Explore World Metal
Featured Album
Manual Manic Procedures (2024)
Featured Grindcore Album
Monolith of Inhumanity (2012)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Doom Metal Album
The Bestiary (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse World Metal Bands
5257 bands found
Surus is a post-metal and sludge metal band from Tulsa, Oklahoma, formed in 2023, crafting slow, crushing soundscapes that blend atmospheric texture with the heavy, feedback-laden weight of the sludge tradition.
Survael forge epic black and folk metal from Boadilla del Monte near Madrid, channeling mythological themes through atmospheric, expansive compositions. Active since 2013, they bring epic scope to the greater Madrid metal scene.
Surveillance is a Detroit, Michigan heavy metal act formed in 2014, drawing on the city's blue-collar hard rock heritage to deliver driving, riff-forward metal with a traditional sensibility.
Survival Is Suicide deal in death metal from Gava near Barcelona, their paradoxical name channeling existential crisis through extreme compositions. Active since 2011, they bring nihilistic intensity to the Catalan death metal scene.
Survival Method is a Fort Worth, Texas crossover thrash act formed in 2014, fusing the rapid tempos and pit-ready energy of hardcore punk with the technical bite of thrash metal.
Sus Scrofa, named after the wild boar's scientific classification, has been producing pagan black metal from Toulouse since 1992. Over three decades of activity, they have drawn on Occitan pagan heritage and nature worship to craft a deeply rooted, regionally specific form of black metal.
Susia Veri is a post-black metal project from Silver Spring, Maryland, formed in 2017, tempering black metal's abrasive intensity with atmospheric and introspective elements drawn from the post-metal world.
Suspectum is a Cincinnati, Ohio death and groove metal outfit formed in 2024, merging the brutality of death metal with the syncopated heaviness of groove to forge a punishing and rhythmically direct sound.
Suspended Animation is a thrash metal band from Schenectady, New York, formed in 2011, playing aggressive, riff-driven music rooted in the East Coast underground thrash scene.
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.