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Featured Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
Featured Black Metal Album
Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Curse of the Crystal Coconut (2020)
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Oslo raw black metal act formed in 2023, the latest entry in the Norwegian capital's storied black metal lineage. Their plague-evoking name and raw sonic approach honor the genre's primal Norwegian roots while adding fresh hostility.
Black metal project from Friesland, the Netherlands, formed in 2022. The project delivers black metal from the Frisian region of the northern Netherlands.
Black metal project from Östersund in northern Sweden, formed in 2020. Named after a demon from the Testament of Solomon, the project channels cold, occult black metal from the Jämtland mountains.
Black metal and ambient project from the Netherlands, active since 2019. Named after the Tolkien volcano, the project channels dark atmospherics and black metal hostility.
Bulgarian atmospheric black metal band from Plovdiv, crafting immersive, mythologically-inspired compositions since 2011. Named after the legendary Greek musician, their approach channels ancient mythology through atmospheric blackened intensity.
Black metal project from Yaroslavl, Russia, formed in 2021. The project channels hostile black metal from the ancient Golden Ring city.
Black metal project from Warsaw, Poland, active since 2018. The project delivers hostile black metal from the Polish capital.
German black metal band from Mainz, active since 2018. Their Latin name, meaning 'rise' or 'origin,' channels the dawning, emergent character of their Rhineland black metal.
Black metal project from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2019. The project delivers hostile black metal from the Hungarian capital.
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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.