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
3134 bands found
Melodic death/doom metal band from Suceava in the Bukovina region of northeastern Romania, active since 2010. Their sound fuses melodic death metal with doom metal's crushing pace from the medieval Moldavian citadel town.
Death metal and melodic death metal band from Angers, France formed in 2017. They deliver aggressive yet melodically rich death metal from the Maine-et-Loire region.
Melodic death/doom metal act from Hoeilaart near Brussels, blending sorrowful melodies with crushing heaviness since 2015. Their fusion of melodic death metal's harmonic richness with doom's oppressive weight creates a distinctly emotive brand of extreme metal.
Union City, New Jersey's Erciyes Fragment fuse orchestral bombast with melodic death metal shred, the name evoking something ancient and shard-like at the intersection of classical grandeur and modern extremity.
Solo melodic death, groove, and gothic metal project from Cesena, Italy launched in 2020. The project blends Scandinavian-style melodic death metal with groove and gothic metal elements into a one-person creative vision.
Melodic death metal act from Rudolstadt in Thuringia, Germany, crafting harmonically rich compositions since 2016. Their name evokes decay and dissolution, driving a sound that balances melodic beauty with aggressive intensity.
Eroica is a melodic death metal band from Buenos Aires whose members describe their sound as "blood metal," drawing influence from Dark Tranquillity, In Flames, and Children of Bodom. The band released the EP En la mira del cazador in 2006 and their debut full-length Naturaleza Animal in 2010, with the core lineup featuring guitarist/vocalist Santiago Camino and guitarist Cristian "Gulacha" Yans.
Practitioners of death metal and melodic death metal, this Russian outfit from Samara has been refining their craft since 2016. Their sound hinges on suffocating heaviness anchored by rumbling low-end, delivered with dogged persistence.
Practitioners of death metal, melodic death metal, and thrash metal, this Turkish outfit from İzmir has been refining their craft since 2025. Their sound hinges on Florida-school brutality with modern precision, delivered with absolute focus.
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.