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Genre: retro metal

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Retro metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that draws inspiration from the classic rock and metal sounds of the 70s and 80s. It features heavy guitar riffs, powerful vocals, and a raw, gritty sound. The music often incorporates elements of blues and psychedelic rock, and is characterized by its vintage production style. Bands in this genre often use vintage equipment and instruments to achieve an authentic sound.


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List of retro metal artists

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

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1 40 34033
2 34 55776
3 35 30697
4 36 35933
5 35 55602
6 26 46759
7 27 34987
8 26 15735
9 25 31807
10 23 18834
11 24 21808
12 22 19912
13 16 14951
14 21 32694
15 22 12752
16 21 11528
17 13 13752
18 30 21753
19 17 8127
20 26 13670
21 12 10314
22 30 10633
23 10 5415
24 21 9305
25 13 12337
26 16 12629
27 16 8654
28 8 8542
29 12 5562
30 13 11067
31 25 5360
32 12 7980
33 24 11043
34 25 15811
35 7 5664
36 19 5989
37 17 16815
38 14 7517
39 15 6453
40 22 32573
41 16 8081
42 14 3871
43 3 3895
44 13 5445
45 12 4360
46 7 3787
47 9 4779
48 9 2838
49 8 7120
50 24 34803
51 7 5211
52 5 3572
53 7 4959
54 22 32013
55 4 4296
56 3 1152
57 37 34929
58 27 23751
59 37 546
60 22 26730
61 12 11292
62 20 29755
63 20 11637
64 20 18826
65 22 13574
66 20 16906
67 6 2786
68 14 4073
69 14 2592
70 11 7709
71 9 8322
72 16 9326
73 17 15568
74 16 3443
75 6 4796
76 12 5821
77 8 5054
78 6 5230
79 13 3065
80 12 7483
81 7 5523
82 5 2896
83 3 2763
84 3 2142
85 8 4056
86 4 3824
87 3 4056
88 7 2679
89 3 2612
90 6 3915
91 6 3089
92 5 4305
93 5 492
94 4 1234
95 3 2512
96 3 1303
97 3 3915
98 2 569
99 2 714
100 2 1266

retro metal playlist created by Chosic

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