Explore World Metal
Featured Album
Let You Go (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
The Bestiary (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Metalcore Album
Halo (2017)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse World Metal Bands
2082 bands found
Isolation is a black/doom metal band from Lubeck, Germany, active since 2014, merging the cold hostility of black metal with doom metal's crushing weight. Over a decade, the band has crafted oppressive compositions from the historic Hanseatic city on the Baltic.
Isolationist is a black metal project from Portugal, active since 2013 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Portugal black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Isole is a epic doom metal act from Gävle, Sweden, active since 1994 and channeling monolithic heaviness through its doom metal framework. The project delivers oppressive, glacially paced compositions.
Isolert is a black metal project from Volos, Greece, active since 2015 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Greece black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Isolirion is a progressive/technical groove/thrash metal band from Pantigliate (Milan), Italy, active since 2020 and blending thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch. The project delivers high-energy, riff-driven metal.
Isolysis is a thrash/groove metal band from Nottingham, United Kingdom, active since 2005 and blending thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch. The project delivers high-energy, riff-driven metal.
Isometry is a progressive metal band from Turin, Italy, active since 2023 and crafting ambitious, technically proficient compositions that push beyond conventional metal boundaries. The project channels progressive sophistication.
Isoptera is a death metal/deathcore band from Tavannes, Switzerland, formed in 2015, delivering brutal, breakdown-laden extreme metal from the Bernese Jura. The band's name — the taxonomic order of termites — reflects their corrosive, relentless approach to heavy music.
Isor is a metalcore band from Rhyl, United Kingdom, active since 2019 and delivering aggressive, dynamic metal with crushing breakdowns and intense energy. The project channels the power of modern extreme metal.
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.