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Genre
sci-fi metal
Parent Genre: metal

Sci-fi metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that incorporates science fiction themes and concepts into the music and lyrics. It often features complex instrumentation, intricate time signatures, and futuristic soundscapes. The genre explores themes such as artificial intelligence, space exploration, and dystopian societies. The music is characterized by its technicality and progressive nature, with a focus on creating a unique and immersive listening experience.


Top artists of sci-fi metal genre

Ayreon
The Contortionist
The Faceless
Obscura
Thy Catafalque
Cypecore
The Zenith Passage
The Enigma Tng
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List of sci-fi metal artists

Here is a list of sci-fi metal artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the sci-fi metal genre. You can find out what sci-fi 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
Ayreon
45 5 42 64 11 26 115 147669
2
The Contortionist
42 21 36 74 11 22 133 166205
3
The Faceless
37 24 36 93 1 18 129 130700
4
Obscura
34 28 37 96 0 15 128 107982
5
Thy Catafalque
33 56 42 79 13 23 120 38839
6
Cypecore
32 22 43 97 0 24 133 24051
7
The Zenith Passage
32 58 51 95 1 22 124 28445
8
The Enigma Tng
30 70 37 79 2 14 146 20090
9
Arcturus
29 34 21 82 0 24 128 63431
10
Mechina
29 40 24 90 5 12 135 25116
11
Astronoid
28 61 34 93 0 14 160 31458
12
The Kovenant
27 42 43 96 1 39 125 33104
13
Oranssi Pazuzu
25 71 30 75 1 13 129 52547
14
Veonity
25 1 45 95 0 46 135 10775
15
Keldian
25 4 48 81 1 39 142 9693
16
Vintersorg
24 1 42 87 3 30 134 32440
17
Dvne
24 39 14 94 0 17 145 20377
18
Rosetta
23 84 36 80 0 26 123 34193
19
Helion Prime
23 0 41 94 0 35 145 11128
20
Artificial Brain
23 79 25 92 0 7 125 22034
21
Mesarthim
22 86 31 64 6 12 133 15420
22
Rendezvous Point
22 0 38 76 1 19 117 14148
23
Midnight Odyssey
22 71 19 69 35 7 118 16804
24
Nocturnus
22 23 23 90 0 19 119 34868
25
Mare Cognitum
17 53 20 82 3 7 122 17851
26
Deliver The Galaxy
17 57 48 88 0 31 125 2620
27
Wormed
17 80 27 94 0 8 110 22414
28
Darkspace
16 91 12 38 7 3 142 26162
29
Irreversible Mechanism
15 66 34 88 1 14 116 14486
30
Singularity
14 65 44 95 0 12 129 4698
31
Almyrkvi
13 84 21 79 2 4 126 8902
32
Mithras
10 60 33 49 32 11 107 7600
33
Lunarsea
10 24 37 91 0 24 120 5499
34
Gigan
9 72 17 98 0 16 134 5648
35
Cosmic Church
9 78 15 79 0 26 95 6716
36
Lord of War
9 16 29 88 0 23 134 6238
37
Darkest Horizon
8 4 41 96 0 17 177 2617
38
Universally Estranged
8 64 23 92 0 11 168 2446
39
Stealing Axion
8 43 34 98 0 11 140 7446
40
Dark Matter Secret
8 78 25 98 0 15 111 5360
41
Saturnian
8 51 40 98 0 8 125 527
42
Bleak Flesh
7 12 22 84 0 47 125 2775
43
Dire Peril
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1540
44
Aspherium
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1824
45
Warp Chamber
5 73 17 96 0 13 90 2596
46
Æpoch
5 11 22 98 0 31 113 2484
47
The Atlas Moth
5 68 27 87 0 11 140 7331
48
Imperialist
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2428
49
Spectrum of Delusion
4 94 34 92 0 33 104 2808
50
The Beast of Nod
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2537
51
Fractal Generator
4 71 31 100 0 3 108 2398
52
Progenie Terrestre Pura
4 74 41 69 0 4 140 3545
53
Space Odyssey
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1977
54
Aeon Winds
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 863
55
Oblivion Machine
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1873
56
Devouring Star
3 58 16 95 0 4 110 3287
57
Angst Skvadron
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 729
58
Etrange
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 605
59
Darchon
2 83 25 24 28 10 107 958
60
Obsidian Gate
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1155
61
Titan to Tachyons
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 952
62
Nucleus
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2209
63
Tome Of The Unreplenished
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 530
64
Tethys
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2292
65
Auriga
1 91 37 54 52 64 117 97
66
Quantum Twilight
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 290
67
Planetshine
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 185
68
Cepheide
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 793
69
Vietah
1 45 17 93 0 44 128 599
70
The Thirteenth Sun
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 759
71
Ionosphere
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 338
72
The Design Abstract
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 364
73
Third Ion
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 642
74
Spire
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1861
75
Chasma
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 218
76
Negative Reaction
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 211
77
Shoulder of Orion
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71
78
Superterrestrial
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 157
79
Space Witch
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 756
80
Astral Display
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 627
81
Scumfusion
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92
82
Control Human Delete
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 327
83
Warp Prism
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 213
84
Aeon of Horus
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1314
85
Mars on Earth
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
86
Heart Of Sun
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 473
87
Causemos
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 107
88
The Aeons Collapse
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54
89
Vyre
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 239
90
Tholus
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110
91
Dimensional Psychosis
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66
92
Bloodmoon
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 383
93
Jupiter Society
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 377
94
Astral Silence
0 96 27 71 4 5 160 591
95
Sunwalter
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 224
96
Astral Luminous
0 89 17 82 0 4 122 203