Explore World Metal
Featured Album
AntiFragile (2025)
Featured Thrash Metal Album
Ad Astra (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Serpent & Spirit (2021)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse World Metal Bands
2713 bands found
Post-metal band from Mannheim, Germany, formed in 2022. Their expansive, atmospheric approach to heavy music channels the cinematic grandeur of post-metal from the Rhine-Neckar region.
Black metal project from Normandy, active since 2023. Their compositions draw on the cold Atlantic climate and medieval history of France's northern coastland.
Hlaalu is a black metal/dungeon synth project from Ukraine, active since 2022 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Ukraine black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Bred in Saint Petersburg's underground, this act delivers punishing symphonic/folk metal since 2021. Tight compositions and aggressive delivery characterize their particular approach.
Drawing from Stockholm's metal heritage, this black metal outfit channels fierce energy since 2014. Steeped in second-wave tradition, their work explores misanthropy and desolation.
Pagan/folk metal band from Bavaria, Germany, active since 2013. Named after Odin's throne from which he surveys the nine worlds, they blend folk instrumentation with pagan metal themes.
Black metal project from Sennfeld, Germany, active since 2013. Sharing their name with Odin's watchtower, they deliver atmospheric black metal steeped in Norse mythology from Lower Franconia.
Hln is a sludge/doom metal band from Caen, France, formed in 2021. They channel crushing sludge-doom through abrasive riffs and oppressive weight.
Emerging from Haukipudas's underground, this heavy metal act has been forging punishing sonic fury since 2015. Twin-guitar harmonies and commanding vocals characterize their sound.
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.