Explore World Metal
Featured Album
Halo (2017)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Everything's Wrong (2018)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Dance Devil Dance (Live at Sonic Temple) (2024)
05/02 @ The Clyde Theatre - Fort Wayne, IN, Fort Wayne
Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse World Metal Bands
114630 bands found
Swedish project Vidunderverk, whose name means "wonder" or "marvel" in Swedish, channels an aggressive hybrid of black and thrash metal through furious compositions. Their high-velocity approach combines tremolo-driven darkness with thrash's rhythmic drive.
Brasov's Vielftava crafts black metal from the heart of Transylvania, drawing on the region's rich Gothic atmosphere and mountain landscapes. Their compositions channel the primeval darkness of the Carpathians into fierce tremolo-driven fury.
Viento Norte is a heavy metal band from Galdakao in the Basque Country, Spain, formed in 2014. They play traditional heavy metal with a proud regional identity.
Vientos de Funeral is a one-man depressive and suicidal black metal project from Manizales, Colombia, founded in 2014 by the artist known as EnominisnocturnuS. The project has released multiple recordings since 2019, including a self-titled demo, the EP "Expiaciones Tribulantes a la Sombra de la Muerte," and the 2021 full-length "Infraverso," which spans over 50 minutes of cold, primitive black metal. Recording, mixing, and mastering are all handled solely by EnominisnocturnuS at Spectrum REC.
Viesti is a doom metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2025. They play crushing doom metal from the Finnish capital.
Vietah is an atmospheric black metal project from Gomel, Belarus, active since 2008 with a deep catalog spanning releases like "Zorny Maroz," "Smalisty Zah," and "Czornaja Cvil." Their sound interweaves atmospheric black metal with dark ambient passages, often featuring Belarusian-language titles reflecting themes of nature and national identity.
Vrable's Vighun delivers melodic death metal with hooky twin-guitar harmonies and guttural intensity from western Slovakia. Their Gothenburg-influenced approach balances accessible melodies with the heaviness and aggression of the death metal tradition.
Vigilance is a progressive metal band from Leer, Germany, formed in 2011. They explore complex song structures and technical musicianship within a progressive metal framework.
Vigore is a thrash metal band from Nottuln/Coesfeld, Germany, formed in 2022. They deliver aggressive, riff-driven thrash from the North Rhine-Westphalia underground.
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.