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Genre
grunge
Parent Genre: rock

Grunge music is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged in the Pacific Northwest in the mid-1980s. It is characterized by its heavy, distorted guitar sound and angst-filled lyrics that often deal with themes of social alienation and apathy. Grunge music is known for its raw, unpolished sound and DIY ethos, which helped to define the genre's anti-establishment attitude. It gained mainstream popularity in the early 1990s with bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and The Smashing Pumpkins, who helped to bring grunge to a wider audience.


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List of grunge artists

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

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