Explore European Metal
Featured Album
The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Abridged Dimensions (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
With Oden On Our Side (2015)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse European Metal Bands
647 bands found
Symphonic blackened death metal act from Birkirkara, Malta, formed in 2017. Chaotic Remains delivers orchestral extremity from the densely populated heart of the Maltese islands.
Blackened death metal act from Wicklow, Ireland, formed in 2014. Chaotorynth explores labyrinthine extremity from the scenic Irish east coast.
French black metal project formed in 2023. They channel chapel-themed darkness through raw black metal.
Blackened death metal act from Lisbon, formed in 2024. Chapel of Samhain channels Celtic pagan themes through extreme metal.
Depressive black metal project from Kemerovo in the Kuzbass coal basin of Siberia, formed in 2024. Chapters of Misery channels bleak melancholy from the industrial heartland.
Melodic black metal project from Poznań, formed in 2025. Characith — named after a qabalistic concept — channels melodic darkness from Greater Poland.
Polish black metal project formed in 2024. Charnel Aura channels dark, funereal atmospheres through raw black metal.
Black metal band from Virrat, Finland, active since 2011. They craft atmospheric, wintry black metal from the remote Finnish countryside.
Black metal band from the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region, France, formed in 2017. Their name meaning carrion in French, Charogne channel decay and darkness through raw black metal.
Enter the Inferno
View all threads →Frequently asked questions
European Metal Index indexes hundreds of European 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 European 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 European 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 European 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 European metalcore, doom metal, sludge metal, stoner metal, progressive metal, power metal, and more.
Yes — browse European 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 European 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.
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.