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Genre: thrash metal

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Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that emerged in the early 1980s. It is characterized by fast and aggressive guitar riffs, rapid drumming, and often politically charged lyrics. Thrash metal bands typically use complex song structures and incorporate elements of punk rock and hardcore. The genre is known for its intense live performances and mosh pits. Some of the most influential and successful thrash metal bands include those mentioned above.


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List of thrash metal artists

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

#namepopularityfollowers
1 57 1798934
2 64 3726835
3 51 725975
4 45 432256
5 41 497418
6 47 700478
7 67 5016539
8 53 1595910
9 32 174456
10 42 367852
11 55 1177871
12 44 357078
13 39 195714
14 49 269227
15 42 228586
16 30 82574
17 37 141218
18 52 677360
19 42 548313
20 79 26166861
21 45 303042
22 35 103476
23 38 207176
24 38 162469
25 57 1028493
26 53 897338
27 26 77907
28 34 75724
29 28 114730
30 34 265026
31 33 143177
32 44 354336
33 39 227969
34 38 350797
35 40 120324
36 41 318021
37 30 67495
38 37 291804
39 34 172518
40 26 99732
41 42 230427
42 31 97795
43 37 170497
44 31 88347
45 36 145359
46 29 273182
47 36 86238
48 26 71424
49 30 47175
50 30 110033
51 34 106307
52 42 235363
53 25 62950
54 29 80814
55 32 104221
56 31 52946
57 25 68677
58 22 47643
59 28 67126
60 28 86750
61 26 105290
62 27 77280
63 29 91013
64 31 89696
65 30 76548
66 42 480301
67 42 334544
68 31 104871
69 23 37023
70 25 50865
71 36 124781
72 39 64207
73 23 24193
74 32 66407
75 29 62930
76 38 209236
77 34 192745
78 31 77056
79 28 39701
80 36 57050
81 31 68721
82 25 72858
83 25 38371
84 28 90599
85 28 149359
86 28 72423
87 27 89285
88 23 28874
89 32 133381
90 25 59007
91 29 86501
92 28 53624
93 26 115526
94 23 75921
95 29 72953
96 35 36386
97 30 61655
98 29 41838
99 29 69561
100 23 38735

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