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Genre
norwegian death metal
Parent Genre: metal

Norwegian death metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that emerged in Norway in the late 1980s. It is characterized by its aggressive and fast-paced sound, with heavy use of distorted guitars, blast beats, and guttural vocals. The lyrics often deal with dark and violent themes, including death, Satanism, and anti-Christianity. Bands in this genre typically have a raw and unpolished sound, with a focus on creating a brutal and intense atmosphere.


Top artists of norwegian death metal genre

Darkthrone
Blood Red Throne
Kraanium
Tore Fagerheim
Cadaver
The Cumshots
Zyklon
Obliteration
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norwegian death metal music timeline

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List of norwegian death metal artists

Here is a list of norwegian death metal artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the norwegian death metal genre. You can find out what norwegian death 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
Darkthrone
45 43 19 92 3 13 133 316225
2
Blood Red Throne
29 70 37 96 0 21 140 37994
3
Kraanium
26 65 27 89 4 30 141 34766
4
Tore Fagerheim
25 84 48 87 0 33 156 6408
5
Cadaver
22 70 32 96 0 19 130 13898
6
The Cumshots
16 41 33 97 0 15 107 5444
7
Zyklon
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 12672
8
Obliteration
10 83 19 75 0 8 92 9782
9
Sublime Eyes
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1103
10
Haunted By Silhouettes
9 59 47 98 3 6 95 3046
11
Goat the Head
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 432
12
Fleshkiller
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 4486
13
The Sickening
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1267
14
Myrkskog
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4361
15
Gorelord
7 3 40 77 0 11 96 1968
16
Deception (NOR)
6 45 44 92 0 17 112 1564
17
Insidious Disease
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3843
18
Diskord
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2753
19
Execration
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2168
20
The Wretched End
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2676
21
Féleth
4 1 46 97 0 30 141 849
22
Dalit
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1131
23
Bloodthorn
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2339
24
Sepulcher
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1583
25
Shaarimoth
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1151
26
Filthdigger
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 534
27
Crest Of Darkness
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1188
28
Old Memories
1 0 52 56 63 71 110 160
29
GROTESQUE HYSTERECTOMY
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 185
30
Liklukt
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 96
31
The Embraced
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 134
32
Deathcon
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 132
33
Neoplasma
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 127
34
Criterion
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 205
35
Adsecula
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 116
36
Aspectra
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52
37
Shadow Puncher
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 454
38
Among Gods
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 222
39
Chain Collector
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 478
40
Aeon Throne
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67
41
Dawn Of Retaliation
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 129
42
Claymords
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96
43
Fortytwo
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47
44
Those Left Behind
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 185
45
The Allseeing I
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137