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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Guitar, Vocals, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Drum Kit, Keyboard/Synthesizer, Double Bass, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer, Piano, Harmonica, Acoustic Guitar
Popular metal Songs
Dr. Feelgood (40th Anniversary;2021 - Remaster)
1989
[MESSAGE FROM THE CLERGY]
2022
The Number of the Beast (2015 Remaster)
1982
Vulgar Display of Power
1992
Machine Head (Remastered)
1972
The Last In Line (Deluxe Edition)
1984
Rust In Peace (Expanded Edition)
1990
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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.
# name popularity followers
1
55
1622609
2
66
3798720
3
60
1865104
4
69
5151813
5
57
1197753
6
56
981457
7
69
4829416
8
56
915036
9
46
359029
10
71
5288225
11
53
744849
12
68
3955477
13
70
5005836
14
73
7584159
15
56
833955
16
58
1050297
17
50
720696
18
64
3907544
19
60
2535978
20
44
554408
21
59
1098181
22
54
701522
23
81
26468504
24
54
651937
25
58
1281960
26
51
499975
27
53
929136
28
62
3616938
29
57
904876
30
63
2890501
31
61
1231857
32
58
1644503
33
44
239566
34
59
1468196
35
72
8774453
36
52
280591
37
55
971234
38
57
1762404
39
61
2583823
40
61
2741305
41
55
612933
42
47
447385
43
44
207015
44
56
696781
45
65
5362268
46
53
438373
47
52
431508
48
45
374418
49
54
708314
50
53
635445
51
47
276498
52
44
234216
53
51
577582
54
48
468318
55
50
374689
56
54
683458
57
55
625781
58
50
356793
59
46
416711
60
61
1535643
61
53
559754
62
64
1151195
63
63
1990194
64
62
1301814
65
48
374925
66
50
675158
67
45
235763
68
48
108731
69
47
170827
70
56
553435
71
60
1025154
72
46
376571
73
53
654538
74
48
310409
75
48
414500
76
49
683209
77
50
609921
78
72
3010833
79
54
964490
80
45
223956
81
45
307471
82
46
314746
83
54
604357
84
45
349057
85
46
192683
86
56
909611
87
44
367628
88
46
473052
89
45
383026
90
57
887718
91
65
693076
92
44
349187
93
51
522969
94
43
205592
95
49
406137
96
48
313370
97
46
235110
98
45
377650
99
60
1534145
100
49
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metal playlist created by Chosic
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