Darksynth is a subgenre of synthwave that incorporates elements of horror and heavy metal. It features aggressive and intense electronic beats, distorted synths, and dark, atmospheric soundscapes. The genre often draws inspiration from 80s horror and sci-fi movies, creating a nostalgic yet futuristic sound. Darksynth is known for its high energy and driving rhythms, making it a popular choice for action-packed video games and movies.
Here you can see the popularity of Darksynth genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.
763 releases
Explore darksynth history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of darksynth artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the darksynth genre. You can find out what darksynth 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 | 55 | 432243 | |
| 2 | 52 | 340346 | |
| 3 | 45 | 108164 | |
| 4 | 43 | 44178 | |
| 5 | 40 | 57635 | |
| 6 | 36 | 10682 | |
| 7 | 34 | 48231 | |
| 8 | 51 | 238091 | |
| 9 | 33 | 6181 | |
| 10 | 32 | 18132 | |
| 11 | 46 | 23487 | |
| 12 | 46 | 86501 | |
| 13 | 26 | 5531 | |
| 14 | 24 | 18471 | |
| 15 | 22 | 4684 | |
| 16 | 36 | 27724 | |
| 17 | 37 | 26889 | |
| 18 | 17 | 4550 | |
| 19 | 36 | 9341 | |
| 20 | 36 | 11188 | |
| 21 | 34 | 9104 | |
| 22 | 30 | 12742 | |
| 23 | 32 | 19315 | |
| 24 | 29 | 12149 | |
| 25 | 29 | 17646 | |
| 26 | 28 | 13803 | |
| 27 | 38 | 29496 | |
| 28 | 26 | 11655 | |
| 29 | 6 | 1519 | |
| 30 | 23 | 8038 | |
| 31 | 37 | 21441 | |
| 32 | 20 | 3558 | |
| 33 | 20 | 3294 | |
| 34 | 33 | 9475 | |
| 35 | 17 | 2880 | |
| 36 | 29 | 7496 | |
| 37 | 43 | 35767 | |
| 38 | 47 | 136170 | |
| 39 | 9 | 1770 | |
| 40 | 45 | 73266 | |
| 41 | 43 | 33518 | |
| 42 | 42 | 77759 | |
| 43 | 8 | 3366 | |
| 44 | 35 | 13884 | |
| 45 | 37 | 28096 | |
| 46 | 16 | 3541 | |
| 47 | 30 | 10755 | |
| 48 | 28 | 7973 | |
| 49 | 29 | 4403 | |
| 50 | 28 | 2980 | |
| 51 | 25 | 4849 | |
| 52 | 26 | 7027 | |
| 53 | 24 | 3697 | |
| 54 | 23 | 5313 | |
| 55 | 22 | 4126 | |
| 56 | 22 | 5558 | |
| 57 | 16 | 1783 | |
| 58 | 11 | 818 | |
| 59 | 10 | 1072 | |
| 60 | 9 | 938 | |
| 61 | 8 | 701 | |
| 62 | 8 | 1245 | |
| 63 | 7 | 1495 | |
| 64 | 7 | 726 | |
| 65 | 7 | 844 | |
| 66 | 6 | 667 | |
| 67 | 5 | 770 | |
| 68 | 4 | 932 | |
| 69 | 4 | 280 | |
| 70 | 4 | 1231 | |
| 71 | 2 | 505 | |
| 72 | 2 | 336 | |
| 73 | 1 | 360 | |
| 74 | 1 | 832 | |
| 75 | 1 | 297 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular darksynth music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
