Powerviolence is a subgenre of hardcore punk that is characterized by its aggressive and fast-paced sound. It incorporates elements of thrash metal and grindcore, with short and intense songs that often feature shouted vocals and heavy distortion. The lyrics often deal with social and political issues, and the overall tone is confrontational and nihilistic. Bands in this genre typically have a DIY ethos and reject mainstream culture.
Here you can see the popularity of Powerviolence genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.
308 releases
Explore powerviolence history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of powerviolence artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the powerviolence genre. You can find out what powerviolence 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 | 26 | 27191 | |
| 2 | 30 | 27712 | |
| 3 | 26 | 33532 | |
| 4 | 39 | 89978 | |
| 5 | 20 | 13181 | |
| 6 | 22 | 12833 | |
| 7 | 26 | 25779 | |
| 8 | 20 | 11984 | |
| 9 | 26 | 20794 | |
| 10 | 17 | 12788 | |
| 11 | 23 | 9777 | |
| 12 | 19 | 7103 | |
| 13 | 25 | 14860 | |
| 14 | 18 | 15215 | |
| 15 | 24 | 23256 | |
| 16 | 16 | 10488 | |
| 17 | 21 | 19350 | |
| 18 | 14 | 2807 | |
| 19 | 16 | 9192 | |
| 20 | 30 | 45126 | |
| 21 | 23 | 9591 | |
| 22 | 46 | 126974 | |
| 23 | 28 | 32681 | |
| 24 | 24 | 12231 | |
| 25 | 34 | 40711 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6780 | |
| 27 | 19 | 8375 | |
| 28 | 20 | 15249 | |
| 29 | 13 | 5909 | |
| 30 | 21 | 8097 | |
| 31 | 12 | 1973 | |
| 32 | 20 | 4421 | |
| 33 | 9 | 2107 | |
| 34 | 29 | 35513 | |
| 35 | 30 | 22465 | |
| 36 | 18 | 11262 | |
| 37 | 19 | 4672 | |
| 38 | 17 | 6884 | |
| 39 | 17 | 6338 | |
| 40 | 14 | 10273 | |
| 41 | 15 | 7648 | |
| 42 | 13 | 5597 | |
| 43 | 9 | 3713 | |
| 44 | 11 | 3901 | |
| 45 | 8 | 3515 | |
| 46 | 9 | 3589 | |
| 47 | 7 | 4694 | |
| 48 | 7 | 5023 | |
| 49 | 18 | 19208 | |
| 50 | 5 | 3205 | |
| 51 | 35 | 15112 | |
| 52 | 27 | 12083 | |
| 53 | 26 | 17715 | |
| 54 | 19 | 8274 | |
| 55 | 22 | 4968 | |
| 56 | 24 | 24669 | |
| 57 | 28 | 7578 | |
| 58 | 22 | 30961 | |
| 59 | 27 | 12890 | |
| 60 | 31 | 28263 | |
| 61 | 20 | 10022 | |
| 62 | 30 | 23066 | |
| 63 | 16 | 1696 | |
| 64 | 26 | 11254 | |
| 65 | 21 | 3927 | |
| 66 | 16 | 6954 | |
| 67 | 23 | 2048 | |
| 68 | 23 | 7365 | |
| 69 | 7 | 3449 | |
| 70 | 16 | 10402 | |
| 71 | 4 | 3938 | |
| 72 | 14 | 3101 | |
| 73 | 16 | 15526 | |
| 74 | 14 | 2636 | |
| 75 | 13 | 4073 | |
| 76 | 3 | 1979 | |
| 77 | 6 | 3432 | |
| 78 | 14 | 3291 | |
| 79 | 5 | 4005 | |
| 80 | 12 | 477 | |
| 81 | 10 | 4860 | |
| 82 | 11 | 4913 | |
| 83 | 11 | 4698 | |
| 84 | 11 | 2921 | |
| 85 | 6 | 2880 | |
| 86 | 9 | 3576 | |
| 87 | 10 | 2288 | |
| 88 | 3 | 3067 | |
| 89 | 7 | 1178 | |
| 90 | 7 | 2634 | |
| 91 | 4 | 3765 | |
| 92 | 4 | 3380 | |
| 93 | 5 | 3508 | |
| 94 | 5 | 3160 | |
| 95 | 4 | 670 | |
| 96 | 4 | 2582 | |
| 97 | 3 | 452 | |
| 98 | 2 | 837 | |
| 99 | 2 | 1019 | |
| 100 | 2 | 571 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular powerviolence music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
