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
56
913222
8
69
4829416
9
46
359029
10
71
5288225
11
53
744565
12
68
3955477
13
70
5005836
14
73
7584159
15
56
833955
16
58
1050297
17
64
3907544
18
50
720696
19
60
2535978
20
44
554408
21
59
1097471
22
54
700615
23
54
651733
24
81
26468504
25
58
1281960
26
51
499975
27
53
929136
28
62
3616938
29
63
2890501
30
57
904876
31
61
1231857
32
44
239566
33
58
1644503
34
59
1468196
35
55
971234
36
72
8774453
37
57
1762404
38
52
280591
39
44
207015
40
43
187198
41
55
612933
42
61
2576820
43
61
2741305
44
47
447385
45
56
696512
46
65
5362268
47
53
438373
48
52
431508
49
54
708314
50
47
276498
51
53
635445
52
45
374418
53
51
577037
54
48
468318
55
50
374689
56
55
625781
57
54
683458
58
44
234216
59
50
356793
60
46
416711
61
53
559754
62
61
1535643
63
62
1301814
64
63
1990194
65
64
1151195
66
48
374925
67
50
674552
68
48
108618
69
45
235763
70
60
1025154
71
56
553435
72
46
376571
73
53
654538
74
47
170827
75
48
310364
76
48
414500
77
49
683209
78
50
609921
79
72
3010833
80
45
307471
81
54
964490
82
45
223956
83
54
604357
84
46
314746
85
46
192683
86
45
349057
87
56
909611
88
44
367628
89
46
473052
90
45
383026
91
57
887718
92
65
693076
93
44
349187
94
51
522969
95
49
406137
96
47
313273
97
46
234640
98
45
377650
99
60
1534145
100
49
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metal playlist created by Chosic
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