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Genre
gothenburg metal
Parent Genre: metal

Gothenburg metal is a subgenre of melodic death metal that originated in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden in the early 1990s. It is characterized by its heavy use of melodic guitar riffs, harmonized leads, and aggressive yet melodic vocals. The genre has a strong emphasis on melody and songwriting, often incorporating elements of traditional heavy metal and power metal. Gothenburg metal has gained popularity worldwide and has influenced many other metal subgenres.


Top artists of gothenburg metal genre

In Flames
Avatar
HammerFall
Dark Tranquillity
Dissection
At The Gates
Cyhra
The Haunted
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List of gothenburg metal artists

Here is a list of gothenburg metal artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the gothenburg metal genre. You can find out what gothenburg 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
In Flames
65 35 45 91 2 32 121 1075026
2
Avatar
56 30 46 90 2 37 128 336995
3
HammerFall
56 6 46 82 3 29 128 589648
4
Dark Tranquillity
49 36 41 89 2 28 125 330662
5
Dissection
46 46 25 84 10 26 116 164751
6
At The Gates
45 49 32 92 3 26 113 220468
7
Cyhra
45 0 43 87 5 39 123 31968
8
The Haunted
41 40 40 96 0 30 116 133707
9
Bombus
25 4 43 91 0 42 145 12134
10
Engel
24 19 44 94 0 20 144 32306
11
Deals Death
23 21 48 93 0 21 118 10926
12
Saffire
22 1 48 89 0 48 136 4012
13
Sacramentum
18 66 16 97 0 13 111 15761
14
Runemagick
18 91 22 72 1 20 116 7212
15
Night Crowned
18 56 36 89 0 14 121 9174
16
Firebreather
18 77 24 88 2 23 118 9015
17
The Last Band
17 11 52 93 0 29 134 4761
18
Dimension Zero
16 63 48 99 0 61 126 10018
19
All Wasted
15 46 48 82 0 53 105 852
20
Recreated
14 81 43 100 0 14 108 1210
21
Deceptic
12 1 45 96 0 34 118 5233
22
Katana
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1763
23
Vampire
12 63 21 99 0 12 112 8931
24
Timecry
11 15 49 99 0 16 114 3034
25
Luciferion
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3569
26
Cities of Mars
8 18 40 46 2 5 112 1911
27
Chugger
8 54 41 95 0 29 87 1009
28
Dreamland
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 521
29
Prevail in Darkness
7 1 50 99 0 4 108 734
30
Creeping Flesh
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3040
31
Gardenian
7 63 21 99 0 4 117 4870
32
Black Magic Fools
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1561
33
The Lurking Fear
7 3 30 97 0 15 108 6290
34
We Sell The Dead
6 0 46 71 0 19 100 2143
35
Agrimonia
6 70 33 87 0 25 132 4861
36
Despite
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3581
37
The Order Of Israfel
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2553
38
Bhleg
6 15 29 87 0 6 142 3094
39
Psychophobia
5 0 54 92 0 61 96 254
40
Cans
5 0 59 54 17 20 109 1295
41
Taetre
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1865
42
Opera Diabolicus
5 3 45 96 0 28 114 2090
43
Irminsul
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1113
44
B-Thong
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 809
45
Crystal Age
4 95 25 79 0 38 109 1184
46
Nox Aurea
4 46 25 58 1 4 132 4544
47
Norrsköld
4 60 50 100 0 8 108 830
48
Biscaya
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 739
49
HEADSIC
3 50 44 98 0 32 150 631
50
Descending
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 805
51
Marionette
3 57 32 98 0 17 180 1854
52
Liers In Wait
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1952
53
Ov Shadows
3 94 40 92 0 15 105 2013
54
Diabolique
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 727
55
Irkallian Oracle
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3383
56
Skyblood
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1198
57
The Cold Existence
2 80 43 95 0 36 97 1034
58
Within Y
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1305
59
Miasmal
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3161
60
Tragederia
1 0 51 95 0 25 130 192
61
Immersed in Blood
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 275
62
The Provenance
1 0 14 78 0 9 185 493
63
Disregard
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1572
64
Celestial Decay
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 238
65
Irrbloss
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 156
66
Bränd Jord
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 102
67
Ruined Soul
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 347
68
Arturius
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 232
69
Hour of Anguish
0 0 40 94 0 54 140 81
70
Doomdogs
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 157
71
Likblek
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 87
72
Galvano
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 365
73
Unlit Face
0 0 43 96 0 15 170 91
74
Enterion
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 211
75
Demons Of Dirt
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66
76
Fading Azalea
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136
77
GRAVEBREAKER
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 395
78
Descending Chaos
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 272
79
Devation
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 243
80
Art Far Away
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 161
81
Arctic Void
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 277
82
Power Unit
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
83
Disdain
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 189
84
One Inch Giant
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 247