Seattle metal music is a genre that is characterized by its heavy and aggressive sound, often featuring distorted guitars, thunderous drums, and intense vocals. It is known for its dark and brooding themes, with lyrics that often explore topics such as death, despair, and the occult. This genre has produced some of the most influential bands in metal history, and continues to be a thriving scene today.
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Here is a list of seattle metal artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the seattle metal genre. You can find out what seattle 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 | instrumentalness | danceability | energy | acousticness | Happiness | tempo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | 123374 | 4 | 42 | 87 | 3 | 30 | 122 | |
| 2 | 31 | 40745 | 34 | 24 | 92 | 4 | 17 | 128 | |
| 3 | 28 | 62134 | 79 | 25 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 103 | |
| 4 | 26 | 67795 | 7 | 37 | 84 | 1 | 34 | 120 | |
| 5 | 20 | 9526 | 62 | 24 | 95 | 0 | 20 | 102 | |
| 6 | 22 | 20717 | 7 | 43 | 85 | 0 | 22 | 123 | |
| 7 | 22 | 9007 | 12 | 46 | 85 | 2 | 48 | 123 | |
| 8 | 17 | 19992 | 37 | 33 | 86 | 0 | 40 | 124 | |
| 9 | 17 | 10143 | 71 | 33 | 74 | 9 | 27 | 118 | |
| 10 | 13 | 9555 | 75 | 25 | 69 | 9 | 20 | 113 | |
| 11 | 15 | 12702 | 81 | 19 | 95 | 0 | 11 | 150 | |
| 12 | 14 | 2990 | 63 | 27 | 83 | 14 | 8 | 132 | |
| 13 | 5 | 4481 | 81 | 19 | 88 | 2 | 14 | 118 | |
| 14 | 5 | 2056 | 78 | 24 | 62 | 20 | 7 | 107 | |
| 15 | 11 | 3659 | 43 | 19 | 97 | 0 | 28 | 141 | |
| 16 | 9 | 5619 | 6 | 40 | 86 | 7 | 40 | 140 | |
| 17 | 9 | 5281 | 14 | 33 | 73 | 0 | 43 | 128 | |
| 18 | 9 | 5736 | 55 | 33 | 86 | 0 | 23 | 117 | |
| 19 | 7 | 1946 | 28 | 36 | 85 | 1 | 39 | 127 | |
| 20 | 0 | 1044 | 52 | 20 | 97 | 0 | 7 | 138 | |
| 21 | 2 | 716 | 82 | 30 | 64 | 12 | 14 | 104 | |
| 22 | 8 | 2317 | 57 | 42 | 87 | 0 | 21 | 121 | |
| 23 | 0 | 161 | 46 | 26 | 79 | 8 | 5 | 144 | |
| 24 | 0 | 1126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | 4 | 4690 | 89 | 23 | 96 | 0 | 4 | 123 | |
| 27 | 6 | 6632 | 8 | 45 | 76 | 3 | 40 | 125 | |
| 28 | 5 | 187 | 61 | 25 | 91 | 0 | 7 | 138 | |
| 29 | 4 | 1291 | 60 | 40 | 94 | 0 | 19 | 116 | |
| 30 | 3 | 1063 | 58 | 24 | 83 | 0 | 19 | 123 | |
| 31 | 0 | 1765 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | 1 | 1933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | 2 | 3226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | 1 | 1052 | 36 | 16 | 93 | 0 | 19 | 147 | |
| 35 | 0 | 410 | 57 | 22 | 90 | 0 | 13 | 111 | |
| 36 | 0 | 430 | 47 | 26 | 84 | 1 | 22 | 110 | |
| 37 | 0 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | 1 | 485 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | 0 | 868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | 1 | 865 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | 1 | 510 | 15 | 46 | 90 | 3 | 35 | 127 | |
| 42 | 1 | 281 | 2 | 35 | 97 | 0 | 14 | 118 | |
| 43 | 1 | 781 | 2 | 34 | 86 | 0 | 46 | 124 | |
| 44 | 1 | 955 | 74 | 38 | 94 | 0 | 7 | 117 | |
| 45 | 1 | 603 | 51 | 22 | 88 | 0 | 28 | 112 | |
| 46 | 1 | 250 | 80 | 21 | 75 | 0 | 13 | 114 | |
| 47 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 48 | 0 | 84 | 34 | 13 | 91 | 0 | 25 | 156 | |
| 49 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 51 | 0 | 236 | 18 | 24 | 97 | 2 | 27 | 127 | |
| 52 | 0 | 422 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 | 0 | 397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 54 | 0 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 55 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 56 | 0 | 791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 57 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 58 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 59 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 60 | 0 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 61 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 62 | 0 | 1259 | 75 | 26 | 62 | 0 | 10 | 103 | |
| 63 | 0 | 288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 64 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 65 | 0 | 537 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 66 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular seattle metal music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
