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
229 bands found
Niwmonia is a black/heavy metal band from Nuremberg, active since 2020. The band fuses traditional heavy metal hooks with black metal intensity from the Franconian capital.
No Bros is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Innsbruck, Austria, active since 2013. The band keeps the flame of classic heavy metal and hard rock alive in the alpine Tyrolean capital.
No Excuse is a heavy metal and hard rock band from London, UK, active since 2014. The band delivers no-frills heavy metal and hard rock from the British capital.
Syracuse heavy metal act launched in 2025, delivering classic metal energy from Sicily's ancient coastal city. Their approach channels the timeless power of traditional heavy metal riffing.
Athens act that evolved from power metal origins into a heavier thrash direction, reflecting a restless creative trajectory that outgrew their initial melodic framework. Their stylistic shift demonstrates the pull of aggression over anthemic bombast.
Genoa heavy metal act formed in 2016, delivering classic metal power from Liguria's capital and major port city. Their riff-driven approach channels the timeless energy of traditional heavy metal.
please update this band
No One Alive is a heavy metal band from Vigo in Galicia, active since 2019. The band delivers classic heavy metal from the Atlantic port city in northwestern Spain.
No Quarter is a NWOBHM-influenced heavy metal and hard rock band from Cwmbrân, Wales, active since 1996. As one of the longer-running Welsh metal acts, they carry forward the spirit of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.
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.