
102
I Hate Sally
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 908
103
Electro Quarterstaff
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1650
104
Mechanism
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 876
105
Longing For Dawn
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2267
106
Arise And Ruin
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 562
107
Viathyn
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 942
108
Category VI
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 160
109
Warmachine
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 287
110
Savage Blade
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 369
111
Savage Steel
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 373
112
Scythia
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 867
113
OVIF
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
114
Teach Her Treason
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
115
Fatality
0 92 23 88 0 61 150 155
116
Arapacis
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 114
117
Abriosis
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 320
118
Outlaws of Ravenhurst
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
119
Grand Master
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
120
Head Hits Concrete
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
121
Negativa
0 26 22 94 0 4 83 778
122
Thunder Rider
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 244
123
Empyria
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 235
124
A Textbook Tragedy
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2157
125
Shatterpoint
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44
126
Catuvolcus
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 255
127
Wolvengard
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76
128
Soulscar
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 153
129
Straight Reads The Line
0 14 25 97 0 23 163 1723
130
Dark Covenant
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 291
131
Adytum
0 36 20 87 0 18 106 75
132
Rage Nucléaire
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 606