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
24 bands found
The Shrine formed in Los Angeles, California in 2008, describing their sound as "Psychedelic Violence Rock and Roll" — a blend of California stoner rock, skate punk, and heavy metal rooted in raw fuzz guitar and high-energy live performance. Their debut self-titled EP (2011) was produced by Black Flag bassist Chuck Dukowski, lending immediate underground credibility, and Primitive Blast (2012) and Bless Off (2014) built their reputation further on Tee Pee Records. Rare Breed (2015), released on Century Media, broadened their reach while maintaining the band's unpolished aesthetic. Their appeal crosses the heavy metal and punk underground equally.
The Vintage Caravan formed in the municipality of Álftanes, Iceland in 2006, founded as teenagers by guitarist Óskar Logi Ágústsson and drummer Guðjón Reynisson, though the band did not function as a working unit until around 2009. Their sound synthesizes the psychedelic haze of Deep Purple with the crushing weight of stoner metal, delivered with a classic rock spontaneity. Six studio albums followed from their self-titled debut (2011) through Voyage (2014), Arrival (2015), Gateways (2018), Monuments (2021) — which reached number 21 on the German charts — and Portals (2025) on Napalm Records. Their longevity and consistency have made them one of the most productive acts in Icelandic rock.
Truckfighters formed in Örebro, Sweden in 2001 as a lean stoner rock outfit centered on the songwriting partnership of guitarist Niklas Källgren and bassist Oscar Boström. Their debut Gravity X (2005) on Fuzzorama Records established their fuzz-heavy, groove-driven approach, and follow-up Phi (2007) cemented their reputation in the European desert rock scene. The duo released five studio albums and returned after a decade-long hiatus with Masterflow.
Vista Chino formed in 2010 under the original name Kyuss Lives!, bringing together three former Kyuss members — vocalist John Garcia, drummer Brant Bjork, and bassist Nick Oliveri — alongside Belgian guitarist Bruno Fevery. After a legal challenge from former Kyuss guitarist Josh Homme prohibited the use of the Kyuss name for recordings, the group rebranded as Vista Chino and released their sole album Peace in 2013 before disbanding the following year. The project drew on the desert rock vocabulary the members had helped pioneer in the early 1990s.
Wildlights formed in Wilmington, North Carolina in 2015 as a collaboration between Jason Shi of Southern stoner rock band ASG and Johnny Collins of Thunderlip. Their self-titled debut (2015), produced by Matt Hyde, drew equally from desert rock and blues-rooted Southern hard rock, blending melodic chorus-driven songwriting with dense, purposeful grooves. The project occupies a space between the SoCal stoner tradition and the heavier, blues-inflected sound native to the Carolinas.
Zombie Motors Wrecking Yard is a five-piece stoner rock band from Victoria, Australia, built around the Kyuss and Clutch-influenced grooves of guitarists Darren and Marc alongside vocalist Ran. The band debuted with Supersonic Rock'n Roll in February 2017 via Napalm Records, an album that blended southern-fried slide guitar with heavy, weed-caked riffing and a raw rock and roll attitude. Their sound sits at the intersection of desert rock and classic hard rock, favoring groove and swagger over technical precision. The album earned positive notices from the international heavy rock press on its release.
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.