Grindcore is a subgenre of extreme metal that is characterized by its aggressive and abrasive sound. It typically features fast-paced, heavily distorted guitars, blast beat drumming, and guttural vocals. The lyrics often focus on social and political issues, as well as themes of violence and gore. Grindcore bands are known for their short, intense songs that rarely exceed two minutes in length. The genre originated in the early 1980s and has since evolved to include various subgenres and experimental elements.
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# | name | Popularity | instrumentalness | danceability | energy | acousticness | Happiness | tempo | followers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 52 | 63 | 28 | 95 | 1 | 15 | 128 | 197284 | |
2 | 46 | 64 | 27 | 91 | 0 | 18 | 111 | 311688 | |
3 | 44 | 63 | 31 | 74 | 0 | 24 | 120 | 85573 | |
4 | 38 | 46 | 26 | 99 | 0 | 12 | 116 | 92241 | |
5 | 38 | 61 | 25 | 91 | 0 | 12 | 115 | 70666 | |
6 | 37 | 54 | 21 | 98 | 0 | 8 | 129 | 50523 | |
7 | 37 | 72 | 34 | 96 | 0 | 20 | 126 | 115949 | |
8 | 36 | 85 | 22 | 95 | 0 | 14 | 118 | 98563 | |
9 | 36 | 90 | 26 | 97 | 0 | 9 | 129 | 51733 | |
10 | 34 | 26 | 33 | 96 | 0 | 23 | 116 | 60313 | |
11 | 34 | 91 | 34 | 97 | 0 | 9 | 112 | 82573 | |
12 | 33 | 88 | 19 | 97 | 0 | 7 | 135 | 54560 | |
13 | 31 | 4 | 23 | 99 | 0 | 4 | 125 | 37702 | |
14 | 31 | 87 | 29 | 88 | 1 | 33 | 126 | 54136 | |
15 | 31 | 79 | 43 | 98 | 0 | 18 | 121 | 48320 | |
16 | 31 | 37 | 22 | 88 | 3 | 18 | 108 | 93579 | |
17 | 31 | 74 | 31 | 95 | 0 | 26 | 114 | 40263 | |
18 | 30 | 58 | 23 | 92 | 0 | 14 | 115 | 41479 | |
19 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 97 | 0 | 14 | 112 | 33130 | |
20 | 30 | 65 | 27 | 93 | 0 | 22 | 111 | 71871 | |
21 | 29 | 68 | 24 | 96 | 0 | 19 | 114 | 44716 | |
22 | 29 | 89 | 24 | 93 | 0 | 25 | 122 | 43918 | |
23 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 76 | 0 | 29 | 98 | 20984 | |
24 | 29 | 59 | 24 | 96 | 0 | 13 | 117 | 61524 | |
25 | 28 | 48 | 27 | 99 | 0 | 9 | 121 | 31467 | |
26 | 28 | 65 | 28 | 91 | 1 | 21 | 118 | 15053 | |
27 | 28 | 8 | 27 | 97 | 0 | 28 | 130 | 32848 | |
28 | 28 | 22 | 29 | 87 | 0 | 18 | 112 | 16146 | |
29 | 27 | 1 | 31 | 98 | 0 | 19 | 125 | 23225 | |
30 | 27 | 53 | 26 | 90 | 1 | 14 | 126 | 18169 | |
31 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 95 | 0 | 31 | 149 | 20300 | |
32 | 26 | 43 | 20 | 98 | 0 | 10 | 123 | 28586 | |
33 | 26 | 66 | 18 | 97 | 0 | 15 | 156 | 32474 | |
34 | 26 | 55 | 22 | 96 | 1 | 25 | 124 | 40012 | |
35 | 26 | 46 | 28 | 90 | 0 | 39 | 116 | 37111 | |
36 | 26 | 64 | 22 | 96 | 0 | 16 | 121 | 27630 | |
37 | 25 | 88 | 28 | 97 | 0 | 19 | 121 | 49178 | |
38 | 25 | 46 | 35 | 93 | 0 | 16 | 114 | 52718 | |
39 | 25 | 60 | 27 | 95 | 0 | 26 | 113 | 12049 | |
40 | 25 | 70 | 21 | 94 | 4 | 8 | 104 | 5956 | |
41 | 25 | 41 | 33 | 95 | 0 | 22 | 156 | 28743 | |
42 | 25 | 75 | 19 | 99 | 1 | 8 | 122 | 36709 | |
43 | 25 | 18 | 32 | 97 | 0 | 24 | 105 | 38175 | |
44 | 25 | 52 | 34 | 82 | 9 | 54 | 130 | 21445 | |
45 | 24 | 35 | 19 | 99 | 0 | 16 | 162 | 24849 | |
46 | 24 | 81 | 21 | 89 | 0 | 36 | 117 | 20157 | |
47 | 24 | 63 | 22 | 97 | 0 | 10 | 114 | 13246 | |
48 | 24 | 39 | 24 | 96 | 0 | 33 | 119 | 21124 | |
49 | 24 | 81 | 20 | 97 | 0 | 16 | 120 | 18779 | |
50 | 24 | 78 | 38 | 83 | 0 | 23 | 141 | 30528 | |
51 | 23 | 41 | 22 | 96 | 0 | 17 | 149 | 21569 | |
52 | 23 | 82 | 25 | 93 | 0 | 18 | 125 | 20856 | |
53 | 23 | 37 | 26 | 93 | 0 | 33 | 107 | 23176 | |
54 | 23 | 43 | 24 | 94 | 0 | 18 | 131 | 6869 | |
55 | 23 | 67 | 21 | 95 | 0 | 9 | 134 | 16728 | |
56 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 91 | 0 | 25 | 123 | 7857 | |
57 | 22 | 82 | 18 | 97 | 0 | 6 | 121 | 6368 | |
58 | 22 | 12 | 26 | 98 | 2 | 20 | 111 | 11018 | |
59 | 22 | 34 | 28 | 94 | 0 | 15 | 108 | 38055 | |
60 | 22 | 46 | 18 | 89 | 0 | 12 | 138 | 22897 | |
61 | 22 | 84 | 18 | 91 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 12303 | |
62 | 22 | 66 | 21 | 75 | 2 | 23 | 89 | 7210 | |
63 | 21 | 89 | 29 | 97 | 0 | 15 | 124 | 33642 | |
64 | 21 | 61 | 31 | 97 | 0 | 23 | 102 | 8747 | |
65 | 21 | 57 | 33 | 91 | 0 | 28 | 110 | 15757 | |
66 | 21 | 65 | 27 | 95 | 0 | 13 | 128 | 10574 | |
67 | 21 | 71 | 19 | 80 | 0 | 18 | 121 | 8464 | |
68 | 21 | 70 | 20 | 98 | 0 | 7 | 117 | 24304 | |
69 | 21 | 68 | 19 | 90 | 1 | 26 | 109 | 17379 | |
70 | 21 | 85 | 25 | 94 | 0 | 31 | 124 | 16346 | |
71 | 21 | 76 | 18 | 92 | 0 | 10 | 129 | 28827 | |
72 | 20 | 52 | 22 | 95 | 0 | 15 | 111 | 16665 | |
73 | 20 | 38 | 22 | 97 | 0 | 15 | 107 | 18162 | |
74 | 20 | 68 | 41 | 94 | 5 | 29 | 134 | 21320 | |
75 | 20 | 41 | 25 | 82 | 0 | 24 | 135 | 12317 | |
76 | 20 | 96 | 41 | 96 | 0 | 47 | 140 | 24641 | |
77 | 19 | 44 | 25 | 97 | 0 | 17 | 133 | 19889 | |
78 | 19 | 39 | 27 | 94 | 0 | 21 | 137 | 16693 | |
79 | 19 | 76 | 18 | 98 | 0 | 10 | 122 | 11279 | |
80 | 19 | 90 | 26 | 92 | 0 | 20 | 117 | 7927 | |
81 | 19 | 53 | 32 | 90 | 0 | 22 | 113 | 19427 | |
82 | 19 | 78 | 38 | 97 | 0 | 48 | 150 | 15118 | |
83 | 18 | 46 | 21 | 95 | 0 | 23 | 121 | 9988 | |
84 | 18 | 43 | 22 | 97 | 2 | 15 | 125 | 4498 | |
85 | 18 | 84 | 22 | 91 | 0 | 29 | 93 | 27727 | |
86 | 18 | 32 | 33 | 96 | 1 | 42 | 130 | 5391 | |
87 | 17 | 53 | 22 | 98 | 1 | 18 | 142 | 9208 | |
88 | 17 | 93 | 20 | 92 | 7 | 20 | 118 | 10111 | |
89 | 17 | 87 | 26 | 96 | 0 | 7 | 93 | 2595 | |
90 | 17 | 83 | 20 | 96 | 0 | 7 | 110 | 8969 | |
91 | 17 | 79 | 17 | 94 | 0 | 4 | 126 | 6065 | |
92 | 17 | 3 | 37 | 91 | 0 | 58 | 122 | 8460 | |
93 | 17 | 93 | 28 | 90 | 3 | 22 | 149 | 12690 | |
94 | 16 | 83 | 20 | 97 | 0 | 22 | 106 | 10286 | |
95 | 16 | 80 | 10 | 95 | 0 | 19 | 169 | 6327 | |
96 | 16 | 88 | 17 | 98 | 0 | 6 | 118 | 3882 | |
97 | 16 | 80 | 27 | 94 | 0 | 8 | 110 | 22499 | |
98 | 16 | 33 | 28 | 99 | 0 | 10 | 121 | 14055 | |
99 | 16 | 83 | 31 | 99 | 0 | 8 | 109 | 6600 | |
100 | 16 | 98 | 22 | 97 | 0 | 7 | 126 | 6214 | |
101 | 16 | 87 | 31 | 97 | 0 | 17 | 112 | 19723 | |
102 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 95 | 0 | 18 | 106 | 2607 | |
103 | 15 | 82 | 15 | 94 | 0 | 5 | 121 | 5865 | |
104 | 15 | 78 | 27 | 90 | 0 | 15 | 168 | 7370 | |
105 | 15 | 13 | 24 | 97 | 0 | 14 | 103 | 13382 | |
106 | 15 | 22 | 29 | 97 | 0 | 26 | 143 | 10637 | |
107 | 14 | 88 | 22 | 91 | 0 | 35 | 127 | 7715 | |
108 | 14 | 70 | 16 | 95 | 0 | 4 | 108 | 3626 | |
109 | 14 | 90 | 25 | 91 | 1 | 22 | 118 | 10482 | |
110 | 14 | 68 | 37 | 94 | 0 | 25 | 120 | 15726 | |
111 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 79 | 0 | 29 | 118 | 4494 | |
112 | 14 | 65 | 28 | 97 | 0 | 46 | 134 | 12834 | |
113 | 13 | 83 | 22 | 90 | 0 | 12 | 125 | 2850 | |
114 | 13 | 97 | 25 | 97 | 0 | 13 | 113 | 11553 | |
115 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 87 | 0 | 34 | 108 | 5354 | |
116 | 13 | 71 | 24 | 92 | 0 | 10 | 123 | 14526 | |
117 | 13 | 0 | 58 | 75 | 0 | 63 | 122 | 673 | |
118 | 13 | 89 | 17 | 99 | 0 | 7 | 114 | 12851 | |
119 | 13 | 72 | 37 | 98 | 1 | 23 | 124 | 14670 | |
120 | 13 | 89 | 17 | 99 | 0 | 4 | 133 | 4956 | |
121 | 12 | 45 | 29 | 98 | 0 | 14 | 105 | 6197 | |
122 | 12 | 22 | 16 | 99 | 0 | 9 | 126 | 8019 | |
123 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1517 | |
124 | 12 | 77 | 26 | 93 | 0 | 11 | 137 | 2423 | |
125 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2757 | |
126 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5134 | |
127 | 11 | 20 | 25 | 94 | 0 | 11 | 130 | 4623 | |
128 | 11 | 87 | 15 | 97 | 0 | 19 | 119 | 10234 | |
129 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2292 | |
130 | 10 | 85 | 24 | 97 | 0 | 9 | 127 | 4505 | |
131 | 10 | 57 | 31 | 95 | 0 | 25 | 121 | 5434 | |
132 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5964 | |
133 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 99 | 0 | 50 | 147 | 4439 | |
134 | 9 | 88 | 25 | 93 | 0 | 57 | 84 | 5510 | |
135 | 9 | 57 | 27 | 93 | 0 | 36 | 126 | 5124 | |
136 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3995 | |
137 | 9 | 85 | 49 | 100 | 0 | 34 | 117 | 7713 | |
138 | 9 | 79 | 24 | 95 | 0 | 22 | 136 | 8015 | |
139 | 8 | 56 | 22 | 97 | 0 | 5 | 117 | 4757 | |
140 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3682 | |
141 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 96 | 0 | 16 | 109 | 3755 | |
142 | 8 | 86 | 17 | 100 | 0 | 3 | 165 | 3435 | |
143 | 8 | 71 | 24 | 98 | 0 | 5 | 117 | 4502 | |
144 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 99 | 0 | 28 | 130 | 4879 | |
145 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 99 | 0 | 4 | 132 | 2752 | |
146 | 7 | 91 | 28 | 99 | 0 | 4 | 122 | 3392 | |
147 | 7 | 97 | 29 | 100 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 4250 | |
148 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 100 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 5618 | |
149 | 7 | 75 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 11 | 200 | 3540 | |
150 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 100 | 0 | 4 | 97 | 4958 | |
151 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 98 | 0 | 12 | 142 | 4056 | |
152 | 6 | 73 | 23 | 95 | 0 | 31 | 125 | 3143 | |
153 | 6 | 92 | 27 | 99 | 0 | 15 | 128 | 5246 | |
154 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4899 | |
155 | 6 | 68 | 26 | 92 | 0 | 34 | 104 | 2625 | |
156 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3059 | |
157 | 6 | 75 | 20 | 97 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 1466 | |
158 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2828 | |
159 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4394 | |
160 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 99 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 3548 | |
161 | 4 | 88 | 21 | 97 | 0 | 4 | 133 | 4072 | |
162 | 4 | 92 | 29 | 95 | 0 | 14 | 119 | 1448 | |
163 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6421 | |
164 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3099 | |
165 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2593 | |
166 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1212 | |
167 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1455 | |
168 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4172 | |
169 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2687 | |
170 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1105 | |
171 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 100 | 0 | 26 | 114 | 2018 | |
172 | 3 | 87 | 7 | 87 | 0 | 67 | 199 | 2327 | |
173 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2441 | |
174 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1131 | |
175 | 2 | 90 | 17 | 100 | 0 | 2 | 105 | 1951 | |
176 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1492 | |
177 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1115 | |
178 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2781 | |
179 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 885 | |
180 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 627 | |
181 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 710 | |
182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 710 | |
183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | |
184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |
185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 422 | |
186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 313 | |
187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12250 |