Explore World Metal
Featured Album
Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
Featured Groove Metal Album
Evidence (2023)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Heavy Metal Album
Agamemnon (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse World Metal Bands
3858 bands found
Forlorn Remembrance is a progressive metal band from Lund in southern Sweden, active since 2010. They bring compositional ambition to the university city in the Skane region.
Forte Ruin is a progressive metal band with melodic death metal influences from Lahti, Finland, formed in 2018. The band merges progressive complexity with the melodic death metal tradition.
Fortress Under Siege is a progressive heavy/power metal band from Athens, Greece, one of the longest-running acts in the Hellenic power metal scene with origins dating back to 1996. The band delivers epic, technically ambitious progressive power metal.
Foscor is a band from Barcelona, Spain, active since 2004, who evolved from black metal origins into progressive post-metal and post-rock territory. Their two-decade journey reflects a constant transformation from aggression toward more expansive, atmospheric compositions.
Fountain of Youth is a progressive metal band from the Bühl/Mannheim area of Germany, formed in 2015. The band explores intricate progressive metal compositions from the upper Rhine region.
Four Wheel Drive is a progressive metal band from Rome, Italy, formed in 2025. They represent the newest generation of Italian progressive metal, bringing complex compositions and technical ambition to Rome's diverse heavy music scene.
Fox Paradox is a progressive death/groove metal band from Lyon, France, formed in 2024. The band merges progressive complexity with death and groove metal.
Fractal Gates is a progressive melodic death metal band from Paris, France, active since 2009. The band delivers technically accomplished progressive melodic death metal from the French capital.
Fractal Universe is a progressive/technical death metal band from Nancy, France, formed in 2015. The band has gained recognition for their intricate, boundary-pushing technical death metal from the Lorraine capital.
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.