Explore World Metal
Featured Album
"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Everything's Wrong (2018)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse World Metal Bands
51 bands found
Intricate Progressive Metal / Shred from Austin.
Stiff Richard is an Oklahoma-based heavy metal and neoclassical shred project formed in 2012. The project blends traditional heavy metal with technically demanding, classically-influenced guitar work in the vein of the hard rock and shred tradition.
Ambitious Progressive Metal / Shred out of Texas.
Neoclassical and progressive metal project from Dover, New Hampshire, formed in 2018, combining virtuosic guitar shred with structured progressive arrangements. Metal-Archives classifies them under progressive metal and shred, pointing to an emphasis on technical guitar performance within a compositionally ambitious framework.
Syrek is a progressive/neoclassical metal and shred project from White Plains, New York, active since 2005, showcasing virtuosic guitar technique and classical harmonic sensibility within a heavy metal framework.
Williamston, New Jersey speed/thrash metal project formed in 2019 that weaves neoclassical shred into an otherwise aggressive thrash framework, drawing on the guitar-centric tradition of classical-influenced metal in the vein of Yngwie Malmsteen filtered through the raw energy of the genre's underground. The project's emphasis on technical fretwork sets it apart from the straight-ahead thrash common to the region's underground.
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.