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Strychnine.213 (Bonus Track Edition) (2023)
Featured Black Metal Album
Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Here Be Dragons (2024)
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Death metal and metalcore band from Lille, France active since 2011. They bring intense, modern extreme metal from France's northern metropolis.
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Thrash/death metal band from Barreiro across the Tagus from Lisbon, Portugal active since 2017. Their sound fuses thrash speed with death metal brutality from the industrial south bank of the Lisbon metropolitan area.
Belgian brutal and technical death metal act from Zelem-Halen, evolving from raw brutality toward greater technical complexity since 2017. Their trajectory mirrors the genre's broader evolution from blunt-force aggression to intricate, precision-driven extremity.
Death metal act from Avignon, France that emerged in 2025. They add fresh brutality to the Provencal metal scene.
Black/death metal act from Annaberg-Buchholz in Saxony's Erzgebirge mountains, Germany, delivering commanding extremity since 2021. Their name, meaning "eminence" in German, reflects the authoritative presence of their blackened death metal.
Death/doom metal band from Santa Maria da Feira in the Aveiro district, Portugal formed in 2020. Their sound merges death metal aggression with doom metal's crushing pace from northern Portugal's medieval castle town.
Thrash/death metal act from Switzerland named after the Japanese Buddhist lord of hell, active since 2014. Their mythologically inspired moniker reflects a sound steeped in darkness, aggression, and relentless thrashing intensity.
Progressive death metal act from Berlin, Germany, crafting technically complex compositions since 2010. Their approach pushes death metal's boundaries through progressive structures and intricate arrangements.
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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.