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Featured Album
Infinite Terror (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Atmospheric black metal project from Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Germany, formed in 2019. They create vast, cosmic-themed atmospheres within a raw black metal framework.
Atmospheric black metal project from Hesse, Germany, formed in 2019. They craft vast, immersive atmospheres exploring themes of cosmic isolation through raw black metal.
Genre-spanning extreme metal project from Brandenburg, Germany, formed in 2021. Cosmic Vision weave atmospheric black metal, death metal, melodic death metal, and progressive elements into an ambitious, multifaceted sound.
Atmospheric black metal project from Germany, formed in 2023. They craft swamp-themed atmospheric black metal steeped in nature and occult darkness.
Atmospheric black metal band from Southampton, England, active since 2003. With over two decades of activity, Crimson Darkness are veterans of the English atmospheric black metal scene.
Atmospheric black metal project from Belgium, active since 2014. They craft enveloping soundscapes of atmospheric black metal, layering tremolo melodies over blast beats and ambient textures.
Atmospheric black metal project from Pomerania, northern Poland, active since 2013. Crown of Twilight channels expansive, melancholic black metal from the Baltic coast region.
Atmospheric black metal project from the Netherlands, formed in 2018. Cruentare delivers expansive, contemplative black metal with rich atmospheric textures.
Atmospheric black metal project from Russia, formed in 2023. Cryophobia channels frigid, expansive black metal.
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European Metal Index is an index of European 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 European metal scene.