World Metal Index

Explore World Metal

Browse World Metal Bands

436 bands found

Azarak

Athens, GR · 2023–present · active
Athens' Azarak emerged in 2023 with doom and stoner metal built on colossal riffs and intoxicating grooves. Their sound draws from the genre's psychedelic traditions while maintaining a crushing weight.
Doom MetalStoner Metal

Azken Auzi

Toulon, FR · 2021–present · active
Azken Auzi delivers doom and sludge metal from the Mediterranean port of Toulon since 2021, their Basque-language name meaning "last judgment" adding cultural depth to their crushing sound. Their Provençal origins create an unusual backdrop for Basque-inflected heaviness.
Doom MetalSludge Metal

Aztakea

Karlstad, SE · 2018–present · active
Aztakea crafts sludge and doom metal from Karlstad in Värmland since 2018. Their Mesoamerican-sounding name adds ancient civilizational weight to heavy, slow-moving compositions from this western Swedish lakeside city.
Doom MetalSludge Metal

Aztec Winter

England, GB · 2018–present · active
England's Aztec Winter create cavernous doom and drone metal that unfolds at glacial pace, enveloping the listener in dense layers of distortion and feedback. Since 2018, the project has explored the most minimal and meditative extremes of the doom spectrum.
Doom MetalDrone Metal

Enter the Inferno

No threads yet. Be the first to post!

View all threads →

Frequently asked questions

World Metal Index indexes hundreds of World 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 World 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 World 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 World 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 World metalcore, doom metal, sludge metal, stoner metal, progressive metal, power metal, and more.
Yes — browse World 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 World 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 World 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 World metal scene.