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Featured Album
Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
Featured Grindcore Album
Hold Your Children Close and Pray for Oblivion (2016)
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Featured Doom Metal Album
Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Heavy metal act from Timisoara formed in 2006, carrying forward the tradition of classic metal riffing and anthemic structures from Romania's western cultural hub. Their sound channels the timeless energy of heavy metal's foundational principles.
Death-heavy metal band from Mikkeli, Finland, active since 2012. They blend death metal aggression with classic heavy metal hooks from the Finnish Savo region.
Spanish heavy metal solo artist from Figueres in Catalonia, emerging in 2025. He delivers classic heavy metal from the birthplace of Salvador Dali.
Florida-based heavy metal act formed in 2026, bringing a fresh voice to the state's active metal community with a straightforward approach to the genre's classic sounds.
Columbia, South Carolina heavy metal veterans formed in 1990, representing the enduring spirit of the South Carolina underground during the genre's early-90s regional boom.
Heavy metal act from Rotterdam, formed in 2023. Carnage Within delivers aggressive, riff-driven traditional metal from the Netherlands' second-largest city.
Heavy and power metal band from Umeå in northern Sweden, active since 2014. Carnal Agony delivers anthemic traditional metal from the land of the midnight sun.
Brooklyn outfit pulling from doom, traditional heavy metal, and thrash to craft a sound that is equal parts crushing and driving, occupying a gritty crossroads between old-school weight and aggressive momentum.
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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.