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10 songs that feel like Dark Horse

Matched to Dark Horse by Converge on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
Dark Horse
Converge
intense 100/100 intensity 190 BPM
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Aggressive Expansion — Lamb of God intense 180 BPM

A 88% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and sits a little calmer at 88/100.

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Rock for Light — Bad Brains intense 160 BPM

88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 90/100. Same complex texture.

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Frankie Teardrop — Suicide intense 160 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100). Measured 85% alike.

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Tornado of Souls — Megadeth intense 182 BPM

Measures 85% the same. It sits a little calmer at 83/100. Same complex texture.

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The Shape of Punk to Come — Refused intense 180 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and sits a little calmer at 92/100.

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Nervous Breakdown — Black Flag intense 190 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100).

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Damaged II — Black Flag intense 190 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100). Measured 90% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (190 BPM).

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Trapped Under Ice — Metallica intense 212 BPM

Measures 85% the same. It sits a little calmer at 89/100.

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Depression — Black Flag intense 180 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100).

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Seeing Red — Minor Threat intense 180 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100).

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Dark Horse is more than you want right now.

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Through Being Cool — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 60/100, down from 100.

Prelude in C Sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in C Sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2 — Sergei Rachmaninoff moderate 66 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 38/100 — the pull without the edge.

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CPR — Wet Leg moderate 130 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 86/100.

Woman in Chains by Tears for Fears
Woman in Chains — Tears for Fears moderate 104 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 58/100, versus the original's 100.

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I've Gotta Get a Message to You — Bee Gees moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 60/100, down from 100.

Thumbs by Lucy Dacus
Thumbs — Lucy Dacus moderate 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 34/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Don't Believe the Fife — Mogwai moderate 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 51/100.

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Los Ageless — St. Vincent moderate 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 59/100, versus the original's 100.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Dark Horse” by Converge?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Aggressive Expansion” by Lamb of God, “Rock for Light” by Bad Brains, “Frankie Teardrop” by Suicide — the top match scores 88% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Dark Horse” but calmer?

“Through Being Cool” by Devo, “Prelude in C Sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2” by Sergei Rachmaninoff, “CPR” by Wet Leg keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Dark Horse”?

It measures 100/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and screaming. Tempo is 190 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 100% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 100/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent shifts, and screaming. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 100% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

Dial the feeling up or down

Same feeling, calmer: Enfilade — At The Drive In

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus0/10
Workout7/10
Dinner2/10
Party / hype10/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

2012 in context

The 262 songs we’ve measured from 2012 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 9/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity100
Dynamics89
Tempo83
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force100
Trigger load25

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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