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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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Finnish heavy metal band from Tornio on the Swedish border, formed in 2013. They play Christ-themed heavy metal from the far north of Finland.
German heavy metal band from Remscheid, active since 2002. With over two decades in the scene, they are a stalwart of the Bergisches Land heavy metal underground.
Power metal outfit from Sarpsborg, formed in 2021. Their sound combines high-register vocals with twin-guitar harmonies and double-bass drumming in the grand tradition of melodic heavy metal.
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NWOBHM-influenced heavy metal band from Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, formed in 2022. Their releases including Declare and Sewn Into Confusion deliver classic heavy metal with punk-inflected energy.
German heavy metal and hard rock band from Hildesheim, formed in 2012. They bridge heavy metal power with hard rock groove from Lower Saxony.
German heavy metal band from Koblenz, formed in 2018. They deliver riff-driven traditional heavy metal from the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle.
German heavy metal band from Attendorn, formed in 2020. They play classic heavy metal drawing from the rich Sauerland regional metal tradition.
Since 2021, this Portuguese heavy metal act has kept the flame of traditional metal burning from Cascais. Their sound is built on the genre's bedrock: powerful riffs, commanding vocals, and unwavering commitment.
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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.