Explore World Metal
Featured Album
Irrational Pull (2020)
Featured Doom Metal Album
Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Metalcore Album
The Powerless Rise (2010)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse World Metal Bands
1004 bands found
Thrash metal band from Kyiv, Ukraine active since 2013. Warwar delivers aggressive thrash from the Ukrainian capital with a name that emphasizes relentless warfare.
Death/thrash metal band from Berlin, Germany active since 2009. Waryag merges the brutality of death metal with thrash's velocity, bringing over a decade of extreme metal to Berlin's underground.
Death/black metal band from Wrocław, Poland active since 2017. WarZone channels the energy of Lower Silesia's capital into a vicious death and black metal hybrid.
Heavy metal and hard rock band from Athens, Greece formed in 2019. Wash of Sounds blends the power of heavy metal with hard rock's accessibility from the Greek capital.
Black metal band from England formed in 2022. Named after the ancient Anglo-Saxon drinking ritual, Wassail channels English folklore and pagan tradition through raw black metal.
New Orleans' Wasted Creation formed in 2020 at the punishing convergence of technical death metal and deathcore, drawing on a city whose musical DNA runs unusually deep even for extreme metal. The technical sophistication of their death metal side coexists with the sheer brutality of deathcore in a way that feels native to a city that has always blended traditions without hesitation. They arrived ready to inflict serious damage.
Melodic death metal/metalcore band from Kharkiv, Ukraine active since 2014. Wasted Heroes blends the melodic traditions of Scandinavian death metal with metalcore energy from Ukraine's second city.
Savage Death Metal out of Texas.
Melodic death metal band from Karlsruhe, Germany formed in 2012. Wasted Sacrifice weaves melody into their death metal foundation, combining aggressive extremity with memorable hooks and harmonic depth.
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.