Slayer is a subgenre of heavy metal music that is characterized by fast and aggressive guitar riffs, intense drumming, and harsh vocals. The lyrics often focus on dark and violent themes, such as death, war, and the occult. Bands within this genre often incorporate elements of thrash metal, death metal, and black metal into their music. The sound is raw and unrelenting, with a focus on creating a sense of chaos and aggression.
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Here is a list of slayer artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the slayer genre. You can find out what slayer 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 | 28 | 20478 | 2 | 43 | 89 | 6 | 33 | 126 | |
| 2 | 34 | 43133 | 4 | 47 | 84 | 4 | 39 | 132 | |
| 3 | 45 | 38212 | 1 | 40 | 92 | 0 | 30 | 103 | |
| 4 | 30 | 35257 | 5 | 41 | 82 | 1 | 26 | 132 | |
| 5 | 39 | 44728 | 2 | 42 | 94 | 0 | 41 | 126 | |
| 6 | 31 | 49752 | 0 | 41 | 95 | 0 | 30 | 156 | |
| 7 | 24 | 23047 | 14 | 39 | 82 | 7 | 30 | 127 | |
| 8 | 22 | 17913 | 2 | 35 | 78 | 3 | 23 | 119 | |
| 9 | 31 | 23992 | 0 | 47 | 90 | 0 | 36 | 125 | |
| 10 | 31 | 13982 | 0 | 46 | 93 | 1 | 37 | 132 | |
| 11 | 22 | 14653 | 3 | 42 | 75 | 1 | 30 | 138 | |
| 12 | 21 | 22773 | 9 | 43 | 76 | 11 | 28 | 125 | |
| 13 | 26 | 12997 | 20 | 32 | 74 | 6 | 20 | 112 | |
| 14 | 24 | 28526 | 1 | 46 | 88 | 15 | 26 | 132 | |
| 15 | 33 | 84483 | 4 | 46 | 72 | 10 | 28 | 129 | |
| 16 | 24 | 8957 | 0 | 42 | 84 | 6 | 25 | 127 | |
| 17 | 23 | 13035 | 5 | 51 | 80 | 2 | 26 | 123 | |
| 18 | 22 | 6963 | 25 | 36 | 82 | 6 | 22 | 128 | |
| 19 | 41 | 59048 | 4 | 41 | 88 | 1 | 38 | 132 | |
| 20 | 29 | 12073 | 6 | 50 | 81 | 2 | 38 | 120 | |
| 21 | 36 | 43546 | 1 | 44 | 92 | 1 | 42 | 137 | |
| 22 | 45 | 91223 | 3 | 37 | 72 | 9 | 22 | 127 | |
| 23 | 24 | 11244 | 0 | 39 | 90 | 0 | 23 | 141 | |
| 24 | 46 | 143808 | 0 | 45 | 81 | 4 | 36 | 128 | |
| 25 | 36 | 171515 | 22 | 38 | 92 | 5 | 22 | 126 | |
| 26 | 38 | 53854 | 6 | 50 | 82 | 5 | 28 | 117 | |
| 27 | 36 | 20225 | 9 | 44 | 82 | 5 | 38 | 132 | |
| 28 | 24 | 7235 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 0 | 40 | 140 | |
| 29 | 32 | 8822 | 2 | 50 | 84 | 4 | 44 | 130 | |
| 30 | 39 | 71694 | 4 | 34 | 66 | 12 | 17 | 137 | |
| 31 | 41 | 24919 | 0 | 43 | 91 | 3 | 32 | 140 | |
| 32 | 48 | 118355 | 0 | 51 | 77 | 7 | 47 | 116 | |
| 33 | 34 | 45431 | 25 | 44 | 94 | 4 | 25 | 132 | |
| 34 | 29 | 47754 | 8 | 43 | 95 | 0 | 18 | 131 | |
| 35 | 22 | 19881 | 1 | 46 | 89 | 1 | 41 | 125 | |
| 36 | 49 | 70621 | 90 | 48 | 90 | 3 | 29 | 116 | |
| 37 | 38 | 50850 | 3 | 50 | 87 | 8 | 36 | 138 | |
| 38 | 38 | 76402 | 1 | 44 | 90 | 2 | 30 | 134 | |
| 39 | 37 | 34298 | 1 | 39 | 76 | 11 | 28 | 134 | |
| 40 | 51 | 596748 | 4 | 47 | 95 | 1 | 24 | 124 | |
| 41 | 43 | 7756 | 10 | 46 | 64 | 32 | 10 | 109 | |
| 42 | 44 | 403347 | 25 | 46 | 86 | 5 | 29 | 123 | |
| 43 | 26 | 16777 | 10 | 45 | 93 | 0 | 22 | 118 | |
| 44 | 48 | 74927 | 0 | 58 | 82 | 2 | 48 | 120 | |
| 45 | 40 | 11199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 | 32 | 35206 | 10 | 45 | 86 | 2 | 35 | 128 | |
| 47 | 45 | 38832 | 0 | 56 | 93 | 2 | 52 | 130 | |
| 48 | 21 | 12588 | 2 | 48 | 89 | 1 | 25 | 124 | |
| 49 | 43 | 175782 | 6 | 43 | 95 | 2 | 20 | 133 | |
| 50 | 30 | 35738 | 4 | 44 | 95 | 0 | 37 | 147 | |
| 51 | 35 | 126554 | 70 | 34 | 64 | 8 | 17 | 114 | |
| 52 | 29 | 37055 | 2 | 53 | 93 | 1 | 55 | 137 | |
| 53 | 30 | 23167 | 17 | 31 | 84 | 2 | 20 | 129 | |
| 54 | 36 | 83447 | 1 | 52 | 87 | 2 | 48 | 126 | |
| 55 | 27 | 19928 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 1 | 39 | 146 | |
| 56 | 38 | 88261 | 3 | 49 | 89 | 2 | 23 | 130 | |
| 57 | 39 | 45939 | 1 | 46 | 92 | 0 | 30 | 141 | |
| 58 | 24 | 54095 | 1 | 45 | 94 | 2 | 40 | 142 | |
| 59 | 24 | 12647 | 2 | 38 | 83 | 0 | 29 | 126 | |
| 60 | 24 | 28605 | 1 | 48 | 90 | 1 | 37 | 128 | |
| 61 | 38 | 74858 | 3 | 45 | 79 | 6 | 41 | 127 | |
| 62 | 32 | 87684 | 17 | 42 | 96 | 0 | 24 | 123 | |
| 63 | 29 | 8110 | 13 | 44 | 77 | 0 | 25 | 129 | |
| 64 | 34 | 41471 | 2 | 49 | 83 | 0 | 48 | 129 | |
| 65 | 32 | 46049 | 5 | 43 | 92 | 0 | 33 | 130 | |
| 66 | 32 | 22986 | 5 | 42 | 94 | 0 | 38 | 131 | |
| 67 | 32 | 45683 | 12 | 46 | 87 | 0 | 47 | 127 | |
| 68 | 31 | 52915 | 4 | 42 | 92 | 1 | 39 | 136 | |
| 69 | 26 | 7356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 70 | 32 | 19068 | 6 | 37 | 89 | 8 | 28 | 146 | |
| 71 | 31 | 25165 | 3 | 40 | 84 | 0 | 40 | 126 | |
| 72 | 29 | 42997 | 15 | 36 | 59 | 17 | 13 | 110 | |
| 73 | 28 | 34036 | 3 | 48 | 91 | 1 | 36 | 132 | |
| 74 | 26 | 18397 | 17 | 39 | 95 | 0 | 21 | 130 | |
| 75 | 23 | 18040 | 0 | 49 | 89 | 0 | 37 | 115 | |
| 76 | 23 | 29318 | 19 | 37 | 96 | 0 | 30 | 121 | |
| 77 | 29 | 6665 | 0 | 53 | 89 | 0 | 41 | 114 | |
| 78 | 29 | 15416 | 2 | 54 | 82 | 2 | 43 | 104 | |
| 79 | 29 | 8902 | 0 | 48 | 90 | 2 | 44 | 118 | |
| 80 | 24 | 14824 | 21 | 46 | 87 | 0 | 46 | 109 | |
| 81 | 28 | 12995 | 0 | 48 | 94 | 0 | 26 | 135 | |
| 82 | 25 | 8709 | 18 | 50 | 81 | 1 | 32 | 122 | |
| 83 | 27 | 39769 | 32 | 38 | 96 | 1 | 31 | 131 | |
| 84 | 25 | 16261 | 19 | 39 | 91 | 1 | 19 | 134 | |
| 85 | 24 | 15759 | 25 | 48 | 79 | 7 | 32 | 126 | |
| 86 | 27 | 20301 | 38 | 53 | 80 | 2 | 40 | 118 | |
| 87 | 27 | 14665 | 26 | 49 | 96 | 0 | 22 | 124 | |
| 88 | 26 | 6841 | 6 | 52 | 88 | 1 | 59 | 128 | |
| 89 | 26 | 13437 | 7 | 49 | 88 | 1 | 48 | 136 | |
| 90 | 26 | 23605 | 0 | 37 | 92 | 2 | 19 | 141 | |
| 91 | 22 | 29426 | 7 | 38 | 94 | 1 | 32 | 147 | |
| 92 | 25 | 55009 | 6 | 38 | 94 | 2 | 26 | 131 | |
| 93 | 25 | 6614 | 15 | 40 | 93 | 0 | 19 | 128 | |
| 94 | 25 | 37420 | 24 | 43 | 84 | 1 | 45 | 125 | |
| 95 | 24 | 5478 | 78 | 49 | 90 | 0 | 35 | 112 | |
| 96 | 23 | 11058 | 4 | 47 | 74 | 5 | 42 | 129 | |
| 97 | 22 | 16064 | 32 | 36 | 67 | 16 | 35 | 136 | |
| 98 | 21 | 10853 | 26 | 34 | 93 | 0 | 20 | 128 | |
| 99 | 20 | 14002 | 5 | 47 | 94 | 0 | 19 | 120 | |
| 100 | 21 | 1236 | 11 | 52 | 80 | 8 | 35 | 120 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular slayer music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
