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The most popular metal band (2024) from each country, according to Spotify (dormi.zone)
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[–] aleph@lemm.ee 116 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Just to be clear, these are the most popular metal bands from each country, according to worldwide listening stats, correct?

[–] Tb0n3@sh.itjust.works 32 points 8 months ago

Yeah. I agree it's fairly confusing. Seems to be the most listened to band from each country according to Spotify.

[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 24 points 8 months ago

Oooooh, that explains why System of a Down didn’t show up in Armenia.

[–] Blaze@dormi.zone 20 points 8 months ago

I edited the title

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[–] TeaHands@lemmy.world 56 points 8 months ago (13 children)

Somehow genuinely had no idea Gojira were French so, TIL!

Also wtf South Africa.

[–] watersnipje@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 8 months ago (6 children)

I’ve checked them out on Spotify and that is some dirty, filthy grindcore

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[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 13 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Also wtf South Africa.

Yeah, can someone help me out with a pronunciation guide on that one?

[–] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 8 months ago (6 children)

Xavleg (zav-leg) is the accepted "short" name for when you need to say it out loud or write it and can't be bothered to put the whole thing

The whole thing is an abbreviation for a bunch of gross shit with X's on the front and end.

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[–] TheEEEdiot@sh.itjust.works 11 points 8 months ago

It's pronounced just like it's spelled.

[–] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (3 children)

There are a few surprises here, tbf. I had no idea that Pentagram was Turkish (although, maybe it's a different Pentagram). I kinda remembered that Sepultra that was Brazilian, but I'm not really a fan, so I had mostly forgotten.

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[–] squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de 49 points 8 months ago (3 children)

South Africa wins best bandname.

[–] sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works 21 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I don't know, Bloodywood is a pretty fucking good name for an Indian metal band.

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[–] Saint_of_Illusion@lemm.ee 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Until you find out what it stands for. Lol

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[–] Alter_Id@kbin.social 30 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Genuinely surprised to see that Eluveitie beats out Celtic Frost.

Edit: Just looked at the stats, and wow, it's not even close: 872,935 to 120,157. That's a real wtf. Insert Principal Skinner "...it's the children who are wrong."jpg

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[–] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Do you have a higher resolution picture?

[–] ROLLORDIE@lemm.ee 20 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Click the HD button in the top right but even that won't help you spell South Africa's favourite metal band.

[–] Blaze@dormi.zone 43 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Here we go ""XavlegbmaofffassssitimiwoamndutroabcwapwaeiippohfffX (abbreviated as Xavleg, aka Acidic Vaginal Liquid Explosion Generated By Mass Amounts Of Filthy Fecal Fisting And Sadistic Septic Syphilic Sodomy Inside The Infected Maggot Infested Womb Of A Molested Nun Dying Under The Roof Of A Burning Church While A Priest Watches And Ejaculates In Immense Perverse Pleasure Over His First Fresh Fetus) is a South African deathcore/ Christian music/ deathgrind/ death metal band. Its members rarely consider themselves Christians."

[–] MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml 10 points 8 months ago

Light novel titles got nothing on South Africa's favourite band.

[–] AMDIsOurLord@lemmy.ml 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

.......... Ha?

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[–] teft@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Of course The Hu are the mongolian one. Theyre awesome.

[–] iamanurd@midwest.social 9 points 8 months ago

Their cover of enter sandman cracks me up. Super great band!

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[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 23 points 8 months ago (1 children)

South Africa looks like a cat walked across the keyboard

[–] DasGurke@feddit.de 21 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Full name: Acidic Vaginal Liquid Explosion Generated by Mass Amounts of Filthy Fecal Fisting and Sadistic Septic Syphilic Sodomy Inside the Infected Maggot Infested Womb of a Molested Nun Dying Under the Roof of a Burning Church While a Priest Watches and Ejaculates in Immense Perverse Pleasure Over His First Fresh Fetus.

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[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago (2 children)

My friends are metalheads but I'm not. Popped this over to our discord to see what comes up.

First response: "Greenland is a country. What the fuck?"

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 12 points 8 months ago

They are a vassal state of denmark

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[–] Blaze@dormi.zone 17 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Monthly views:

[–] Faresh@lemmy.ml 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Monthly views of what?

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[–] halykthered@lemmy.ml 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Visions Of Atlantis in a land locked country.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 8 months ago

That's how they're sure it wasn't actually there, just a vision.

[–] magikmw@lemm.ee 13 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Surprised to see New Zealand on the map.

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[–] dumbass@lemy.lol 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

All this proves to me is that the global takeover by Metal is nearly finished, soon the whole world will be metal!

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[–] WldFyre@lemm.ee 11 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Let's fucking go, so happy to see Spiritbox get the attention they deserve!

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[–] Dippy@beehaw.org 10 points 8 months ago

Of course Japan has Baby Metal as their top Metal band.

And I'm a huge fan of Within Temptation. If I could only recommend one song for this entire graphic, its A Demons Fate by Within Temptation

[–] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Anyone have a playlist with a song from each?

[–] iamanurd@midwest.social 10 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I was not disappointed when I zoomed in on France.

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[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I'm surprised by the lack of Iron Maiden

[–] PapaStevesy@midwest.social 25 points 8 months ago (4 children)

It's the most popular bands from each country, not the most popular bands in each country. So Maiden could have only been in the UK and Sabbath beat them out.

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[–] aleph@lemm.ee 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Sabbath > Maiden any day of the week.

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[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

Yeah, but Black Sabbath literally created (Heavy) Metal due to Tony Iommi's accident.

[–] callcc@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for including small countries!

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[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Brazil is as expected

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