Explore World Metal
Featured Album
Divine (2024)
Featured Heavy Metal Album
Agamemnon (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Power Metal Album
Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/07 @ Gramercy Theatre, New York
Browse World Metal Bands
832 bands found
Arlington, Texas band formed in 2013 working in a heavy/thrash metal vein with hard rock influences, named after the famous multiple-personality case and suggesting a similarly multifaceted approach to heavy music.
Rising Sun, Maryland band formed in 2020 that pursues a progressive heavy and thrash metal sound, building on classic metal foundations with expanded song structures and technical ambition.
Los Angeles thrash metal band formed in 2016, carrying on the city's storied thrash tradition with high-octane riffing and an aggressive approach rooted in classic West Coast speed and intensity.
Sydra deliver heavy and thrash metal from Freiburg im Breisgau, combining classic metal foundations with thrash's aggressive velocity. Active since 2018, they bring dual-genre intensity to the Black Forest capital.
Sykfall thrash from Sweden's Varmland province since 2013. Their disease-fall portmanteau channels the collapse brought by illness into over a decade of aggressive compositions from western Sweden.
Punta Gorda, Florida band formed in 2010 that has evolved considerably over its career, beginning in progressive power metal before gravitating toward a harder groove and thrash metal sound with a consistently wide-ranging musical sensibility.
Chicago heavy/thrash metal band formed in 2012, blending traditional metal's melodic sensibility with thrash-driven aggression in the spirit of the Midwest's understated but productive underground metal scene.
Sylex deliver stoner and thrash metal from the Cantabrian town of Suances, combining hazy riffs with aggressive velocity from the northern Spanish coast. Active since 2014, they bring flint-sharp intensity to the Cantabrian scene.
Symbolizer play thrash metal from Copenhagen, channeling the genre's aggressive velocity from the Danish capital. Active since 2014, they bring symbolic fury to the Scandinavian thrash scene.
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.