Explore World Metal
Featured Album
Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
De Doorn (2022)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Metalcore Album
Halo (2017)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse World Metal Bands
68 bands found
Melodic death and groove metal band from Revuca, Slovakia, formed in 2014, questioning human intelligence through over a decade of melodic aggression from the Gemer region. They bring philosophical metal.
Melodic death metal band from Rzeszow, Poland, formed in 2018, channeling disturbed visions through melodic yet aggressive death metal. They bring Scandinavian-influenced melody to the Subcarpathian region.
Brandenburg's Pavianass brings irreverent thrash metal to the eastern German flatlands since 2022. Their provocative name signals a band less interested in genre orthodoxy than in delivering high-energy, tongue-in-cheek aggression.
Rochester, New York's Psychopath channel melodic death metal through an American lens — formed in 2019, they pair Scandinavian-influenced melody and harmony with a rawer, more direct approach that suits the upstate underground circuit.
Aachen's Psychoroll has been rolling through melodic death metal territory since 2019, adding rhythmic swagger to Gothenburg-style harmonies. Their western German border-city base places them at the crossroads of German, Belgian, and Dutch metal traditions.
Mitchell, Indiana's Purgatorium have been playing melodic death metal since 2017, blending the genre's twin guitar harmonies and anthemic structure with darker death metal undertones. A small-town Midwest act committed to one of extreme metal's most technically demanding subgenres.
Melodic death metal band from Tavelsjo, Sweden, formed in 2017, crafting purgatorial melodic death metal from the Vasterbotten wilderness. They bring redemptive aggression from northern Sweden.
Melodic death, thrash metal, and metalcore band from Tiverton, England, formed in 2013, blending multiple aggressive styles into a cohesive attack from rural Devon. They bring versatile metallic fury to the West Country.
Metalcore and melodic death metal band from Sandnes and Stavanger, Norway, formed in 2012, blending Scandinavian melodic death metal with modern metalcore from the oil capital region. They bring heavy, hook-laden aggression to the Rogaland scene.
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.