Drone metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that emphasizes the use of sustained or repeated notes, creating a hypnotic and meditative atmosphere. It often features slow, heavy riffs and a focus on texture and soundscapes rather than melody or traditional song structure. The genre is known for its use of distortion, feedback, and other effects to create a wall of sound that can be both overwhelming and trance-inducing.
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Here is a list of drone metal artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the drone metal genre. You can find out what drone 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 | 29 | 59303 | |
| 2 | 26 | 52148 | |
| 3 | 20 | 41862 | |
| 4 | 37 | 138635 | |
| 5 | 24 | 43869 | |
| 6 | 26 | 64191 | |
| 7 | 35 | 61704 | |
| 8 | 27 | 91857 | |
| 9 | 30 | 135172 | |
| 10 | 29 | 24703 | |
| 11 | 30 | 109430 | |
| 12 | 18 | 35245 | |
| 13 | 21 | 26236 | |
| 14 | 15 | 18546 | |
| 15 | 34 | 128649 | |
| 16 | 34 | 138811 | |
| 17 | 40 | 77949 | |
| 18 | 34 | 94198 | |
| 19 | 26 | 26437 | |
| 20 | 29 | 57094 | |
| 21 | 23 | 22803 | |
| 22 | 26 | 25294 | |
| 23 | 24 | 34512 | |
| 24 | 25 | 42726 | |
| 25 | 31 | 90899 | |
| 26 | 21 | 13910 | |
| 27 | 30 | 41113 | |
| 28 | 33 | 123038 | |
| 29 | 27 | 14450 | |
| 30 | 19 | 12923 | |
| 31 | 34 | 90088 | |
| 32 | 14 | 9831 | |
| 33 | 36 | 98677 | |
| 34 | 23 | 40308 | |
| 35 | 29 | 66520 | |
| 36 | 26 | 63969 | |
| 37 | 28 | 78523 | |
| 38 | 24 | 58331 | |
| 39 | 32 | 106161 | |
| 40 | 20 | 18607 | |
| 41 | 29 | 91352 | |
| 42 | 28 | 21606 | |
| 43 | 21 | 15053 | |
| 44 | 18 | 31176 | |
| 45 | 21 | 35812 | |
| 46 | 23 | 34634 | |
| 47 | 34 | 74002 | |
| 48 | 21 | 34266 | |
| 49 | 22 | 19775 | |
| 50 | 31 | 153804 | |
| 51 | 33 | 69966 | |
| 52 | 21 | 39583 | |
| 53 | 25 | 70934 | |
| 54 | 33 | 60136 | |
| 55 | 39 | 268489 | |
| 56 | 18 | 20914 | |
| 57 | 24 | 13610 | |
| 58 | 22 | 17234 | |
| 59 | 27 | 58696 | |
| 60 | 36 | 120950 | |
| 61 | 17 | 11732 | |
| 62 | 32 | 101447 | |
| 63 | 24 | 39318 | |
| 64 | 22 | 54921 | |
| 65 | 18 | 35224 | |
| 66 | 16 | 13976 | |
| 67 | 33 | 88670 | |
| 68 | 28 | 13507 | |
| 69 | 19 | 18059 | |
| 70 | 29 | 83052 | |
| 71 | 22 | 34948 | |
| 72 | 19 | 27486 | |
| 73 | 31 | 42963 | |
| 74 | 19 | 23258 | |
| 75 | 27 | 26317 | |
| 76 | 36 | 79492 | |
| 77 | 15 | 9960 | |
| 78 | 21 | 27391 | |
| 79 | 18 | 15399 | |
| 80 | 29 | 14053 | |
| 81 | 15 | 11828 | |
| 82 | 20 | 20453 | |
| 83 | 25 | 11951 | |
| 84 | 20 | 9294 | |
| 85 | 23 | 34267 | |
| 86 | 34 | 93210 | |
| 87 | 20 | 17746 | |
| 88 | 36 | 60159 | |
| 89 | 25 | 13772 | |
| 90 | 30 | 84308 | |
| 91 | 41 | 239714 | |
| 92 | 30 | 41452 | |
| 93 | 19 | 14020 | |
| 94 | 24 | 20703 | |
| 95 | 17 | 11125 | |
| 96 | 23 | 16562 | |
| 97 | 19 | 4664 | |
| 98 | 18 | 16719 | |
| 99 | 18 | 14058 | |
| 100 | 16 | 7249 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular drone metal music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
