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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Huntington Beach extreme metal collective fusing black metal, death metal, grindcore, and sludge into a chaotic, genre-defying hybrid that resists easy categorization.
Denver instrumental progressive metal trio driven by complex guitar riffs, intricate rhythms, and theatrical melodic arcs with a cinematic approach to heavy music.
Visalia, California melodic death metal band blending metalcore song structures with the melodic riffing and aggressive vocal delivery of the Scandinavian melodic death metal tradition.
Corvallis, Oregon funeral doom sextet merging the glacial tempos of funeral doom with black metal's atmospheric coldness and a narrative arc around cycles of death and acceptance.
Death metal band from Denmark, emerging in 2025. They bring fresh brutality to the Danish extreme metal underground.
Legendary doom metal band from Coventry, England, active since 1991. Founded by Lee Dorrian after leaving Napalm Death, Cathedral became one of the most influential doom metal bands in history, blending stoner rock, 70s hard rock, and crushing doom across a celebrated discography.
Black-doom-heavy metal band from Ahtari, Finland, active since 2008. They blend the darkness of black metal with doom weight and classic heavy metal from the rural Finnish heartland.
Severn, Maryland one-man heavy/speed/thrash metal project delivering tightly wound riffs and driving rhythms rooted in the classic metal tradition.
New Jersey atmospheric black metal project featuring layered guitars, synth, and harsh vocals in the tradition of American depressive and atmospheric black metal.
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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.