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Genre
funk metal
Parent Genre: metal

Funk metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that combines elements of funk, punk, and alternative rock. It is characterized by heavy, distorted guitar riffs, funky basslines, and aggressive vocals. The genre emerged in the late 1980s and gained popularity in the 1990s. Funk metal bands often incorporate elements of hip-hop and rap into their music, creating a unique sound that is both heavy and danceable. The genre is known for its energetic live performances and has produced several influential bands.


Top artists of funk metal genre

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Limp Bizkit
Korn
Rage Against The Machine
Incubus
Hoobastank
311
Faith No More
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funk metal music timeline

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List of funk metal artists

Here is a list of funk metal artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the funk metal genre. You can find out what funk 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
Red Hot Chili Peppers
82 4 54 77 6 51 117 19700263
2
Limp Bizkit
75 5 52 81 8 43 114 5116955
3
Korn
75 16 50 86 2 37 115 6338876
4
Rage Against The Machine
71 2 45 86 5 47 122 5453631
5
Incubus
69 7 53 76 10 43 130 3064277
6
Hoobastank
67 0 46 78 5 34 123 2351365
7
311
64 2 60 81 3 62 137 942298
8
Faith No More
63 11 46 83 5 43 125 1688315
9
P.O.D.
62 8 47 87 3 43 116 1789051
10
Bloodhound Gang
62 11 74 74 7 75 128 881255
11
Extreme
62 5 51 65 17 47 130 523164
12
Finger Eleven
60 0 51 87 8 57 131 670267
13
Sugar Ray
60 1 68 77 4 76 113 894818
14
Alien Ant Farm
60 11 52 93 0 59 130 762859
15
Crazy Town
59 1 66 83 2 62 104 470454
16
Primus
58 33 58 85 7 61 125 1045692
17
The Rasmus
58 1 51 75 4 41 126 448014
18
Jane's Addiction
56 8 42 80 10 38 120 1319053
19
Clutch
55 6 47 86 5 53 129 526279
20
Suicidal Tendencies
54 1 40 88 1 50 115 635180
21
Guano Apes
53 1 50 87 1 40 130 303753
22
zebrahead
53 0 50 96 1 51 141 320652
23
Powerman 5000
53 4 53 92 1 48 139 632046
24
Living Colour
52 3 52 86 2 55 118 351260
25
Ugly Kid Joe
52 0 49 78 8 53 120 249127
26
Buckethead
49 74 50 61 29 32 130 362620
27
Snot
46 19 46 91 0 44 129 142407
28
Body Count
45 2 49 91 1 44 126 257419
29
Mr. Bungle
44 24 37 72 13 31 129 295389
30
Mother Love Bone
43 0 43 59 13 31 119 324204
31
Twelve Foot Ninja
43 0 53 80 1 39 117 113131
32
Fishbone
42 3 49 90 3 59 144 103390
33
Porno for Pyros
42 30 44 60 15 39 114 267017
34
Clawfinger
42 3 55 94 1 45 136 88656
35
Biohazard
41 2 38 96 0 37 112 166773
36
Hot Action Cop
38 0 56 92 2 64 131 34482
37
King's X
37 2 50 69 1 44 113 65025
38
Jimmie's Chicken Shack
36 0 47 85 1 59 146 37804
39
Les Claypool
35 44 57 88 26 63 115 175746
40
Infectious Grooves
35 3 52 94 1 55 115 133624
41
Sacred Reich
34 30 40 93 0 43 129 125511
42
Green Jelly
34 17 42 88 1 41 131 46974
43
I Mother Earth
33 6 42 78 3 42 130 69164
44
Linea 77
33 0 46 94 7 53 113 61434
45
Urban Dance Squad
33 0 60 87 3 55 126 34664
46
Dog Eat Dog
33 0 43 89 1 42 102 53324
47
Downset
33 6 47 91 1 54 114 52843
48
Street Sweeper Social Club
32 0 64 84 5 77 127 38241
49
Dog Fashion Disco
32 0 45 85 10 58 162 33666
50
Rollins Band
32 12 33 92 1 43 135 96412
51
One Day As A Lion
31 0 42 94 0 42 110 79056
52
The Les Claypool Frog Brigade
31 13 60 83 5 72 135 56333
53
Peeping Tom
30 1 49 73 0 70 152 72591
54
Electric Boys
29 2 46 86 2 48 112 17435
55
Polkadot Cadaver
28 0 55 85 14 53 137 20054
56
Gruntruck
28 7 38 82 0 47 124 27332
57
Dub Trio
27 87 51 51 0 52 151 21882
58
Les Claypool And The Holy Mackerel
27 29 65 68 5 68 106 36781
59
Revolber
26 0 0 0 0 0 0 30703
60
Malfunkshun
25 14 33 81 10 23 125 28409
61
Bang Tango
25 1 57 86 1 62 131 54142
62
Bionic Jive
23 0 54 91 0 57 102 8520
63
M.O.D.
22 17 37 77 1 57 122 45241
64
Stevie Salas
21 1 57 94 0 54 108 8430
65
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
21 9 39 78 13 29 128 25361
66
Colonel Claypool's Bucket Of Bernie Brains
21 32 48 98 1 47 129 45191
67
24-7 Spyz
20 2 53 83 1 65 121 14314
68
Mucky Pup
19 2 50 73 2 49 128 7980
69
Praxis
18 85 40 66 36 42 141 16447
70
Scatterbrain
18 7 50 73 1 48 109 6735
71
Nuclear Rabbit
18 18 48 93 1 51 139 10187
72
Mind Funk
16 2 33 89 0 56 138 5912
73
Shootyz Groove
16 0 57 86 0 55 101 5567
74
Total Eclipse
15 90 65 81 4 39 132 10874
75
Cornbugs
14 0 70 73 1 45 90 9371
76
Headplate
12 0 45 92 0 42 105 4201
77
Catfish
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1101
78
Apocalipsis
10 0 64 57 47 54 128 1164
79
Dink
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 794
80
Downtown Brown
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1521
81
The Alter Boys
8 0 46 95 34 61 120 3457
82
The Pimps
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1243
83
Cyco Miko
8 0 47 94 0 30 125 8477
84
Royal Crescent Mob
6 1 57 90 3 39 122 808
85
Ideamen
6 1 35 93 0 35 124 2363
86
Last Crack
5 63 65 73 16 41 104 996
87
Hurtsmile
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 792
88
Lock Up
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 794
89
Electric Love Hogs
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 505
90
Science Faxtion
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 616