Explore World Metal
Featured Album
The Fear (2022)
Featured Doom Metal Album
Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Metalcore Album
Dial Tone (2022)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse World Metal Bands
450 bands found
Originally from Russia and later relocating between Finland and Sao Paulo, Vzor crafts atmospheric black metal informed by this unusual geographic journey. Their compositions layer ambient textures over tremolo-driven foundations, creating expansive soundscapes that reflect their transnational creative vision.
Váboði is a black metal project from Iceland, formed in 2013. They deliver atmospheric, raw black metal from the Icelandic underground.
Vándr is a black/death metal band from the Derbyshire/Nottingham area of England, formed in 2020. They combine black metal's atmospheric darkness with death metal's ferocity.
Romanian project Varcolac, named after the Romanian mythological creature similar to a werewolf, delivers raw black metal steeped in Carpathian folklore. Their compositions evoke the transformative, bestial nature of their namesake through feral tremolo work and savage percussion.
Väet is a black/doom/pagan metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2024. They merge the weight of doom with the darkness of black metal and pagan thematic elements.
Stockholm's Vakaren, whose name means "the guardian" in Swedish, delivers fierce black metal from the Swedish capital. Their aggressive compositions channel the intensity of the Scandinavian black metal tradition through relentless tremolo work and blast-driven percussion.
Linkoping's Vardelos, whose name means "worthless" in Swedish, crafts nihilistic black metal with a raw, confrontational edge. Their stripped-down approach reflects the self-negating spirit of their name through hostile, uncompromising compositions.
Operating between Kramfors and Sundsvall in northern Sweden, Vanda channels the isolation of Angermanland into anguished black metal. Their compositions draw on the cold, remote character of the High Coast region, creating music steeped in genuine Nordic desolation.
Vægtløs is an atmospheric post-black metal/shoegaze band from Aalborg, Denmark, formed in 2022, creating "extreme music with emotional lyrics." Their releases — including "Aftryk" and splits with Mill and Taagebue — blend the intensity of black metal with the dreamy textures of shoegaze.
Enter the Inferno
View all threads →Frequently asked questions
World Metal Index indexes hundreds of global heavy metal bands across every subgenre — death metal, black metal, thrash metal, doom metal, metalcore, hardcore punk, grindcore, sludge, stoner metal, and more. Browse heavy metal bands by genre, city, or state.
Yes — browse global death metal bands in our index. Filter by genre to find death metal, technical death metal, and melodic death metal bands. We also index black metal, thrash metal, doom metal, and all heavy metal bands.
Use the genre filter to browse global black metal bands. We index black metal, atmospheric black metal, and related subgenres alongside death metal, thrash metal, doom metal, and all heavy metal bands.
Browse our index for global thrash metal bands. Filter by genre to discover thrash metal, crossover thrash, and speed metal bands. Our index covers all heavy metal bands including death metal, black metal, doom, and metalcore.
Yes — we index metalcore bands, doom metal bands, and every heavy metal subgenre. Browse global metalcore, doom metal, sludge metal, stoner metal, progressive metal, power metal, and more.
Yes — browse global hardcore punk bands alongside heavy metal bands. We cover hardcore punk, crust punk, D-beat, grindcore, metalcore, and all heavy music subgenres.
Filter by city and state to find heavy metal bands near you. Each band page includes streaming links, genre tags, and upcoming metal concerts. Discover death metal, black metal, thrash, doom, and all heavy metal bands in your area.
Visit our shows page for global metal concerts — death metal shows, black metal concerts, thrash metal shows, doom concerts, and all heavy metal events. Updated daily with ticket links from Ticketmaster and SeatGeek.
World Metal Index is an index of global heavy metal bands — death metal, black metal, thrash metal, doom metal, metalcore, hardcore punk, and all heavy music. Browse bands by genre, find metal concerts near you, and discover the global metal scene.