Explore World Metal
Featured Album
Ich hatt einen Kameraden (2016)
Featured Death Metal Album
Necromanteum (2023)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Groove Metal Album
State Of Unrest (2023)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse World Metal Bands
780 bands found
Insulter is a thrash/black/death metal band from Friedrichsdorf, Germany, active since 2012, wielding a triple-headed attack that draws from thrash, black, and death metal simultaneously. The band delivers a savage, genre-blending assault from the Taunus foothills north of Frankfurt.
Insultor was a black/death metal band from General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina, active from 2008 until their split-up. They released the "Demonic Session" live session demo in November 2014 on cassette through Nebulous Black Tyrant in a run of 66 copies, followed by their full-length album "Demonic Curses" in March 2019 via Blackwinds Productions. Their thematic material centred on blasphemy, war, and satanic imagery in the South American underground tradition.
Insurmountable Obstacle is a death metal/grindcore/hardcore/punk band from Kulmain, Germany, active since 1992, making them one of the oldest extreme crossover acts in the Bavarian countryside. Over three decades, the band has fused multiple extreme genres from their base in rural Upper Franconia.
Insurrect are a black/death metal and crust band from the United Kingdom, formed in 2023. Their releases including Nomadic War Machine blend extreme metal with politically charged crust punk under a Red Black Resistance banner.
Integritlie are a black/thrash metal band from the Mondsee-Unterach area of Upper Austria who sing and write in the local Austro-Bavarian dialect, lending their aggressive thrash framework an unusual linguistic identity. Their 2017 self-titled album features tracks like "Todgeweiht" and "Flammeninferno," marrying raw black metal energy to driving thrash riffs.
Intended Execution is a brutal death metal band from Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Germany, active since 2014, delivering punishing extremity from the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria. The band channels maximum brutality through a relentless, uncompromising approach.
Intense Desire to Kill is a death metal band from Santa Luzia, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2015. The band's lineup includes Wesley Adrian on drums, Roger Lúcio on guitars, Warley Alves on bass, and André Luiz on vocals; they released the seven-track demo-EP "Next Victim... Just a Matter of Minutes..." on September 11, 2015.
Interdiction is a thrash/death metal band from Dortmund, Germany, active since 2003, merging thrash metal's velocity with death metal's heaviness from the heart of the Ruhr Valley. Over two decades, the band has refined their dual-genre assault into a tight, devastating package.
Interface are a grindcore and death metal band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 2017. They bring ferocious grinding extremity to the Northern Irish underground.
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.