The 10 biggest metal playlists on Spotify, ranked by real follower count — with the curator behind each one and a direct link to submit your track.
Metal has one of the most committed audiences on Spotify. From classic heavy metal and thrash to death, black, doom, metalcore and djent, it is a global, album-oriented fan base that still listens to full records — which makes playlist placement one of the fastest ways to grow a metal project.
This ranking collects the biggest metal playlists on Spotify by real follower count, together with their curators and their current growth. Every playlist listed is public, active and run by an independent curator who is open to submissions from artists.
Whether you play old-school thrash, melodic death metal, post-metal, hardcore or instrumental prog, these are the metal playlists where a new single can reach thousands of listeners in its first weeks.
Ranked by followers, with recent growth taken into account. Click any playlist to see its curator and send your music.
Create a campaign on Playlist Submission, upload your track and pick the metal curators that fit your subgenre. Each curator listens to your song and answers within 7 days — if you are not accepted, your credits come back.
Starting is free: you can submit to curators with free submissions enabled, and spend credits only on the ones that charge per review. There is no monthly fee and you only pay for the reviews you actually send.
The ranking uses real follower counts read directly from Spotify, combined with the recent daily growth of each playlist. It is refreshed automatically, so the order changes as playlists gain or lose audience.