Explore World Metal
Featured Album
Proof (2024)
Featured Progressive Metal Album
Death Atlas (2019)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Make It Rain / On the Other Side of Tonight (2024)
05/07 @ House of Blues Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach
Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse World Metal Bands
573 bands found
Turin-based thrash metal act active since 2022, delivering riff-driven aggression rooted in the genre's foundational principles of speed, precision, and relentless energy. Their material channels the spirit of 1980s thrash through a Italian filter.
Heavy/thrash metal band from Épinal in northeastern France, formed in 2023. A young act channeling the spirit of classic thrash and traditional heavy metal.
Thrash metal band from Fullinsdorf, Switzerland, one of the longer-running Swiss thrash acts, active since 2005. Over two decades of thrashing from the Basel-Landschaft canton.
German thrash metal band from Worms, formed in 2021. They deliver brain-crushing thrash metal from the ancient Rhineland city.
German thrash metal band from Baden-Württemberg, formed in 2010. They channel derailing thrash metal fury with over a decade of experience.
Spanish thrash metal band from Palencia, active since 1993. With over three decades of thrash, they are one of the Castilian heartland's most seasoned metal acts.
German thrash/death metal band from the Stromberg-Bingen area in Rhineland-Palatinate, formed in 2018. They combine thrash and death metal's aggressive energies.
Groove and thrash metal band from Bulgaria, formed in 2025. A brand-new act delivering crushing grooves and thrash metal velocity.
German thrash/groove metal band from Seesen in Lower Saxony, formed in 2025. They bring fresh thrash-groove energy to the Harz region.
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.