Cryptic black metal is a subgenre of black metal that incorporates atmospheric and ambient elements with harsh, distorted guitar riffs and blast beats. The lyrics often deal with themes of darkness, mysticism, and occultism, and are delivered in a raw, guttural style. The music is characterized by its use of dissonant chords and unconventional song structures.
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Here is a list of cryptic black metal artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the cryptic black metal genre. You can find out what cryptic black metal genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 12427 | |
| 2 | 11 | 2617 | |
| 3 | 9 | 4176 | |
| 4 | 9 | 7536 | |
| 5 | 7 | 2657 | |
| 6 | 9 | 2852 | |
| 7 | 8 | 4745 | |
| 8 | 5 | 2411 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3063 | |
| 10 | 3 | 2060 | |
| 11 | 3 | 2360 | |
| 12 | 2 | 1518 | |
| 13 | 3 | 914 | |
| 14 | 1 | 677 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1334 | |
| 16 | 1 | 1301 | |
| 17 | 2 | 854 | |
| 18 | 2 | 2165 | |
| 19 | 3 | 1898 | |
| 20 | 2 | 964 | |
| 21 | 2 | 3037 | |
| 22 | 1 | 352 | |
| 23 | 1 | 549 | |
| 24 | 2 | 147 | |
| 25 | 1 | 455 | |
| 26 | 1 | 1099 |
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