Explore World Metal
Featured Album
Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
Featured Grindcore Album
Hold Your Children Close and Pray for Oblivion (2016)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Doom Metal Album
Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse World Metal Bands
321 bands found
Nässjö's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this heavy metal and stoner metal unit is among them — wielding wah-soaked leads and bass-heavy grooves in the tradition of Kyuss and Sleep. Uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
Augusta, Georgia's El Diablo Ninos have been delivering straightforward heavy metal with a mean streak since 2015. Classic genre values — big riffs, direct songwriting, and live-room energy — anchor everything they do.
A Seattle-based act drawing on the rough junction between heavy metal and punk since 2011, El Duce has been cultivating a hard-edged, stripped-down sound in a city better known for entirely different musical traditions. Loud, simple, and aggressive.
NWOBHM-inspired heavy metal band from London, England active since 2013. They carry the torch of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal tradition.
Stuttgart-based act that evolved from alternative/hard rock into melodic heavy metal and hard rock since 2018. Their stylistic evolution reflects a natural progression toward heavier, more muscular songwriting from Germany's automotive capital.
please update this band
Heavy metal band from Glasgow, Scotland formed in 2021. They bring classic heavy metal power from Scotland's largest city.
Chicago's ElderSkald takes the heavy/progressive metal combination seriously, building technically accomplished music with real compositional depth since 2017. The Windy City's metal scene provides a sturdy backdrop for a band that prizes craft.
Norrland's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this heavy metal and pagan metal unit is among them — wielding pre-Christian themes and folk instrumentation over extreme metal foundations. Their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
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.