Explore World Metal
Featured Album
Proof (2024)
Featured Progressive Metal Album
Death Atlas (2019)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse World Metal Bands
2713 bands found
Traditional heavy metal four-piece from Vienna, Austria, flying the flag of the New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal since 2011. From their debut 12" Heels EP through Force and Finesse and the Ophelia single, they deliver old school melodic metal praised as straight-up classic style greatness.
High in Fungoid Void is a doom metal act from Karlshamn, Sweden, active since 2001 and channeling monolithic heaviness through its doom metal framework. The project delivers oppressive, glacially paced compositions.
Epic doom metal band from Lommel, Belgium, formed in 2015, featuring the dual guitar attack of Mathijs and Glenn. Releases including Painted Vision of an Era Forlorn and Black Sun Goddess deliver heavy, atmospheric doom layered with soaring vocals and grand, sorrowful melodies.
Heavy/power metal band from Osnabruck, Germany, formed in 2022. Their anthemic sound delivers soaring power metal melodies and heavy metal crunch from Lower Saxony.
Philadelphia's High Leaf rolled into the stoner metal world in 2023 with thick riffs and a commitment to the form's hazy, unhurried pleasures. They're squarely in the tradition of Philly heavy rock — unpretentious, loud, and more concerned with feel than complexity.
High Level is a heavy metal band from Lund, Sweden, active since 2022 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Heavy groove metal outfit from the Newcastle upon Tyne area, active since 2014. Their insect-metal hybrid name suits riff-heavy compositions from the heart of northeast England's vibrant metal scene.
Terre Haute's High Off Anxiety channel exactly what their name implies into a volatile fusion of thrash and grindcore that treats nervous energy as structural material. A new outfit, they bring the cathartic directness that the most effective short-form extreme metal demands.
Oakland's High on Fire are one of the defining forces in American doom and sludge, built on Matt Pike's mythological vision and the kind of riff density that makes everything around it feel thin. Since reforming their presence in the early 2010s, they have remained one of the heaviest and most uncompromising bands on earth.
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.