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Genre: melodic death metal

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Melodic death metal is a subgenre of death metal that incorporates melodic and harmonious elements into its aggressive sound. It often features fast-paced guitar riffs, complex drumming, and harsh vocals. The lyrics often deal with themes of death, despair, and societal issues. This genre is known for its use of catchy melodies and harmonies, which are often played on the guitar. Bands in this genre often use dual guitar harmonies and solos to create a unique sound.


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List of melodic death metal artists

Here is a list of melodic death metal artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the melodic death metal genre. You can find out what melodic death metal 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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1 47 306279
2 40 194664
3 43 305142
4 58 1074788
5 47 348342
6 54 959911
7 54 681795
8 49 490023
9 62 1132707
10 45 164415
11 40 179069
12 38 208483
13 42 230427
14 39 99817
15 28 75172
16 46 173427
17 47 249544
18 39 227675
19 50 306363
20 37 135066
21 41 154087
22 47 362398
23 33 97349
24 37 126325
25 37 88201
26 31 54100
27 24 22490
28 25 35171
29 25 26277
30 41 31761
31 29 58504
32 32 30582
33 35 118905
34 37 138992
35 37 109384
36 28 25293
37 34 86360
38 41 231899
39 33 59362
40 18 13930
41 33 114570
42 30 39475
43 28 50758
44 27 9473
45 18 13404
46 40 137944
47 30 89541
48 27 23009
49 23 36140
50 22 21985
51 25 30533
52 20 21663
53 26 31895
54 47 114741
55 38 138936
56 19 21624
57 25 10444
58 45 127280
59 41 73495
60 34 103287
61 26 35179
62 44 260863
63 36 60194
64 28 35295
65 30 52489
66 27 31711
67 26 54828
68 24 16999
69 39 111025
70 33 78175
71 25 6880
72 38 128339
73 27 12716
74 36 94147
75 24 35704
76 19 11477
77 38 33816
78 33 55887
79 20 11163
80 36 40778
81 20 19148
82 23 43911
83 25 21965
84 36 24457
85 27 55999
86 21 32595
87 24 29267
88 21 19911
89 25 21934
90 23 9268
91 29 39188
92 20 15346
93 29 14234
94 26 15285
95 19 10305
96 20 23191
97 24 17198
98 18 5123
99 21 2204
100 18 4834

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