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Genre: melodic metal

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Melodic metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that emphasizes catchy and memorable melodies, often incorporating elements of classical music. It typically features soaring vocals, intricate guitar work, and a strong emphasis on melody and harmony. This style of music often incorporates symphonic elements, such as orchestral arrangements and keyboard sounds, to create a grandiose and epic sound. Bands in this genre often have a strong focus on storytelling and creating a sense of adventure and fantasy in their music.


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List of melodic metal artists

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

#namepopularityfollowers
1 28 45071
2 36 45329
3 39 64988
4 30 50657
5 32 43977
6 33 30793
7 25 45901
8 25 22725
9 29 34059
10 31 33513
11 23 19121
12 25 37761
13 25 28562
14 33 73080
15 16 16515
16 48 372816
17 40 95522
18 28 23277
19 32 50355
20 41 145058
21 50 220485
22 25 59824
23 47 102917
24 42 33676
25 44 106895
26 44 40035
27 36 42336
28 19 74934
29 24 27388
30 25 48782
31 30 24757
32 33 82229
33 38 46445
34 22 17734
35 24 16466
36 29 14829
37 31 39898
38 28 51609
39 19 19784
40 17 16465
41 24 21994
42 20 27233
43 21 21038
44 39 30229
45 56 217481
46 26 35571
47 33 76116
48 15 16014
49 22 25069
50 49 84657
51 39 61647
52 19 12694
53 17 8698
54 17 17277
55 35 37458
56 26 12374
57 26 31067
58 31 8957
59 23 15188
60 21 15576
61 33 12444
62 21 20222
63 19 13645
64 29 18926
65 25 13864
66 25 4425
67 23 11440
68 21 18327
69 20 6216
70 20 11436
71 19 3613
72 30 16361
73 42 36786
74 30 23982
75 19 11079
76 38 32302
77 18 14566
78 38 18699
79 34 38194
80 35 40497
81 25 19798
82 21 9331
83 24 12121
84 15 5030
85 26 7945
86 18 2878
87 17 3107
88 22 4742
89 24 19572
90 12 9636
91 16 6053
92 11 4557
93 16 2189
94 13 2524
95 10 4063
96 13 6949
97 12 4559
98 10 834
99 8 1888
100 5 1084

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