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
316 bands found
Forgotten Krypt was a one-man black/thrash/punk project from Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2014 under the alias Ensamhet. The project's self-titled demo, released on November 20, 2014 through Podreira Records on CD-R, included original tracks alongside a Darkthrone cover and drew influence from Darkthrone, Venom, Toxic Holocaust, and Burzum.
Forgotten Remains is a thrash/death metal band from Chesterfield, England, formed in 2011 from the predecessor band Nylis and known for blindingly fast thrash metal with a harder edge. They reached the final of Bloodstock Open Air's Metal 2 the Masses competition in 2013.
Formaldehyde is a death metal band from Almada on the south bank of the Tagus opposite Lisbon, formed in 2020 after earlier work in death/thrash metal. Their chemical-preservation name matches the clinical aggression of their death metal from greater Lisbon.
Formis is a death/thrash metal band from Sosnowiec in the Silesian Voivodeship, formed in 2014. They deliver punishing death/thrash from the heart of Poland's most densely urbanized and industrial region.
Formless is a death/thrash metal band with funk influences from Bielsko-Biala in southern Poland, active since 2010. Their unusual incorporation of funk elements into a death/thrash framework makes them one of the more stylistically adventurous acts in the Polish extreme metal underground.
Forsake is a heavy/thrash metal band from Nice, France, formed in 2019. The band blends heavy metal hooks with thrash metal aggression from the Côte d'Azur.
Força Macabra is a thrash metal/crossover/crust band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 1999. With over a quarter century of activity, the band has been a staple of the Finnish crossover thrash and crust punk underground.
Fosa is a thrash metal band from Bilbao, Spain, formed in 2016. The band delivers aggressive thrash metal from the Basque Country.
Fostioner is a thrash/death metal/grindcore band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2013. The band fuses thrash and death metal with grindcore's short, explosive violence.
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.