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Featured Album
The Blind Leading The Blind (2018)
Featured Grindcore Album
Scum (2017)
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Featured Progressive Metal Album
Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Progressive groove metal act from Budapest, formed in 2015. Continoom blends heavy grooves with progressive structures and dynamic range across their multifaceted sound.
NWOBHM-inspired heavy metal band from Crowland in Lincolnshire, England, active since 2008. They channel the spirit of classic British heavy metal from the fenlands.
Progressive heavy metal act from Yeysk on the Sea of Azov, active since 2015. Contrust crafts melodic, intricate metal from the Krasnodar coast.
Heavy and power metal band from Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, formed in 2018. Copper Serpent delivers anthemic traditional metal from a city scarred by conflict.
Heavy metal band from Brunswick, Germany, formed in 2023. They forge classic heavy metal with strong riffs and driving energy from Lower Saxony.
Heavy metal band from Ylivieska, Finland, formed in 2018. They deliver classic heavy metal from the northern Ostrobothnian countryside.
Heavy thrash band from Rostov-on-Don, active since 2012. Corner Stone delivers aggressive, riff-driven metal from the southern Russian steppe.
Heavy metal band from Turku, Finland, formed in 2015. They deliver melodic, energetic heavy metal from Finland's oldest city.
Heavy thrash metal act from Hungary, active since 2018. Corpsetaker delivers sharp, aggressive riffing rooted in classic thrash traditions.
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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.