METAL dataset
scrapped info from Metal-Archives
But what is this good for?
Check Metal Generator for some experiments using this dataset
Data per genre
no duplicates, no filtering of any kind except genre
song names and lyrics are scrapped for each scrapped band name
black metal
Names: 27418 band names
Songs: 549442 song names
avant-garde metal
Names: 572 band names
Songs: 22943 song names
death metal
Names: 36477 band names
Songs: 1340371 song names
death-core
Names: 1385 band names
Songs: 39700 song names
doom metal
Names: 8413 band names
Songs: 297577 song names
electronic metal
Names: 131 band names
Songs: 6967 song names
experimental metal
Names: 767 band names
Songs: 29122 song names
folk metal
Names: 1572 band names
Songs: 43228 song names
gothic metal
Names: 3466 band names
Songs: 130303 song names
grindcore
Names: 4229 band names
Songs: 193401 song names
groove metal
Names: 4318 band names
Songs: 143781 names
heavy metal
Names: 15294 band names
Songs: 651758 song names
industrial metal
Names: 1170 band names
Songs: 55342 song names
metalcore
Names: 3368 band names
Songs: 93325 song names
pagan metal
Names: 849 band names
Songs: 20935 song names
power metal
Names: 6950 band names
Songs: 320014 song names
progressive metal
Names: 7911 band names
Songs: 282387 song names
sludge metal
Names: 2714 band names
Songs: 83214 song names
speed metal
Names: 2050 band names
Songs: 119971 song names
stoner metal
Names: 2720 band names
Songs: 76293 song names
symphonic metal
Names: 2481 band names
Songs: 75336 song names
thrash metal
Names: 22552 band names
Songs: 916325 song names
viking metal
Names: 550 band names
Songs: 18217 song names
Inspiration
The inspiration to gather this dataset came from the following links