Explore World Metal
Featured Album
Arcane EP (2025)
Featured Slam Metal Album
Devouring the Wretched (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured progressive metalcore Album
Bend(ed) (2022)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse World Metal Bands
57315 bands found
Melodic black/death metal band from Germany, formed in 2024 with Lovecraftian themes evident in their name, taken from H.P. Lovecraft's Great Race of Yith. Their debut album "Descent Into Desolation" features four extended atmospheric compositions including the 22-minute opus "Pathogenesis."
Atmospheric black/melodic death metal solo project from Maynooth, Ireland, formed in 2021 by a self-described mid-forties musician rekindling his passion after years away from music. Releases including "Holocene" and "A Pale Blue Dot" blend atmospheric black metal textures with melodic death metal structures in a deeply personal creative endeavor.
Black metal/punk act from Germany, formed in 2020. The band fuses the raw aggression of black metal with punk's stripped-down energy, operating in the crossover space between these two underground traditions.
Atmospheric black metal project from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2016 by vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Marcel Polit with drummer Dariusz "Daray" Brzozowski. Their 2016 album "Soliloquy" blends atmospheric black metal with death metal, avant-garde, and groove elements across seven tracks of experimental extreme metal.
Heavy metal band from Gliwice in Poland's Silesia region, formed in 2019 and self-described as a powerful force of musical chaos. Their releases including "Peak Of Ignorance" and "House of Strangers" address dark societal issues including pain, prejudice, and mental illness through heavy, uncompromising music.
Atmospheric post-black metal and shoegaze duo from Stuttgart, Germany, formed in 2021 by vocalist Ylva and multi-instrumentalist Alpha. Their second album "II" (2025) explores themes of grief and despair through a distinctive blend of blackgaze, doom, and clean vocals, with logo work by the renowned Christophe Szpajdel.
Psychedelic black metal project from Brno, Czech Republic, formed in 2020. The band pushes black metal into experimental territory with psychedelic elements, exploring altered states of consciousness through their sonic approach.
Black/death metal one-man project from Hungary, formed in 2023 and driven by a prolific output despite self-described limited free time and basic equipment. The project has released numerous albums and splits with Hungarian-language titles, including collaborations with Urachel and Gormoth.
Viking black metal project from Bavaria, Germany, anchored by sole member Mork Frost who handles all vocals, guitars, bass, and keys. Their album "Crows upon the fallen ones" was recorded across multiple years in both Chile and Germany between 2003-2008 before finally being released in 2024 as a limited 130-copy CD.
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.