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Genre: french metal

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French metal music is a diverse and innovative genre that blends elements of heavy metal, progressive rock, and avant-garde music. It is characterized by complex rhythms, intricate guitar work, and atmospheric soundscapes. The genre is known for its experimental approach to music-making, incorporating unconventional instruments and techniques. French metal bands often explore themes of environmentalism, spirituality, and social justice in their lyrics.


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Drum Kit, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Bass Guitar, Double Bass, Keyboard/Synthesizer, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer, Trombone, Piano, Trumpet, Clarinet

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Magma
2016
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Spiritual Instinct
2019
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Spirituality and Distortion
2020
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Swords of Dajjal
2024
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Virus
2007
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Tenace, Pt. 1
2023
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​Disharmonium - Nahab
2023
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Dogs Always Bite Harder Than Their Master
2018
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Aethra
2018
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Le Grand Voyage
2019
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Septembre et ses dernières pensées
2010
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A Loner
2022
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Return of the Cosmic Men
2017
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Paracletus
2010
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Redemption Process
2015
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Episode 2 : Medecine Cake
2002

french metal music by decade

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List of french metal artists

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

#namepopularityfollowers
1 62 1301814
2 47 273355
3 33 72227
4 36 72315
5 32 69561
6 38 66345
7 33 68465
8 31 57336
9 26 45913
10 18 24153
11 43 221020
12 31 65326
13 37 43106
14 31 30898
15 28 13155
16 29 25664
17 28 45481
18 22 16820
19 13 18602
20 26 20560
21 31 10128
22 33 31969
23 17 7044
24 8 7109
25 10 10926
26 17 22819
27 21 37677
28 23 7302
29 9 9017
30 12 9218
31 30 19898
32 19 31732
33 8 5115
34 1 540
35 10 5363
36 21 25276
37 15 7261
38 13 7144
39 19 6630
40 8 3933
41 14 10209
42 7 3039
43 11 6356
44 10 2233
45 4 4452
46 4 2146
47 12 2736
48 17 8150
49 20 3625
50 2 1833
51 19 7026
52 13 7690
53 1 828
54 5 1466
55 8 3741
56 15 3427
57 7 2421
58 3 1269
59 14 9682
60 11 3500
61 1 1052
62 13 2888
63 8 4166
64 12 4321
65 6 3600
66 10 6235
67 7 4098
68 10 1901
69 6 2308
70 8 2693
71 4 1825
72 7 5062
73 6 1672
74 5 2243
75 2 1453
76 3 1803
77 1 620
78 2 844
79 2 640
80 2 1042
81 1 976
82 1 334
83 1 297
84 1 614

french metal playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular french metal music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.