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Genre: southern metal

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Parent Genre: metal

Southern metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that originated in the southern United States. It combines elements of traditional heavy metal with southern rock, blues, and country music. The music is characterized by heavy, distorted guitar riffs, aggressive vocals, and a strong emphasis on groove and rhythm. The lyrics often focus on themes of rebellion, violence, and the struggles of everyday life.


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Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Vocals, Keyboard/Synthesizer, Double Bass, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer

Popular southern metal Songs


Most popular southern metal albums

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HELLYEAH
2007
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Nola
1995
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Skeleton Dixie
2013
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Summer Sound Attack
2014
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Book Of Shadows
2018
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Killer Be Killed
2014
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Powertrip
1998
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New Found Power
2004
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High In The Saddle
2019
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Legion: XX
2018
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Kill Devil Hill
2012
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State Of Emergency
2023
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Theatre of the Mind
2019
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Odd Fellows Rest
2003
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pride & glory (Deluxe Edition)
2019
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The Age of Absurdity
2018

southern metal music by decade

Explore southern metal history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.

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List of southern metal artists

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

#namepopularityfollowers
1 45 394864
2 52 693546
3 42 167550
4 56 553435
5 37 234274
6 41 114921
7 41 160287
8 37 85210
9 52 548234
10 37 84527
11 41 70809
12 42 211077
13 33 61854
14 45 230184
15 32 26295
16 34 8947
17 34 37718
18 26 88552
19 30 38682
20 18 27528
21 19 9892
22 23 57748
23 21 4493
24 31 78256
25 9 2300
26 25 23860
27 19 7384
28 25 7719
29 24 13331
30 22 8251
31 18 13735
32 8 2044
33 15 21276
34 19 13463
35 18 3779
36 18 26685
37 18 14609
38 17 4312
39 16 4502
40 3 1572
41 14 14679
42 13 7530
43 12 7146
44 1 681
45 6 2200
46 12 2738
47 11 3825
48 12 9602
49 9 5034
50 4 1328
51 2 609
52 3 1191
53 10 6351
54 9 3076
55 4 4280
56 3 1943
57 1 784
58 1 307
59 7 3210
60 7 1354
61 6 1975
62 6 3991
63 5 2103
64 3 895
65 3 1971
66 3 736
67 4 1006
68 2 1084
69 3 1393
70 2 1228
71 3 935
72 2 731
73 3 1477
74 2 1216
75 2 1128
76 2 673
77 1 279
78 1 622
79 1 177
80 1 235
81 1 1369

southern metal playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular southern metal music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.