Explore European Metal
Featured Album
Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
Featured Sludge Metal Album
AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse European Metal Bands
152 bands found
Melodic death metal band from Örebro, Sweden active since 2015. With Heavy Hearts channels emotional depth through melodic death metal from central Sweden.
Melodic death metal band from Hamburg, Germany formed in 2015. Withered Moon blends Scandinavian-inspired melodic death metal with atmospheric depth, bringing the Gothenburg tradition to the Hanseatic city.
Melodic death metal and metalcore band from Äänekoski, Finland emerging in 2025. Withered Petunia brings a fresh take on melodic aggression from the small central Finnish town.
Progressive rock and melodic death metal project from Sweden. Witherscape blends the intricate arrangements of progressive rock with the aggressive melodicism of Swedish death metal.
Melodic death metal band from Madrid, Spain formed in 2023. Withersoil brings fresh melodic death metal to the Spanish capital, blending harmonic guitar work with aggressive extremity.
Death metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece formed in 2021. Without Faith brings visceral death metal to the northern Greek underground with punishing riffs and guttural vocals.
Melodic death metal band from Falun, Sweden emerging in 2025. Without Grief brings fresh melodic death metal from the historic Dalarna mining town.
Death metal band from Birmingham, England formed in 2020. Without Past channels the industrial spirit of the West Midlands into visceral death metal.
Powerviolence, death metal, and hardcore band from Aschaffenburg, Germany formed in 2018 with a vegan ethos. Their releases from Demo 2018 through Holocene Extinction and Prevail in Absence channel environmental themes through a brutal fusion of extreme subgenres.
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.