Explore World Metal
Featured Album
To Take Your Place (2022)
Featured Power Metal Album
Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum (2022)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
A Stare Bound in Stone (2018)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse World Metal Bands
3917 bands found
Midnight Parasite is a death metal and crust punk band from Norwich, England, formed in 2016. They fuse death metal's brutality with crust punk's raw urgency.
A heavy metal act from the university city of Coimbra, Midnight Priest has been delivering classic-style metal since 2009. The band channels the nocturnal occultism of their name into traditional heavy metal from central Portugal.
A heavy/power metal act from Liverpool, Midnight Prophecy has been delivering epic, anthemic compositions since 2008. The band channels the melodic power metal tradition through the lens of Merseyside's storied music culture.
Midnight Realm is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Newcastle upon Tyne, England, formed in 2012. They blend melodic death metal with metalcore's structural dynamics.
A heavy metal outfit from the Rhineland region, Midnight Rider channels the spirit of classic German heavy metal with twin-guitar melodies and galloping rhythms. Formed in 2019, the band draws from the deep well of North Rhine-Westphalia's traditional metal scene.
Midnight Rites is a melodic/blackened death metal band from Linköping, Sweden, formed in 2012. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Midnight Scream is a black, death, and gothic metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2017. They blend multiple dark metal styles into dramatic compositions.
A black metal project from Lviv, Midnight Silence has been crafting nocturnal compositions since 2021. The project channels the quiet darkness of the western Ukrainian night into cold, contemplative black metal.
Midnight Sorrow is a symphonic metal band from Strasbourg, France, formed in 2014. They layer orchestral grandeur over heavy metal foundations from the Alsatian capital.
Enter the Inferno
View all threads →Frequently asked questions
World Metal Index indexes hundreds of global 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 global 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 global 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 global 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 global metalcore, doom metal, sludge metal, stoner metal, progressive metal, power metal, and more.
Yes — browse global 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 global 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 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.