Explore World Metal
Featured Album
Anthology (2022)
Featured Thrash Metal Album
Obnoxious (2022)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Man Is Myth (Early Demos) (2017)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
![Various Artists | 1 [mldva001]](https://eumetalindex.com/img/thumbnails/37e23a104fd7784b6b3023bbc9a1c6d19f5b63a8e01f6c6a95e0b0a58b43f87a.jpg)
Browse World Metal Bands
6523 bands found
Heavy metal band from Berlin, Germany, active since 1985. With four decades of history, Claim are among the longest-running heavy metal acts in the German capital.
Heavy metal band from Patras, Greece, active since 2013. They deliver classic heavy metal from the Peloponnese port city.
Heavy metal band from Parma, formed in 2019. Clan X brings straightforward, riff-driven traditional metal to the Emilia-Romagna scene.
Indiana's Clarence Oddbody brings a beefy groove metal sensibility to the rural Midwest, stacking heavy riffs on punishing mid-tempo rhythms. Named for the angel in It's a Wonderful Life, the band's approach is anything but angelic.
Heavy and thrash metal band from Geneva, Switzerland, active since 2010. Their sound merges the classic power of heavy metal with the aggressive edge of thrash, delivering a hard-hitting crossover.
Swedish heavy metal act formed in 2022, carrying forward the timeless traditions of classic metal riffing. Their approach channels the foundational energy of heavy metal's golden era.
Fort Smith, Arkansas heavy metal act Claymore carry on the classic tradition with no-nonsense riffing and a blue-collar approach to the genre. Their sound evokes the no-frills power of American heavy metal's formative years.
Doom-power-heavy metal band from Lazarevac near Belgrade, active since 2015. Claymorean — named after the Scottish claymore sword — blends epic doom with traditional power metal.
US power/heavy metal act Cleanbreak blend melodic hooks with muscular traditional metal structures, drawing from the USPM lineage of bands that valued both force and melody. Cleanly produced and earnest, their music appeals to fans of classic American power metal.
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.