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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 41 182381
2 46 192683
3 56 982030
4 50 356793
5 64 1151195
6 45 235763
7 59 1098181
8 40 199319
9 45 223956
10 38 91318
11 46 376571
12 51 310254
13 32 93812
14 37 62596
15 29 80261
16 40 243842
17 27 59368
18 37 243366
19 31 58229
20 43 225789
21 45 112297
22 18 37466
23 39 137766
24 25 60311
25 25 47274
26 28 60651
27 26 62846
28 38 157218
29 18 10995
30 39 140365
31 18 19144
32 25 53537
33 56 909611
34 19 19395
35 54 683458
36 26 38755
37 41 139059
38 19 27318
39 12 21949
40 21 32205
41 49 312409
42 50 371631
43 24 34473
44 71 2051340
45 25 36366
46 13 12263
47 22 34476
48 18 11844
49 15 19795
50 11 11995
51 14 7103
52 23 35662
53 15 10108
54 9 14332
55 27 30584
56 19 15468
57 24 29517
58 28 17252
59 9 6568
60 17 10207
61 40 143147
62 19 16652
63 36 59332
64 16 19805
65 17 17963
66 16 17061
67 9 5909
68 23 37083
69 16 15021
70 14 9380
71 14 10274
72 14 14986
73 29 47483
74 32 70811
75 33 25278
76 11 12311
77 11 10341
78 39 157840
79 38 65292
80 18 14979
81 9 10439
82 12 10731
83 18 17109
84 10 5232
85 9 5295
86 13 8321
87 29 34224
88 20 7041
89 10 4310
90 29 58820
91 14 9638
92 17 14191
93 20 27095
94 19 17855
95 16 8641
96 9 4061
97 17 10325
98 11 4527
99 11 5887
100 10 4696

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