Explore World Metal
Featured Album
Moshkinstein (2019)
Featured Progressive Metal Album
Architects Of A New Weave (Deluxe Album) (2026)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Death Metal Album
Necromanteum (2023)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse World Metal Bands
1546 bands found
Skulltribe is a U.S.-based avant-garde entity born in 2019 that pushes death and black metal into dissonant, structurally unpredictable territory. Their approach refuses easy categorization, treating extreme metal as raw material to be deconstructed and reassembled in strange configurations.
Skulmagot deal in death metal from Helsinki, channeling extreme aggression from the Finnish capital. Active since 2015, they bring maggot-infested skull themes to the Helsinki death metal underground.
Skum have been practicing death metal from Cologne since 2004, making them long-standing fixtures of the Rhineland extreme metal underground. Their two decades of activity represent a sustained commitment to death metal from one of Germany's largest cities.
Lincoln, Nebraska's Skummer formed in 2014 and deal in a grinding death metal hybrid that values ferocity over formality. Operating out of one of the more isolated pockets of the American Midwest, they bring a D.I.Y. aggression to a genre-blending style that rewards volume and repeated punishment.
New Albany, Indiana's Skumpus formed in 2020 as a straightforward death metal band with no stylistic hedging — just the genre's core grammar of downtuned riffs, blasted tempos, and guttural vocals. Their Bandcamp page represents a newer act staking a claim in the Southern Indiana underground.
Sky Abyss blend melodic death and groove metal from the eastern Finnish city of Kuopio, combining harmonic sophistication with rhythmic power. Active since 2016, they bring celestial depths to the Savo metal scene.
Moscow's Sky Crypt pair melodic death metal from the Russian capital since 2016. Their name of celestial burial chambers channels the architecture of heavenly tombs into compositions that balance aggression with melody.
Black/death metal band from Esteio, Rio Grande do Sul, active since 2002 with anti-Christian and blasphemous lyrical themes. Their debut release 'Carnal Putrefaction' appeared in June 2007, followed by 'In Cailleach Winter Veil' in August 2015; the band returned with three further releases in early 2025, including 'The Funeral Winds' in April of that year.
Boston's Sky Pillar formed in 2023 and operate at the intersection of melodic and technical death metal, applying New England's long tradition of musicianship-forward extreme metal to songs that balance complexity with genuine hooks. A young band already showing an appetite for ambitious songwriting.
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.