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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 199273
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 41 230256
16 38 91318
17 41 231587
18 35 110074
19 33 50425
20 31 111466
21 38 152666
22 41 182328
23 60 1865104
24 28 69334
25 29 73932
26 43 511578
27 31 83933
28 66 3798720
29 30 81504
30 47 228484
31 29 107817
32 46 133305
33 56 833955
34 29 80261
35 34 93607
36 47 447385
37 32 107469
38 53 744565
39 37 121298
40 32 93812
41 34 117192
42 52 280440
43 32 64836
44 48 374925
45 50 720696
46 45 235763
47 32 69112
48 56 981457
49 27 38205
50 37 144873
51 45 374418
52 35 30536
53 44 554408
54 36 72273
55 45 349057
56 31 70448
57 37 105299
58 28 108756
59 30 70170
60 31 42135
61 46 192683
62 38 144666
63 54 964490
64 50 609921
65 40 166654
66 38 237628
67 40 174063
68 37 62496
69 31 91330
70 43 178062
71 50 356680
72 32 62957
73 31 60128
74 36 269564
75 29 78993
76 32 53216
77 29 48548
78 40 243529
79 40 356596
80 34 105102
81 42 326782
82 39 155167
83 40 193113
84 30 77932
85 43 225564
86 47 170762
87 31 120446
88 37 106882
89 31 80450
90 42 160687
91 46 473052
92 35 91237
93 40 100685
94 33 78003
95 34 81444
96 30 77011
97 41 76350
98 31 58311
99 28 128831
100 31 58229

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