Explore World Metal
Featured Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
Featured Sludge Metal Album
No Cross No Crown (2018)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Thrash Metal Album
Ad Astra (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse World Metal Bands
950 bands found
Devorce plays thrash metal from the Stjordal/Trondheim area of central Norway, formed in 2022 and splitting from convention with aggressive, high-velocity riffing. Their misspelled name suggests a violent severance — from expectations, from normalcy, from anything that slows the riff down.
Devouron is a thrash metal band from Ust-Abakan, Russia, formed in 2021. The project delivers aggressive thrash metal from the Khakassia Republic.
Dew-Scented is a German thrash/death metal band from the Brunswick/Walsrode area, one of the country's most established acts in the genre with roots going back to 1993. Their extensive discography, released on labels like Nuclear Blast, has cemented their reputation for relentless, tightly executed thrash-death that draws from both the Teutonic and American traditions.
Dewastemind is a thrash/death metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2009. Their aggressive sound tackles social and political themes through growled vocals and punishing riffs, as heard on their self-released demo.
Dexal is a sludge and thrash metal band from Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, formed in 2019. The project merges sludge metal's crushing weight with thrash metal's aggression in a punishing Sardinian metal hybrid.
Dexerebrattor is a crossover thrash band from Formosa, in Argentina's northeastern NEA region, formed in 2015. Their debut release, the five-track EP Toxic NEA!, came out on July 16, 2015, with lyrics touching on politics, toxic environments, and anti-poser themes. The band's founding lineup included Facundo Balmaceda on vocals, Brian Galvan on lead guitar, Gabriel J Hansen on rhythm guitar, Adrian Deserti on bass, and Dany Molina on drums.
Dexidia is a thrash/groove metal band from Gijón, Spain, active since 2011. They deliver heavy thrash and groove from the Asturian coast.
Dhaliax is a heavy/power/thrash metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2019. They blend three pillars of metal into a versatile, powerful sound.
Dheghom is a progressive thrash/death metal band from Leeds, England, formed in 2022. They deliver earthen progressive extremity from West Yorkshire.
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.