Explore World Metal
Featured Album
Masters of Morbidity (2022)
Featured Power Metal Album
No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Liars & Thieves (2024)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse World Metal Bands
332 bands found
Heavy metal, speed metal, and thrash band from Pamplona, Navarra, Spain active since 2013. Their discography includes the 2016 album Witchcraft, eight tracks of relentless speed metal with a Basque-language closing track.
Evil Minds is a heavy metal band from Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil, drawing clear influence from classic acts like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Running Wild, and Iced Earth. The band released their debut album "Eyes of Tomorrow" in March 2020, a ten-track record available independently through Bandcamp.
Heavy metal band from Salamanca, Spain formed in 2011. They keep traditional heavy metal alive in the university city of western Spain.
Heavy metal band from Bilbao in the Basque Country, Spain, active since 2016. They deliver classic heavy metal from the industrial capital of northern Spain.
Evil Survives formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 2008 as a straightforward traditional heavy metal act, releasing the full-length Metal Vengeance (2008) and Powerkiller (2010) on Heavy Artillery Records before completing extensive touring across North America. The band underwent a vocalist change after the Powerkiller cycle, with Pete Klassen replacing Karl Warkentin, and subsequently released Painslave (2013) as an independent act. Their music adheres firmly to classic heavy metal conventions, referencing the genre's early-1980s template without stylistic concession.
Active since 2008, Evil Warrior is an American heavy metal act whose Bandcamp handle 'evilwarriors' signals a band fully committed to the genre's most unadorned power. Two decades in, they remain a fixture of the American underground's dedication to traditional heavy metal values.
Heavy/black metal act from Anzegem in West Flanders, Belgium, forging an unusual blend of traditional heavy metal with black metal elements since 2008. Their long tenure makes them a veteran presence in the Belgian underground with a distinctive genre-crossing sound.
Heavy metal band from Bordeaux, France active since 2012. They bring hard-hitting heavy metal from southwestern France.
Heavy metal band from Ylojarvi near Tampere, Finland, formed in 2020. They bring a witchy, occult-tinged heavy metal sound from the Pirkanmaa region.
Enter the Inferno
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.