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Genre
melodic black metal
Parent Genre: metal

Melodic black metal is a subgenre of black metal that incorporates elements of melody and harmony into its typically aggressive and dark sound. It often features atmospheric and symphonic elements, as well as complex guitar riffs and solos. The vocals are usually harsh and raspy, and the lyrics often deal with themes of darkness, nature, and mythology. Bands in this genre often use keyboards and orchestral arrangements to create a grandiose and epic sound.


Top artists of melodic black metal genre

Rotting Christ
Dissection
Windir
Old Man's Child
Obsequiae
Uada
Der Weg einer Freiheit
The Kovenant
Lord Belial
Naglfar
Belzebubs
Havukruunu
Vreid
Dark Fortress
Catamenia
Xanthochroid
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List of melodic black metal artists

Here is a list of melodic black metal artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the melodic black metal genre. You can find out what melodic black 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
Rotting Christ
45 44 39 89 1 25 134 211837
2
Dissection
45 44 26 84 9 27 118 165953
3
Windir
31 82 20 89 4 17 129 78872
4
Old Man's Child
30 55 28 91 0 18 114 71214
5
Obsequiae
28 81 31 51 45 21 130 15998
6
Uada
28 59 19 87 2 15 117 58243
7
Der Weg einer Freiheit
28 78 25 71 13 8 119 34320
8
The Kovenant
27 40 43 95 1 39 126 33244
9
Lord Belial
27 44 26 84 12 19 136 47416
10
Naglfar
26 37 38 95 0 13 123 55224
11
Belzebubs
26 43 21 87 4 11 150 37339
12
Havukruunu
24 15 16 92 0 8 132 22796
13
Vreid
24 42 29 87 1 20 138 29889
14
Dark Fortress
24 22 32 96 0 11 130 42482
15
Catamenia
24 19 37 93 0 23 132 21138
16
Xanthochroid
24 14 29 66 22 16 136 11100
17
Necrofier
22 44 21 92 0 19 144 4800
18
Stormkeep
22 66 26 73 21 10 140 15187
19
Wormwood
21 15 33 88 0 15 136 9826
20
Tryglav
21 52 35 96 0 13 142 5072
21
Mörk Gryning
20 58 21 79 17 13 127 12712
22
Ancient
20 52 23 78 7 8 129 26344
23
Istapp
19 19 35 85 0 24 100 6578
24
Sacramentum
18 66 16 97 0 13 111 15892
25
Siebenbürgen
18 2 33 94 0 13 144 13350
26
Auðn
17 75 17 77 0 8 136 20075
27
Dornenreich
16 17 33 69 13 27 96 11208
28
Outlaw
15 79 28 97 0 4 125 2545
29
Dawn
15 86 20 87 8 18 147 7627
30
Walg
15 44 30 83 0 9 133 2351
31
Make Them Die Slowly
14 10 39 97 0 14 150 4353
32
Seth
14 35 14 88 0 6 121 9454
33
Kvist
14 87 16 88 0 19 145 11043
34
Astarte
13 86 19 60 0 3 130 14210
35
Vinterland
13 91 21 57 45 4 119 3130
36
Hoth
12 23 34 88 0 13 139 6757
37
Christ Agony
11 40 13 99 0 14 171 4731
38
White Rune
11 67 37 94 0 11 117 924
39
Inherits The Void
11 45 20 97 0 6 113 1646
40
Thy Serpent
10 89 21 100 0 7 140 5973
41
Abyssos
10 90 15 83 19 25 118 6985
42
Ages
10 62 16 86 0 20 109 3188
43
Los Males Del Mundo
9 64 35 98 0 12 76 3098
44
Apostasy
9 79 23 96 0 16 111 5554
45
Sworn
8 7 18 84 0 5 168 980
46
Grafvitnir
8 91 19 87 0 10 152 3230
47
Cryptic Wintermoon
8 76 34 84 0 18 130 3365
48
Cor Scorpii
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 6577
49
Cirith Gorgor
8 52 19 96 0 4 109 6573
50
Sühnopfer
8 74 15 99 0 4 106 4343
51
Firelink
7 88 24 88 0 5 145 3839
52
The Mist From The Mountains
7 83 12 82 0 8 161 1759
53
Occultus
7 0 23 89 0 14 137 2837
54
Hyperion
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3447
55
Sinira
6 79 17 99 0 8 117 1920
56
Oubliette
6 73 24 85 0 5 156 3587
57
Dumal
6 92 28 94 0 5 154 3530
58
Cantique Lépreux
6 76 24 94 0 5 153 5702
59
Spite Extreme Wing
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1497
60
The Moaning
5 85 9 88 0 27 85 1995
61
Hiidenhauta
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1706
62
Embraced
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 880
63
Ancient Ceremony
4 44 22 85 0 15 136 2860
64
Thy Primordial
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2075
65
Grimoire
4 91 26 85 0 4 145 2042
66
King
4 0 46 100 0 7 120 1734
67
On the Altar
4 2 32 89 0 15 116 531
68
Katavasia
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1777
69
Exulansis
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 798
70
Fairytale Abuse
3 95 34 30 84 46 127 901
71
Arctos
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1030
72
Valdrin
3 0 18 99 0 5 101 2399
73
Liar Of Golgotha
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 568
74
Mallevs Maleficarvm
2 83 21 96 0 12 190 958
75
MartYriuM
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1068
76
Skaldr
2 85 31 96 0 5 158 509
77
Black Omen
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 766
78
Atra Vetosus
2 3 8 86 0 17 83 1236
79
Fjorsvartnir
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 774
80
Teurgia
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 328
81
Mystic Forest
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 465
82
Twilight Ophera
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1696
83
Wolven Ancestry
1 0 35 100 0 3 150 434
84
Infernal Angels
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 779
85
Maleficentia
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 318
86
Цар стангра
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95
87
Veneficum
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 227
88
Desire for Sorrow
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 260
89
Atrium Noctis
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95
90
Burning Darkness
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 314
91
Winter Of Sin
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 327
92
Subliritum
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 307
93
Eosphorus
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 487
94
Pestifere
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 202
95
Sykdom
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 190
96
Misanthropia
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 481
97
Goathemy
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82
98
Framferd
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 219
99
Forever Mourning
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 118
100
Blåhø
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 210
101
Deschain
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44
102
Atra Universum
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122
103
Torrid Husk
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 266
104
Uhtcearu
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 177
105
Source Of Tide
0 0 10 89 0 33 84 150
106
Sycronomica
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 499
107
Vergelmer
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 363
108
Vinterbris
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 401
109
Kosmopyria
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 116