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

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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 60 1865104
2 66 3798720
3 53 744849
4 43 511578
5 47 447385
6 50 720696
7 55 1622609
8 44 554408
9 69 5151813
10 45 374418
11 34 183252
12 52 280591
13 57 1197753
14 46 359029
15 40 199369
16 37 105321
17 44 234216
18 31 85784
19 38 144666
20 54 701522
21 81 26468504
22 40 166654
23 39 210656
24 46 315954
25 56 915036
26 58 1050297
27 36 79643
28 29 116287
29 36 269564
30 35 145540
31 29 79026
32 46 376571
33 53 929136
34 41 231854
35 40 356596
36 42 123037
37 42 326782
38 36 174475
39 45 235763
40 37 297004
41 31 71538
42 28 108756
43 40 174063
44 34 105164
45 32 275908
46 35 91271
47 38 152830
48 44 239566
49 33 112899
50 38 91542
51 28 65807
52 35 57743
53 29 74051
54 34 54566
55 34 105281
56 33 50540
57 36 110377
58 31 83955
59 26 69508
60 29 88634
61 29 107947
62 26 73471
63 28 69436
64 34 91374
65 29 80364
66 32 93939
67 42 480199
68 30 77503
69 44 349665
70 34 106452
71 38 127413
72 27 52534
73 26 40760
74 40 67028
75 39 70553
76 31 64579
77 40 213256
78 38 72863
79 35 196443
80 37 59111
81 27 41518
82 26 39262
83 29 21374
84 27 79455
85 30 92231
86 29 91090
87 30 74678
88 28 152168
89 33 135450
90 27 61186
91 25 39789
92 32 58823
93 31 88065
94 28 116629
95 26 78341
96 31 74355
97 33 63167
98 36 41332
99 31 43662
100 33 72268

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