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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 29 116287
10 31 71506
11 46 416711
12 45 223956
13 45 383026
14 43 205592
15 38 91318
16 41 231587
17 41 230256
18 33 50425
19 35 110074
20 31 111466
21 38 152666
22 41 182328
23 28 69334
24 60 1865104
25 29 73932
26 31 83955
27 43 511578
28 66 3798720
29 30 81604
30 47 228601
31 29 107817
32 46 133446
33 29 80261
34 56 833955
35 34 93607
36 47 447385
37 32 107469
38 53 744565
39 37 121298
40 47 170827
41 34 117192
42 32 93812
43 52 280591
44 32 64850
45 48 374925
46 50 720696
47 32 69112
48 45 235763
49 56 981457
50 37 144873
51 35 30536
52 45 374418
53 36 72315
54 44 554408
55 31 70474
56 45 349057
57 31 42135
58 37 105299
59 30 70181
60 28 108756
61 38 144666
62 46 192683
63 54 964490
64 40 166654
65 50 609921
66 38 237628
67 40 174063
68 37 62596
69 43 178121
70 31 91330
71 50 356793
72 31 60128
73 32 62957
74 29 79026
75 36 269564
76 32 53216
77 29 48644
78 40 356596
79 40 243529
80 42 326782
81 34 105102
82 39 155318
83 30 77932
84 40 193269
85 43 225564
86 31 120446
87 37 106882
88 31 80450
89 27 42717
90 46 473052
91 42 161036
92 35 91271
93 40 100685
94 33 78003
95 34 81466
96 41 76350
97 30 77011
98 31 58311
99 28 128913
100 31 58229

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