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
70 bands found
From Yuggoth is a sludge metal band from Dresden, Germany, formed in 2025. Named after the distant cosmic body in H.P. Lovecraft's mythology, the band channels Lovecraftian dread through thick sludge metal.
Frvst is a black/sludge metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2019. The band fuses the cold aggression of black metal with the thick, tarry weight of sludge metal.
Fuchur is a stoner/sludge metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2016. Named after the luckdragon from "The Neverending Story," the band delivers heavy stoner and sludge metal from the German capital.
Fuck-Ushima is a sludge metal band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2012. The band delivers thick, abrasive sludge metal with a provocative edge.
Fucked Up and Ready to Die is a sludge metal act from Wales, emerging in 2025 with crushing, irreverent heaviness. The project channels Welsh aggression through uncompromising sludge metal.
Fucking Hands is a sludge/doom/stoner metal band from Oulu, Finland, formed in 2018. The band merges sludge, doom, and stoner metal into a crushing wall of sound from northern Finland.
Fuckjar is a sludge metal band from London, active since 2015 and delivering grimy, punishing sludge from the English capital. The project channels London's grit into unrelenting heaviness.
Fudge Tunnel is a sludge/groove metal band from Nottingham with alternative and noise rock influences, whose 1994 album The Complicated Futility of Ignorance on Earache Records exemplifies their wildly noisy yet catchy approach. The band has been a fixture of Nottingham's heavy music scene since 1991.
Fulci Nightmare is a sludge metal and hardcore band from Kent, England, active since 2012 and named in homage to Italian horror director Lucio Fulci. The project blends sludge metal's crushing weight with hardcore punk's directness.
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.