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Genre
swedish doom metal
Parent Genre: metal

Swedish doom metal is a subgenre of heavy metal characterized by slow, heavy riffs, melancholic melodies, and introspective lyrics. It often incorporates elements of gothic and progressive rock, creating a unique and atmospheric sound. This genre has gained popularity in recent years, with bands like Katatonia, Candlemass, and Witchcraft leading the way with their haunting and emotive music. The genre is known for its dark and brooding themes, exploring topics such as death, loss, and despair.


Top artists of swedish doom metal genre

Katatonia
Dun Ringill
Candlemass
Witchcraft
Tiamat
Draconian
Lake Of Tears
Cult Of Luna
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List of swedish doom metal artists

Here is a list of swedish doom metal artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the swedish doom metal genre. You can find out what swedish doom 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
Katatonia
52 13 42 68 8 27 122 336469
2
Dun Ringill
45 0 14 77 0 57 165 375
3
Candlemass
43 12 24 80 1 25 111 199288
4
Witchcraft
43 6 38 70 19 42 119 128615
5
Tiamat
40 32 43 69 6 23 125 125559
6
Draconian
40 19 33 73 2 15 117 128137
7
Lake Of Tears
38 24 52 60 6 21 116 53241
8
Cult Of Luna
36 77 33 67 11 17 114 122858
9
Monolord
35 77 30 57 1 21 111 82944
10
Trees of Eternity
33 28 34 46 15 15 105 46260
11
Grand Magus
30 12 48 86 3 33 124 45859
12
Avatarium
28 7 33 76 0 31 112 21903
13
Skraeckoedlan
28 45 33 87 2 32 143 22665
14
Transport League
27 2 51 92 0 46 111 4256
15
Apocalypse Orchestra
26 21 31 62 0 16 119 39545
16
Astroqueen
25 12 28 86 0 23 93 14664
17
October Tide
24 22 34 83 2 21 122 33837
18
Domkraft
24 83 20 66 9 22 106 10126
19
Krux
23 24 19 76 0 24 110 6596
20
Ereb Altor
22 2 32 71 2 21 121 14535
21
Ordos
21 54 31 73 0 19 135 13046
22
Count Raven
19 0 39 78 0 36 125 15636
23
Firebreather
18 77 24 88 2 23 118 9023
24
Runemagick
18 91 22 72 1 20 116 7222
25
Sorcerer
18 11 35 83 0 31 89 13799
26
Vokonis
18 75 26 77 0 31 123 7993
27
Forest of Shadows
18 79 40 56 1 12 114 14138
28
Isole
17 2 32 65 0 17 103 8509
29
Salem's Pot
17 39 22 70 0 31 122 13233
30
Memento Mori
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 6538
31
Spelljammer
13 80 27 40 31 12 110 8029
32
Slumber
12 81 31 92 0 34 142 9082
33
Besvärjelsen
12 53 38 81 0 33 127 3275
34
Nekromant
11 18 16 78 0 17 181 2583
35
When Nothing Remains
11 69 37 72 5 10 104 4906
36
Within the Fall
10 73 48 70 0 23 112 1905
37
Ulfven
10 0 25 74 0 25 140 2277
38
Goatess
9 29 28 59 0 21 108 3002
39
Alastor
9 86 18 71 0 27 96 4439
40
Cities of Mars
8 18 40 46 2 5 112 1911
41
Spiral Skies
8 0 42 87 1 32 136 1840
42
Mammoth Storm
7 79 39 78 1 10 117 8350
43
Vanha
7 78 35 38 1 9 96 2365
44
Tristitia
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3690
45
Gloson
6 76 24 86 0 19 126 2350
46
Suma
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3787
47
The Order Of Israfel
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2553
48
Saturnalia Temple
5 70 17 52 0 12 120 3449
49
Kongh
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3381
50
Memory Garden
5 0 47 93 0 28 100 2995
51
Soliloquium
5 66 20 64 0 10 105 3200
52
Left Hand Solution
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1324
53
Opera Diabolicus
5 3 45 96 0 28 114 2090
54
Nox Aurea
4 46 25 58 1 4 132 4544
55
The Graviators
4 0 32 91 0 50 123 3802
56
Obrero
4 0 30 94 1 47 186 441
57
Skogen Brinner
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1219
58
Stillborn
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 859
59
Livsnekad
3 9 35 82 1 5 110 3403
60
Veni Domine
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3005
61
The Doomsday Kingdom
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2293
62
The Mist Of Avalon
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 869
63
The Old Wind
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1886
64
The Funeral Orchestra
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1232
65
Diabolique
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 727
66
Heavydeath
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 708
67
In The Colonnades
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 190
68
Gravkväde
1 2 15 42 0 9 136 532
69
Grave Flowers
1 79 54 49 1 14 90 866
70
The Provenance
1 0 14 78 0 9 185 493
71
Ocean Chief
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1295
72
The Equinox Ov The Gods
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 466
73
New Keepers of the Water Towers
1 5 37 74 0 18 120 1379
74
Anguish
1 1 23 89 1 23 140 1069
75
Dautha
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1169
76
Horns of Anguish
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
77
Dysphorian Breed
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 132
78
Desoluna
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78
79
Kadaverkult
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73
80
Snailking
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 549
81
Doomdogs
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 157
82
Averon
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135
83
Burning Colossus
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
84
Dwoom
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81
85
Sabachthani
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 165
86
Symptoms of Sickness
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55
87
Wardenclyffe
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 549
88
Throneless
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 383
89
Come Sleep
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 908
90
One Inch Giant
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 247
91
Kaptain Sun
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90
92
Soijl
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 581
93
Grate
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39
94
Hexgrafv
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 379
95
KOLOSS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 761
96
The Gardnerz
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 118
97
Pyramido
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 730
98
Void Moon
0 0 52 71 2 17 112 266
99
Doom:VS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13686
100
Korseld
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64
101
Leif Edling
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 516