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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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Heavy and stoner metal band from Jamsankoski, Finland, formed in 2024. They blend classic heavy metal with stoner metal grooves.
Heavy metal band from the Iggesund and Hudiksvall area in Hälsingland, formed in 2018. Corrosive Sweden delivers traditional metal from the forested Norrland coast.
Heavy and thrash metal band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 2014. They blend classic heavy metal with thrash aggression from Scotland's largest city.
Heavy metal band from Abtsgmund, Germany, formed in 2023. They deliver classic heavy metal from the rural Swabian countryside.
Heavy metal project from Portugal, active since 2015. Coruja — Portuguese for 'owl' — delivers traditional metal with nocturnal themes.
Gothic and heavy metal band from Werlte in the Emsland, Germany, formed in 2020. They weave dark gothic atmospheres into a heavy metal framework from the rural northwest.
Groove and heavy metal band from Leon, Spain, emerging in 2025. They bring fresh groove-heavy metal energy to the Castilian scene.
Progressive heavy metal band from Athens, Greece, emerging in 2025. They blend progressive complexity with heavy metal power from the Greek capital.
Heavy metal band from Alcala de Henares near Madrid, Spain, formed in 2018. They deliver classic heavy metal from the historic Complutense city.
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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.