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dark ambient artists

7 published dark ambient artists, led by Nine Inch Nails, Burzum and Buckethead.

At a glance

7 published dark ambient artists; 177 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists0 tier 1 · 2 tier 2 · 5 tier 3
7
Release groups
612
Studio albums
178
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
177
Timeline events
269
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
30.2 years
Full biographies
7
Biography words
23,013

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1990s (3 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1980s1
1990s3
2000s1
2010s2

Where they come from

Countries with the most dark ambient artists. United Kingdom leads with 2.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with dark ambient. The most shared is ambient music, with 2 artists in both.

Covers from dark ambient

177 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Nine Inch Nails has the most release groups (300); Nine Inch Nails the longest career (37 years); Nine Inch Nails the most awards (6).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
Nine Inch Nails300
Buckethead199
Burzum51
Mortiis48
Atticus Ross14

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
Nine Inch Nails37
Burzum34
Buckethead33
Mortiis33
Atticus Ross14

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
Nine Inch Nails6
Atticus Ross6

Most famous dark ambient artists

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