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Genre
dub metal
Parent Genre: metal

Dub metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that incorporates elements of dub music, such as heavy basslines, echo effects, and reverb. The genre is characterized by its slow and heavy sound, often featuring distorted guitars and deep, rumbling bass. Dub metal often has a dark and atmospheric feel, with an emphasis on creating a sense of space and depth in the music. It is often associated with experimental and avant-garde music, and has been influenced by a variety of genres including industrial, doom metal, and electronic music.


Top artists of dub metal genre

The Bug
Godflesh
Jesu
Uniform
Author & Punisher
Dälek
Fudge Tunnel
Oxbow
TODAY IS THE DAY
Alec Empire
Jarboe
JK Flesh
Lull
Scorn
Painkiller
Skullflower
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dub metal music timeline

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List of dub metal artists

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

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
The Bug
36 46 57 68 15 35 134 47133
2
Godflesh
34 81 48 81 1 31 129 72895
3
Jesu
29 83 32 48 2 15 114 55739
4
Uniform
28 76 27 94 2 8 113 19151
5
Author & Punisher
27 79 33 63 0 13 103 43650
6
Dälek
25 21 38 85 7 29 117 32964
7
Fudge Tunnel
24 81 26 72 0 33 118 15550
8
Oxbow
22 32 33 68 3 22 123 20277
9
TODAY IS THE DAY
22 54 24 75 7 24 120 18500
10
Alec Empire
21 60 41 83 13 22 134 14528
11
Jarboe
21 45 29 39 67 14 99 16430
12
JK Flesh
20 83 57 82 8 25 120 13096
13
Lull
18 82 18 25 96 4 135 2209
14
Scorn
18 78 60 67 3 40 143 15132
15
Painkiller
16 82 26 85 0 12 111 10026
16
Skullflower
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 6368
17
King Midas Sound
11 47 35 80 39 13 118 9014
18
Controlled Bleeding
11 69 34 75 5 23 100 7716
19
Kevin Richard Martin
11 72 14 16 36 5 95 1809
20
Old
10 70 34 83 11 13 136 2661
21
Zonal
10 80 44 62 46 41 103 4520
22
Final
8 93 11 40 33 7 64 3093
23
Necro Deathmort
7 81 42 60 6 10 109 4110
24
The Blood of Heroes
7 3 28 83 0 32 145 2113
25
Meathook Seed
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1955
26
Curse Of The Golden Vampire
6 67 31 97 20 22 107 2535
27
Khost
6 54 26 56 3 17 115 1292
28
Pale Sketcher
6 69 36 78 6 22 111 2218
29
Mick Harris
6 92 53 43 62 70 170 2000
30
Submerged
5 70 54 85 10 38 144 1047
31
Spectre
5 56 55 50 7 22 112 1200
32
Techno Animal
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5811
33
G36
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 593
34
Fret
4 90 51 95 9 41 132 1031
35
2nd Gen
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 635
36
Greymachine
3 96 26 20 0 24 105 2730
37
Simm
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 425
38
Corrections House
3 72 30 67 1 15 125 2837
39
Tribes Of Neurot
3 91 26 19 0 4 101 4282
40
EXIT ELECTRONICS
3 93 50 95 0 37 32 278
41
James Plotkin
2 90 32 60 39 18 118 1174
42
Gnaw
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1365
43
Dead World
2 82 51 99 0 25 140 641
44
Quoit
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 473
45
Slotek
1 0 46 32 42 16 142 318
46
Fall Of Because
1 92 15 98 0 9 150 700
47
Phantomsmasher
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 684
48
16-17
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 424
49
Tech Level 2
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 683
50
James Plotkin's Phantomsmasher
1 50 16 93 9 15 82 268
51
Matera
0 90 81 38 28 27 182 123
52
Atomsmasher
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 87
53
Nicholas James Bullen
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 102
54
Cable Regime
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 172
55
The Weakener
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 177
56
Andy Hawkins
0 82 9 54 41 6 88 53
57
Solaris B.C.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70
58
DXT
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 190
59
Faust Vs. Dälek
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 154
60
Equations Of Eternity
0 79 44 46 56 14 121 90
61
Burial Chamber Trio
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 403
62
Trace Decay
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95
63
M.J. Harris And Bill Laswell
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91
64
Necessary
0 68 47 97 0 35 176 104
65
Quoit Vs. Submerged
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
66
Council Estate Electronics
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 557
67
Krakhead
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
68
Mark Spybey & Mick Harris
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 168