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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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.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 200350 | |
| 2 | 31 | 86430 | |
| 3 | 41 | 232225 | |
| 4 | 45 | 235731 | |
| 5 | 35 | 184866 | |
| 6 | 46 | 318218 | |
| 7 | 37 | 80338 | |
| 8 | 32 | 108292 | |
| 9 | 29 | 116933 | |
| 10 | 31 | 72249 | |
| 11 | 46 | 420327 | |
| 12 | 45 | 225888 | |
| 13 | 45 | 386661 | |
| 14 | 44 | 207443 | |
| 15 | 42 | 233198 | |
| 16 | 42 | 232808 | |
| 17 | 34 | 51129 | |
| 18 | 38 | 92420 | |
| 19 | 36 | 111302 | |
| 20 | 31 | 112313 | |
| 21 | 38 | 154173 | |
| 22 | 41 | 183439 | |
| 23 | 29 | 69934 | |
| 24 | 60 | 1881775 | |
| 25 | 30 | 74575 | |
| 26 | 44 | 515209 | |
| 27 | 31 | 84504 | |
| 28 | 67 | 3844728 | |
| 29 | 30 | 82134 | |
| 30 | 47 | 230550 | |
| 31 | 29 | 108793 | |
| 32 | 46 | 135408 | |
| 33 | 56 | 843617 | |
| 34 | 29 | 80973 | |
| 35 | 34 | 94615 | |
| 36 | 47 | 451106 | |
| 37 | 33 | 108400 | |
| 38 | 53 | 749758 | |
| 39 | 35 | 117875 | |
| 40 | 37 | 121875 | |
| 41 | 32 | 94523 | |
| 42 | 52 | 283159 | |
| 43 | 50 | 378895 | |
| 44 | 32 | 65178 | |
| 45 | 50 | 726580 | |
| 46 | 45 | 237117 | |
| 47 | 32 | 69670 | |
| 48 | 39 | 73444 | |
| 49 | 56 | 987558 | |
| 50 | 38 | 145985 | |
| 51 | 45 | 557771 | |
| 52 | 45 | 376892 | |
| 53 | 34 | 31155 | |
| 54 | 32 | 70989 | |
| 55 | 46 | 351522 | |
| 56 | 37 | 105948 | |
| 57 | 30 | 70433 | |
| 58 | 30 | 42407 | |
| 59 | 29 | 110213 | |
| 60 | 38 | 145464 | |
| 61 | 46 | 194543 | |
| 62 | 55 | 976833 | |
| 63 | 40 | 167800 | |
| 64 | 50 | 614116 | |
| 65 | 39 | 239711 | |
| 66 | 41 | 175791 | |
| 67 | 43 | 179206 | |
| 68 | 31 | 91882 | |
| 69 | 36 | 63424 | |
| 70 | 50 | 358858 | |
| 71 | 33 | 64402 | |
| 72 | 30 | 79566 | |
| 73 | 31 | 60691 | |
| 74 | 32 | 53685 | |
| 75 | 42 | 359098 | |
| 76 | 36 | 271289 | |
| 77 | 29 | 48965 | |
| 78 | 41 | 245510 | |
| 79 | 43 | 328979 | |
| 80 | 34 | 106331 | |
| 81 | 39 | 156123 | |
| 82 | 41 | 194728 | |
| 83 | 30 | 78270 | |
| 84 | 43 | 227818 | |
| 85 | 31 | 37946 | |
| 86 | 47 | 171947 | |
| 87 | 30 | 121304 | |
| 88 | 32 | 80788 | |
| 89 | 38 | 108059 | |
| 90 | 47 | 478136 | |
| 91 | 42 | 162325 | |
| 92 | 36 | 91965 | |
| 93 | 39 | 101323 | |
| 94 | 33 | 79010 | |
| 95 | 34 | 81838 | |
| 96 | 41 | 77650 | |
| 97 | 30 | 77520 | |
| 98 | 31 | 59037 | |
| 99 | 32 | 58596 | |
| 100 | 33 | 34025 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular death metal music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
