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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Abridged Dimensions (2025)
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Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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Black and death metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2021, delivering explosive blackened death metal from the Russian capital. They bring dark intensity to Moscow's extreme metal community.
Industrial black metal band from Stavanger, Norway, formed in 2013, merging cold industrial textures with black metal from the southwest Norwegian coast. They bring mechanical darkness to the Rogaland scene.
Black and pagan metal band from Russia, formed in 2025, bringing heathen fury through freshly forged black metal. They represent the newest wave of Russian pagan metal.
Avant-garde and black metal band from Salerno, Italy, formed in 2017, whose name references the entry song of the chorus in ancient Greek drama. They bring theatrical, experimental black metal to the Campanian coast.
Atmospheric black metal band from Timisoara, Romania, formed in 2013, crafting expansive atmospheric black metal from the Banat region. Over a decade of immersive compositions mark their dedication.
Black metal project from France, formed in 2022, whose name means 'pale cold' in French. They channel icy atmosphere and desolation through raw black metal.
Black metal band from Chartres, France, formed in 2016, whose name translates to 'dreamlike penance.' They craft atmospheric, trance-like black metal from the cathedral city of Chartres.
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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.