Explore World Metal
Featured Album
Eschatology of War (2021)
Featured Groove Metal Album
Evidence (2023)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Heavy Metal Album
Agamemnon (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse World Metal Bands
9189 bands found
please update this band
Deratizator is a death and thrash metal band from Slovenia, formed in 2018. The project fuses death metal with thrash velocity.
Furious Industrial / Thrash Metal from Hernando, Mississippi (early); El Paso, Texas (later).
Derelyction is a crustcore/thrash metal band from Giessen, Germany, active since 2012. They merge crust punk's filthy aggression with thrash metal's speed.
Derision is a thrash/groove metal band from the Bolton/Wigan area of England, formed in 2020. They deliver derisive thrash and groove from Greater Manchester.
Desacordo is a crossover thrash metal band from Pernambuco, Brazil, formed in 2021. The band released a self-titled EP in November 2021 and followed it with a second release in October 2022, delivering raw, aggressive thrash fused with hardcore punk energy rooted in the northeastern Brazilian underground scene.
Desalma is a death/thrash metal band from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, formed in 2012 and active in the northeastern underground metal scene. The band released the album Foda-se in 2013 and has maintained an independent presence, with lyrical themes centering on society, politics, death, and violence.
Desbaste is a thrash metal band from Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, featuring Adrian Llano on vocals, Blas Brion and Martin Alvarez on guitars, Elio Mateu on bass, and Ariel Cabrera on drums. The band released their debut "Caos" EP on February 22, 2022, which includes the track "Sangre y Muerte."
Descamisados is a death/thrash metal band from Amiens, France, formed in 2021. They deliver fierce death/thrash from Picardy.
Enter the Inferno
View all threads →Frequently asked questions
World Metal Index indexes hundreds of global 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 global 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 global 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 global 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 global metalcore, doom metal, sludge metal, stoner metal, progressive metal, power metal, and more.
Yes — browse global 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 global 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 global 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 global metal scene.