Japanese heavy metal music is a genre that combines traditional Japanese music elements with heavy metal. It is characterized by fast-paced guitar riffs, powerful drumming, and aggressive vocals. The lyrics often touch on themes of Japanese mythology, history, and culture. This genre has gained popularity in Japan and around the world, with bands like X JAPAN, ONMYO-ZA, and Seikima-II being some of the most notable examples.
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Here is a list of japanese heavy metal artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the japanese heavy metal genre. You can find out what japanese heavy metal genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | 607185 | |
| 2 | 36 | 86345 | |
| 3 | 37 | 44532 | |
| 4 | 33 | 92716 | |
| 5 | 36 | 48796 | |
| 6 | 31 | 45432 | |
| 7 | 33 | 193 | |
| 8 | 28 | 39135 | |
| 9 | 30 | 32964 | |
| 10 | 30 | 28093 | |
| 11 | 28 | 20338 | |
| 12 | 24 | 25855 | |
| 13 | 24 | 11491 | |
| 14 | 19 | 29028 | |
| 15 | 22 | 3334 | |
| 16 | 22 | 4280 | |
| 17 | 21 | 13621 | |
| 18 | 20 | 9401 | |
| 19 | 20 | 6212 | |
| 20 | 20 | 7868 | |
| 21 | 19 | 10879 | |
| 22 | 17 | 888 | |
| 23 | 16 | 5287 | |
| 24 | 15 | 3557 | |
| 25 | 14 | 3772 | |
| 26 | 13 | 7434 | |
| 27 | 11 | 3518 | |
| 28 | 12 | 2565 | |
| 29 | 12 | 3166 | |
| 30 | 11 | 3154 | |
| 31 | 11 | 2639 | |
| 32 | 10 | 2419 | |
| 33 | 10 | 2464 | |
| 34 | 10 | 1684 | |
| 35 | 9 | 2761 | |
| 36 | 9 | 3478 | |
| 37 | 7 | 2281 | |
| 38 | 7 | 1273 | |
| 39 | 6 | 2710 | |
| 40 | 6 | 729 | |
| 41 | 6 | 1442 | |
| 42 | 5 | 1007 | |
| 43 | 5 | 1569 | |
| 44 | 5 | 1079 | |
| 45 | 4 | 1210 | |
| 46 | 4 | 383 | |
| 47 | 3 | 807 | |
| 48 | 3 | 2224 | |
| 49 | 2 | 308 | |
| 50 | 2 | 137 | |
| 51 | 2 | 470 | |
| 52 | 2 | 964 | |
| 53 | 1 | 230 | |
| 54 | 1 | 538 | |
| 55 | 1 | 805 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular japanese heavy metal music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
