Music venues like the Crow bar and The Ritz also often host concerts in Tampa, which is often referred to as the death metal capital of the world. It feels like its back where metal is being paid attention to and being respected in America like it was 25 years ago,” Tardy said.
Finland leads the list of countries by far with 53.2 heavy metal bands per 100,000 residents. Sweden is the second most dense country with 37.14 metal bands per 100,000 residents. Interestingly, the Encyclopaedia Metallum lists Svalbard, an archipelago that makes up the northern part of Norway as its own country.
Musical complexity. By definition, heavy metal fans crave music from outside the mainstream. They champion material that boldly stands out against the normality of pop. Perhaps this is the main reason why Finnish metal is adored abroad.
the United Kingdom Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Apart from the sophistication and complexity of the musical styles, metal songs openly talk about a diverse range of emotions. This strikes a chord with Finns. Metal music almost works as an avenue for these Nordic folks to process and deal with emotions that they feel but do not openly express.
Finland Finland is the heavy metal country, with more than 53 metal bands for every 100,000 inhabitants – more than any other nation in the world.
As for which states have the most total rock and metal shows each year? The biggest states in the union racked up the highest numbers, with California hosting the most gigs annually. You can see the second highest number of shows in Texas, followed by the densely populated New York.
Finland has more heavy-metal musicians per capita than any nation on Earth: 53.5 per 100,000 people, according to The Atlantic. Even then-US President Barack Obama noted the cultural significance of heavy metal music in Finland at the 2016 Nordic Summit.