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Genre: death metal

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Parent Genre: metal

Death metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its aggressive, fast-paced sound and often features growled or screamed vocals. It typically incorporates complex guitar riffs, blast beats, and intricate drumming patterns. The lyrics often deal with themes of death, violence, and horror. Bands in this genre often use dark imagery and stage theatrics to enhance their performances.


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Drum Kit, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Double Bass, Keyboard/Synthesizer, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer

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List of death metal artists

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

#namepopularityfollowers
1 40 199319
2 31 85745
3 41 230965
4 44 234216
5 34 183139
6 46 314746
7 32 107351
8 36 79468
9 31 71506
10 29 116287
11 45 223956
12 46 416711
13 45 383026
14 38 91318
15 43 205592
16 41 230256
17 41 231587
18 35 110074
19 33 50425
20 41 182328
21 31 111466
22 38 152666
23 28 69334
24 60 1865104
25 29 73932
26 31 83955
27 43 511578
28 30 81604
29 66 3798720
30 47 228601
31 29 107817
32 27 59251
33 29 80261
34 46 133446
35 56 833955
36 34 93607
37 32 107469
38 47 447385
39 32 93812
40 53 744565
41 37 121298
42 47 170827
43 34 117192
44 52 280591
45 32 64850
46 45 235763
47 48 374925
48 50 720696
49 32 69112
50 56 981457
51 37 144873
52 45 374418
53 35 30536
54 44 554408
55 36 72315
56 31 70474
57 45 349057
58 37 105299
59 46 192683
60 31 42135
61 30 70181
62 28 108756
63 38 144666
64 54 964490
65 50 609921
66 40 166654
67 38 237628
68 37 62596
69 40 174063
70 50 356793
71 31 91330
72 43 178121
73 32 62957
74 31 60128
75 32 53216
76 29 48644
77 29 79026
78 36 269564
79 40 243529
80 40 356596
81 34 105102
82 39 155318
83 42 326782
84 40 193269
85 30 77932
86 43 225564
87 31 120446
88 37 106882
89 31 80450
90 46 473052
91 42 161036
92 35 91271
93 40 100685
94 33 78003
95 34 81466
96 30 77011
97 41 76350
98 31 58311
99 28 128913
100 31 58229

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