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Metal music is a genre that is characterized by its heavy and aggressive sound, often featuring distorted guitars, fast-paced drumming, and powerful vocals. It has roots in rock and roll, but has evolved over the years to include a wide range of sub-genres, including thrash, heavy, and power metal. Metal music often deals with themes of rebellion, anger, and darkness, and is known for its intense live performances.


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List of metal artists

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

#namepopularityfollowers
1 53 1602633
2 64 3744065
3 58 1807824
4 68 5075793
5 55 1182978
6 54 962426
7 67 4745405
8 69 5161392
9 45 358888
10 53 901277
11 51 729769
12 68 4943926
13 64 3908746
14 70 7425923
15 53 796175
16 57 1033992
17 62 3871511
18 59 2505275
19 48 704512
20 52 680915
21 58 1077411
22 54 683543
23 79 26493679
24 56 1275915
25 61 3610919
26 50 493171
27 56 892665
28 61 2860808
29 59 1218719
30 56 1650517
31 70 8729066
32 57 1455325
33 42 235363
34 54 960203
35 54 1758349
36 59 2757974
37 59 2550632
38 42 550849
39 42 183880
40 45 434492
41 48 597391
42 63 5304002
43 51 924688
44 53 422731
45 51 433736
46 53 702494
47 52 644969
48 52 626108
49 45 273916
50 42 369914
51 47 565122
52 43 402696
53 47 464354
54 53 660814
55 42 229062
56 48 372689
57 47 363498
58 53 620606
59 49 270468
60 61 1249294
61 58 1526342
62 47 348949
63 61 1944832
64 62 1133726
65 49 553480
66 49 670184
67 48 106404
68 43 231311
69 54 550450
70 51 647329
71 45 164873
72 47 306785
73 57 1011651
74 47 673757
75 44 356892
76 46 408584
77 42 214918
78 72 2808847
79 49 593074
80 58 1530062
81 43 305888
82 59 942411
83 45 304260
84 44 182808
85 43 336922
86 54 885102
87 50 605224
88 44 367628
89 43 372885
90 44 459152
91 42 222494
92 56 869654
93 62 664277
94 49 512790
95 53 912435
96 48 306270
97 46 380882
98 43 225118
99 43 354198
100 47 539504

metal playlist created by Chosic

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