Explore World Metal
Featured Album
Halo (2017)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Everything's Wrong (2018)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse World Metal Bands
114630 bands found
Groove metal and metalcore band from Vitoria-Gasteiz in the Basque Country, Spain, active since 2013. They blend heavy grooves with metalcore dynamics from the Basque capital.
Melodic blackened death metal act from Tula, south of Moscow, active since 2010. Cavandish has spent over fifteen years crafting melody-infused extreme metal from the historic arms-making city.
Gulfport, Mississippi death-doom band conjuring Lovecraftian dread through slow, crushing riffs and deep, cavernous atmosphere drawn from occultist themes and ritualistic horror.
Founded by ex-Cattle Decapitation bassist Troy Oftedal, Cave Bastard forge a savage hybrid of death metal, sludge, and hardcore from San Diego with relentless abrasive heaviness.
Black, heavy, and speed metal band from Turnov, Czech Republic, active since 2013. Their sound fuses first-wave black metal darkness with the velocity of speed metal and the power of traditional heavy metal.
Heavy metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2021. They deliver classic heavy metal from the Finnish capital.
Brutal death metal act from Smederevo, Serbia, formed in 2025. Cave Disease brings fresh brutality to the Serbian death metal scene.
Phoenix black/death/sludge project combining sludge-drenched atmosphere with raw black metal aggression, firmly situated in the underground extreme metal tradition.
Oakland heavy metal band rooted in traditional metal songwriting and hard-rocking riff craft, drawing from the deep well of classic American and British heavy 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.