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norwegian black metal
Parent Genre: metal

Norwegian black metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that emerged in Norway in the early 1990s. It is characterized by its aggressive and raw sound, often featuring blast beats, tremolo picking, and distorted guitars. The lyrics often focus on themes of darkness, death, and anti-Christianity. The genre gained notoriety for its association with church burnings and murders in the early 1990s. Some of the most influential bands in the genre include Dimmu Borgir, Mayhem, and Burzum.


Top artists of norwegian black metal genre

Dimmu Borgir
Mayhem
Burzum
Immortal
Darkthrone
Satyricon
Ulver
Emperor
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List of norwegian black metal artists

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

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Dimmu Borgir
51 40 22 86 4 18 121 465031
2
Mayhem
49 76 20 92 6 12 131 471859
3
Burzum
47 63 23 58 21 17 117 347070
4
Immortal
47 63 19 93 0 8 110 306789
5
Darkthrone
45 43 19 92 3 13 133 316416
6
Satyricon
43 46 36 92 0 25 130 255822
7
Ulver
42 55 42 51 33 17 109 152166
8
Emperor
40 83 14 89 0 7 132 248742
9
Enslaved
39 43 28 90 1 17 135 143402
10
Gorgoroth
39 61 23 95 0 14 124 257383
11
Carpathian Forest
36 47 25 88 2 23 134 135098
12
Dødheimsgard
34 28 22 87 4 13 130 23761
13
Borknagar
32 11 28 88 2 24 142 84980
14
Windir
31 82 20 89 4 17 129 78647
15
Abbath
30 77 31 94 0 16 129 106090
16
Old Man's Child
30 54 27 91 0 15 115 71008
17
Taake
30 35 16 95 1 6 140 116910
18
Tsjuder
30 48 19 97 0 9 118 68078
19
Arcturus
29 35 21 81 0 24 128 63448
20
1349
29 67 21 96 0 10 126 116195
21
Nordjevel
29 69 29 96 0 8 132 21319
22
Urgehal
28 33 18 95 0 14 141 71960
23
Nattefrost
27 79 18 76 1 21 155 55056
24
Gehenna
26 67 21 94 0 16 130 158266
25
Kampfar
26 24 27 93 0 9 132 45817
26
Mork
25 40 35 96 0 15 138 18563
27
Manes
25 23 47 63 6 17 121 14850
28
Keep Of Kalessin
25 35 40 95 0 17 117 29273
29
Eldamar
24 88 27 46 25 14 127 32481
30
In The Woods...
24 26 35 80 5 17 121 25015
31
Vreid
24 41 29 87 1 18 134 29809
32
I
23 2 42 95 0 29 100 18395
33
Einherjer
23 44 39 89 1 45 120 32248
34
God Seed
23 85 14 89 0 6 108 20212
35
In Vain
22 52 33 89 6 18 130 22330
36
Ragnarok
22 24 18 98 0 9 139 62832
37
Aura Noir
22 39 20 98 0 9 134 34965
38
Djevel
22 36 18 75 6 9 131 16999
39
Ancient
20 55 23 77 6 8 130 26196
40
Forgotten Woods
20 31 25 68 0 20 120 20019
41
Limbonic Art
19 58 22 80 1 17 121 35615
42
Ildjarn
18 84 27 64 32 8 123 12002
43
Vredehammer
17 62 29 97 0 15 154 11852
44
Whoredom Rife
16 31 22 89 0 5 141 11965
45
Susperia
16 0 36 90 0 26 122 8251
46
Khold
16 4 33 82 0 37 121 15920
47
Thorns
16 61 43 88 5 7 125 13348
48
Solefald
15 9 29 82 10 24 108 15526
49
Sarke
15 8 49 89 0 34 128 10183
50
DØDSENGEL
15 63 19 82 0 6 122 10373
51
Tulus
15 90 23 97 0 7 139 4673
52
Old Funeral
14 76 20 98 0 20 123 9498
53
Helheim
14 47 35 84 0 12 124 17012
54
Obtained Enslavement
13 89 14 93 0 15 109 8264
55
Nattverd
13 77 23 96 0 4 117 2320
56
Svarttjern
13 1 23 99 0 7 138 20302
57
Mysticum
13 61 26 90 0 10 164 10577
58
Beastcraft
13 19 21 76 3 11 122 14115
59
Dold Vorde Ens Navn
13 7 27 86 0 14 156 3504
60
Doedsvangr
13 83 26 96 0 12 139 2857
61
Slagmaur
12 30 37 80 8 17 114 3951
62
Mistur
12 80 20 93 0 10 139 11406
63
Dismal Euphony
12 40 25 73 1 10 107 5732
64
Aeternus
11 87 17 94 0 20 160 11420
65
Ljå
11 87 21 91 0 4 111 15414
66
Zyklon-B
9 94 26 89 0 4 93 7884
67
Blodhemn
9 97 20 71 0 8 136 4361
68
Koldbrann
9 47 18 95 0 16 137 14632
69
Enslavement Of Beauty
9 4 45 91 0 37 70 3693
70
Uburen
9 32 27 90 0 3 120 2488
71
Krypt
8 68 16 99 0 14 159 7589
72
Cor Scorpii
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 6552
73
Hovmod
8 4 29 96 0 5 120 2172
74
Ov Hell
8 49 23 96 0 9 129 12582
75
Morgul
7 48 32 55 3 18 100 5391
76
ICS Vortex
7 0 34 84 3 45 123 6836
77
Kirkebrann
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1430
78
Myrkskog
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4402
79
Trelldom
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 78179
80
Misotheist
6 96 33 86 0 5 100 3526
81
Wallachia
6 68 23 93 0 35 151 3159
82
Dødsfall
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2542
83
So Much for Nothing
6 3 35 90 0 4 100 1729
84
Nidingr
6 51 38 97 0 6 150 6055
85
Avast
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013
86
Order
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1966
87
Vemod
6 73 11 49 1 3 154 3556
88
Fleurety
5 79 26 96 0 18 126 3646
89
Mortem
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2778
90
Mactätus
5 93 14 92 0 6 129 2937
91
Isvind
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3779
92
Posthum
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2310
93
Forlorn
4 83 10 95 1 15 87 1792
94
Thou Shalt Suffer
4 83 17 99 0 4 112 1795
95
Throne of Katarsis
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2977
96
Wurdulak
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2004
97
Avertia
4 0 43 93 0 29 140 1430
98
Deathcult
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1627
99
The 3rd Attempt
4 83 34 96 0 6 90 1367
100
Ováte
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1607
101
Bloodthorn
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2348
102
Angst Skvadron
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 729
103
Nifrost
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1656
104
Den Saakaldte
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2114
105
Massemord
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2582
106
Vulture Lord
3 26 14 99 0 4 190 1506
107
Dominanz
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1078
108
Twin Obscenity
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1081
109
Last Lightning
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 400
110
Hades Almighty
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4272
111
Visegard
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 492
112
Endezzma
3 0 40 97 0 5 130 2853
113
Svartahrid
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1067
114
Malignant Eternal
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1028
115
Dystopia Na!
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1464
116
Istårn
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 328
117
The Deviant
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 695
118
Grimfist
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 942
119
Arvas
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1420
120
Jotunspor
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1168
121
Bak De Syv Fjell
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 635
122
Djevelkult
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1726
123
Enevelde
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 824
124
Orcustus
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1283
125
Pantheon I
1 51 21 87 0 32 135 1094
126
PERISHED
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 188
127
Keiser
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 582
128
Tortorum
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1098
129
Skaur
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 836
130
Celebratum
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 269
131
In Lingua Mortua
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 548
132
MeZZerschmitt
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 477
133
Dauden
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 672
134
Carpe Tenebrum
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2042
135
Kvalvaag
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1318
136
Svartelder
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1096
137
Tidfall
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 817
138
Byfrost
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 781
139
Enthral
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 448
140
Hadens
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122
141
Valgaldr
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 252
142
Katechon
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 462
143
Diabolica Hymnis
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 284
144
Gjenferdsel
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 607
145
Alfa Obscura
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
146
Grand Alchemist
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 611
147
Antares Predator
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 139
148
Iter Pactum
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 352
149
Vidsyn
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 196
150
Graatindr
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 275
151
Sykdom
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 190
152
Tyrann
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 299
153
Drephjard
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 167
154
Framferd
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 219
155
Blodsgard
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 336
156
Blåhø
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 210
157
Emancer
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119
158
Slavia
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 214
159
Ave Sathanas
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 181
160
Taakeferd
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 477
161
Vithr
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 116
162
Forvitret
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 113
163
Svartpest
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 159
164
Bloodsworn
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 207
165
Wrath Passion
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 129
166
Black Hole Generator
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 544
167
Revelation's Hammer
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
168
Dødsritual
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 416
169
Svart Lotus
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 504