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swedish metal
what it is
Heavy metal music from Sweden.
✦ meet the girls making swedish metal →
women, non-binary artists, and bands with women, level by level
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 2 · the door
big names with a sharper edge
level 3 · one step out
cult favorites and indie darlings
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
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each artist's most played song, easing from level 1 out to 5
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questions
What is swedish metal?
Heavy metal music from Sweden.
What are good swedish metal albums to start with?
Try Colony by In Flames, The Last Stand by Sabaton, Steelbath Suicide by Soilwork, and Wolverine Blues by Entombed.
Who are some women making swedish metal?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/swedish-metal/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making swedish metal, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-20