Explore World Metal
Featured Album
Masters of Morbidity (2022)
Featured Power Metal Album
No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Everything's Wrong (2018)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse World Metal Bands
875 bands found
Comando Etílico is a heavy/thrash metal band from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, rooted in the traditional metal sound of the 1980s. The band released their debut EP "Metal e Prazer" in 2007 and their self-titled full-length in 2010, later following up with "Heavy Metal Réu" (2019) and "Flagelo", which earned them the award for best album of 2025 in the Chamas Underground poll.
Swiss thrash metal outfit from Frauenfeld, hailed as the thrash highlight of 2015. Across four studio albums culminating in None For All, Comaniac balances captivating song structures and catchy hooks with socially and politically conscious themes.
please update this band
please update this band
Progressive power-thrash act from Ufa, capital of Bashkortostan, active since 2015. Comavigil delivers technically ambitious metal from the southern Urals.
Thrash metal band from Suhl in the Thuringian Forest, Germany, formed in 2024. They bring fresh thrash aggression from the wooded mountains of central Germany.
Crossover thrash act from Saint Petersburg, active since 2016. Combat Shock fuses punk energy with thrash aggression from Russia's cultural capital.
New York's Combust tear through crossover thrash with hardcore's urgency and metal's muscle, keeping the tradition of NYHC brutality alive in a fast, chaotic form. Their sound is tight, aggressive, and built for live destruction.
Bellingham, Washington's Come Horrid Sigil weave progressive and technical ambition through their death and thrash metal, building arrangements that are as intricate as they are violent. The Pacific Northwest acts as a fitting backdrop for their dense, challenging sound.
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.