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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Big Ship Little Ship / Bassline Junkie (2020)
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Featured Heavy Metal Album
No More Hollywood Endings (2025)
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Blackened death metal project from Moscow, formed in 2025. Crimson Crown channels dark aggression from the Russian capital.
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.
Genre-crossing extreme metal band from Herford, Germany, formed in 2019. Crimson Glow blend black metal, death metal, melodic death metal, and thrash into a diverse, aggressive sound.
Symphonic melodic blackened death metal act from Jönköping, active since 2014. Crimson Moonlight delivers epic, multi-layered extreme metal from the Småland highlands.
Black metal band from England, formed in 2017. They deliver dark, intense black metal from the English underground.
Black-sludge metal band from Scotland, formed in 2023. They fuse black metal darkness with sludge metal's oppressive weight.
Black metal project from Perugia, Umbria, active since 2015. Criptum channels dark, atmospheric black metal from central Italy.
Croatian black metal project formed in 2018. Crna Legija — whose name translates to 'Black Legion' — channels raw, uncompromising black metal aggression.
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.
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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.