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Genre: swedish metal

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Swedish metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that originated in Sweden in the 1980s. It is characterized by its aggressive sound, fast-paced guitar riffs, and powerful vocals. The genre has been influential in the development of melodic death metal and power metal. Swedish metal bands often incorporate themes of Norse mythology, history, and war into their lyrics. The genre has gained international recognition with bands such as Sabaton, In Flames, and Amon Amarth leading the charge.


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List of swedish metal artists

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

#namepopularityfollowers
1 40 179069
2 44 182272
3 54 960922
4 47 348342
5 62 1132707
6 39 195714
7 58 1074788
8 42 214300
9 42 230427
10 36 86238
11 50 306834
12 44 354336
13 27 77280
14 29 91013
15 27 57475
16 39 234341
17 27 58138
18 36 234638
19 29 56471
20 40 215951
21 24 46889
22 24 59340
23 37 133804
24 41 96498
25 16 36267
26 27 59157
27 23 56249
28 38 152624
29 37 138992
30 15 11002
31 17 17975
32 54 883450
33 53 659403
34 24 52334
35 18 18700
36 50 360193
37 40 137944
38 25 37577
39 47 303869
40 69 1984324
41 18 26305
42 25 35849
43 19 28184
44 10 21102
45 22 33873
46 17 11057
47 21 34018
48 22 35481
49 12 6798
50 12 10008
51 9 11477
52 10 11653
53 25 30533
54 9 6347
55 15 9515
56 12 18937
57 17 14723
58 37 137951
59 24 16999
60 10 26221
61 17 15863
62 14 19071
63 16 17560
64 35 57440
65 15 16915
66 23 36152
67 12 10080
68 12 14518
69 13 9392
70 7 5870
71 27 47027
72 14 14052
73 9 12082
74 31 70085
75 38 155652
76 8 9871
77 30 24686
78 7 6149
79 38 65671
80 16 14811
81 16 16765
82 9 10663
83 7 10017
84 8 5187
85 12 7955
86 27 34166
87 29 57692
88 18 6987
89 13 9296
90 15 13808
91 15 8646
92 18 17543
93 19 27245
94 8 3913
95 10 8237
96 15 9922
97 9 4409
98 9 5812
99 8 4633
100 7 4818

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