Pirate metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that fuses the hard-hitting riffs and energetic drumming of metal with nautical themes and folk instruments like the accordion and fiddle. Characterized by lyrics that revolve around tales of high seas adventure, rum-soaked festivities, and swashbuckling escapades, pirate metal often incorporates a sense of theatricality and humor. The music is designed to evoke the wild spirit of piracy, often employing sing-along choruses and catchy melodies to create an immersive and raucous experience. (AI Generated)
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Instruments used
Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Vocals, Keyboard/Synthesizer, Double Bass, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer
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List of pirate metal artists
Here is a list of pirate metal artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the pirate metal genre. You can find out what pirate 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 |
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1 | 55 | 588704 | |
2 | 61 | 985852 | |
3 | 45 | 196240 | |
4 | 48 | 193520 | |
5 | 57 | 274444 | |
6 | 47 | 329065 | |
7 | 33 | 78861 | |
8 | 45 | 118881 | |
9 | 41 | 114043 | |
10 | 50 | 428401 | |
11 | 38 | 131598 | |
12 | 54 | 409225 | |
13 | 44 | 41071 | |
14 | 58 | 1187239 | |
15 | 42 | 219297 | |
16 | 51 | 261235 | |
17 | 41 | 78545 | |
18 | 43 | 231015 | |
19 | 47 | 150406 | |
20 | 39 | 219328 | |
21 | 30 | 20001 | |
22 | 54 | 685052 | |
23 | 33 | 44033 | |
24 | 40 | 25960 | |
25 | 28 | 46902 | |
26 | 32 | 76932 | |
27 | 31 | 27844 | |
28 | 70 | 2278965 | |
29 | 49 | 128513 | |
30 | 42 | 205657 | |
31 | 44 | 82461 | |
32 | 32 | 31536 | |
33 | 29 | 55128 | |
34 | 40 | 27777 | |
35 | 44 | 141001 | |
36 | 37 | 123033 | |
37 | 39 | 181465 | |
38 | 40 | 49883 | |
39 | 38 | 38770 | |
40 | 35 | 116030 | |
41 | 27 | 35262 | |
42 | 30 | 21244 | |
43 | 46 | 176583 | |
44 | 27 | 44135 | |
45 | 48 | 136243 | |
46 | 33 | 119549 | |
47 | 44 | 156270 | |
48 | 29 | 22395 | |
49 | 28 | 35961 | |
50 | 38 | 16316 | |
51 | 37 | 20015 | |
52 | 36 | 13682 | |
53 | 33 | 26584 | |
54 | 30 | 27607 | |
55 | 44 | 48449 | |
56 | 31 | 8487 | |
57 | 43 | 146303 | |
58 | 57 | 601461 | |
59 | 29 | 73595 | |
60 | 41 | 53272 | |
61 | 32 | 50000 | |
62 | 37 | 15019 | |
63 | 54 | 138316 | |
64 | 31 | 10532 | |
65 | 29 | 7317 | |
66 | 36 | 32144 | |
67 | 54 | 245759 | |
68 | 60 | 391964 | |
69 | 30 | 254 | |
70 | 36 | 2073 | |
71 | 32 | 74413 | |
72 | 58 | 430385 | |
73 | 27 | 31403 | |
74 | 50 | 3943 | |
75 | 50 | 25637 | |
76 | 38 | 129753 | |
77 | 33 | 14610 | |
78 | 27 | 27187 | |
79 | 48 | 3306 | |
80 | 48 | 573 | |
81 | 43 | 56403 | |
82 | 33 | 107585 | |
83 | 42 | 90354 | |
84 | 29 | 94877 | |
85 | 31 | 65772 | |
86 | 36 | 761 | |
87 | 36 | 31318 | |
88 | 36 | 23041 | |
89 | 29 | 49038 | |
90 | 35 | 365 | |
91 | 34 | 372 | |
92 | 29 | 9189 | |
93 | 32 | 5798 | |
94 | 31 | 776 | |
95 | 31 | 5996 | |
96 | 28 | 6707 | |
97 | 28 | 7315 | |
98 | 31 | 48782 | |
99 | 32 | 23438 | |
100 | 28 | 4937 |