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Genre
heavy psych
Parent Genre: metal

Heavy psych is a genre of music that combines elements of psychedelic rock and heavy metal. It is characterized by distorted guitar riffs, trippy and atmospheric soundscapes, and often features extended instrumental passages. The music is often associated with themes of spirituality, mysticism, and altered states of consciousness. The genre has gained popularity in recent years, with bands incorporating elements of stoner rock, doom metal, and other sub-genres.


Top artists of heavy psych genre

Naxatras
Samsara Blues Experiment
1782
Acid Mammoth
Ecstatic Vision
Hot Lunch
Harsh Toke
Dommengang
Spirit Mother
SVVAMP
Comacozer
Rainbows Are Free
R.I.P.
Redscale
Petyr
Holy Serpent
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List of heavy psych artists

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

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Naxatras
33 74 37 53 33 21 127 82002
2
Samsara Blues Experiment
29 58 33 71 10 30 125 78946
3
1782
27 89 44 49 32 6 111 18394
4
Acid Mammoth
27 38 41 71 2 16 100 23859
5
Ecstatic Vision
25 72 34 87 1 37 116 7294
6
Hot Lunch
21 43 24 86 12 41 120 8282
7
Harsh Toke
19 77 17 76 0 40 125 4954
8
Dommengang
18 0 26 97 1 21 157 2943
9
Spirit Mother
16 0 32 91 1 35 129 2299
10
SVVAMP
15 1 50 63 2 73 100 3954
11
Comacozer
15 88 25 62 3 21 98 6924
12
Rainbows Are Free
15 10 39 87 1 55 120 7711
13
R.I.P.
13 0 31 83 0 58 98 5191
14
Redscale
13 12 33 89 0 35 144 2448
15
Petyr
11 76 19 87 0 22 144 5818
16
Holy Serpent
11 63 28 48 0 28 119 9684
17
Greenbeard
9 2 33 69 0 52 110 3644
18
Heavy Blanket
9 75 47 70 0 26 120 2879
19
The Death Wheelers
9 74 28 94 0 18 124 3053
20
Stone From the Sky
9 85 37 65 2 22 116 2493
21
Godzilla In The Kitchen
8 78 52 66 1 38 107 862
22
Golden Void
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 4380
23
Merlin
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3645
24
Robots of the Ancient World
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1832
25
Arctic
5 87 18 86 0 45 133 2276
26
Son Cesano
5 92 36 51 22 21 104 1129
27
Monarch
5 0 22 80 0 67 174 1587
28
Domadora
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1918
29
High Priestess
4 67 29 70 1 29 98 1648
30
Cracked Machine
4 85 34 82 0 14 149 1128
31
Population II
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1588
32
La Iglesia Atomica
3 77 30 72 2 33 136 670
33
Ancestro
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 667
34
Giant Dwarf
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 860
35
The Hazytones
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1838
36
Free Ride
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 457
37
Sageness
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 688
38
Stonekind
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 428
39
Red Sun Cult
3 0 53 78 1 26 100 839
40
Black Bombaim
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4251
41
Monocluster
2 81 27 45 0 12 82 1077
42
The Freeks
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 878
43
Pale Grey Lore
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 715
44
River Cult
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 739
45
Pharlee
1 1 30 96 2 28 101 897
46
Earth Witch
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1942
47
Galactic Gulag
0 79 24 86 0 32 90 693
48
Devil Flower Mantis
0 43 48 88 1 18 126 219
49
Cosmic Fall
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1549
50
REDWOLVES
0 41 14 92 0 29 85 215
51
Nebula Drag
0 86 17 95 0 33 161 350