Explore World Metal
Featured Album
Manual Manic Procedures (2024)
Featured Grindcore Album
Monolith of Inhumanity (2012)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Doom Metal Album
The Bestiary (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse World Metal Bands
5816 bands found
South Carolina black metal act emerging from the Palmetto State's underground, channeling Southern isolation and humidity into raw atmospheric extremity.
Aume is an atmospheric folk black metal project from Vicuña in Chile's Coquimbo region, created and performed entirely by Averso Yekamush. The project weaves Andean folk traditions into a black metal framework, and their 2020 debut album Fulgor Renegrido — a nine-track record described as a pilgrimage through Chilean earthly and mythological imagery — received a limited cassette release through Ancient Entity Records in the UK.
Los Angeles progressive metal project with twelve releases since 2024. Their rapid-fire output — including the Amor Fati EP drawing on Nietzschean philosophy — builds one of the most prolific prog catalogs in recent LA history.
California black metal project drawing inspiration from the northern lights phenomenon, weaving cosmic atmospherics through tremolo-picked darkness with a West Coast sensibility.
Aura Eterna has been crafting heavy and power metal from Madrid since 2006, bringing nearly two decades of anthemic, melody-driven compositions to the Spanish capital's live circuit. Their name evokes the eternal spirit they channel through their metallic craft.
Aura Ignis — Latin for "Halo of Fire" — is a heavy/power metal band from Tunja, Boyacá, Colombia, with core members Edgar Barrera and Milton Salinas active since the band's founding in 1999. The band released their debut full-length "Prisioneros del dolor" in 2016 and their second album "Marcando tu destino" in 2024, with themes centered on freedom, inner conflict, war, and life. They have operated under several earlier names including Ataraxia, Àbbathör, and Steelers before settling on their current identity.
Aura Ignis — Latin for "Halo of Fire" — is a heavy/power metal band from Tunja, Boyacá, Colombia, with core members Edgar Barrera and Milton Salinas active since the band's founding in 1999. The band released their debut full-length "Prisioneros del dolor" in 2016 and their second album "Marcando tu destino" in 2024, with themes centered on freedom, inner conflict, war, and life. They have operated under several earlier names including Ataraxia, Àbbathör, and Steelers before settling on their current identity.
Aura Mortis channels black metal from Velika Plana in the Pomoravlje district since 2014. Their Latin name meaning 'aura of death' drives compositions of spiritual decay from this central Serbian town.
Aura Noir has been a critical force in black thrash metal from Oslo since their formation, with their 2012-onward activity continuing a legacy that helped define the style alongside Darkthrone and Mayhem members. Their pestilential blend of first-wave black metal ferocity and thrash velocity remains among the most respected in the Norwegian underground.
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.