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Infinite Terror (2024)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Symphonic heavy metal project from Germany, formed in 2021 and combining orchestral grandeur with traditional heavy metal power. Their compositions layer sweeping symphonic arrangements over heavy riffing.
Heavy metal band from Avila, formed in 2022 and delivering classic, riff-driven metal from behind the medieval walls of one of Spain's most atmospheric cities. Their electricity-referencing name matches the high-voltage energy of their sound.
Heavy metal band from Osnabruck in Lower Saxony, active since 2014 and delivering riff-driven traditional metal with classic energy. Their decade of output represents a consistent presence in the northwestern German metal scene.
Heavy metal/hard rock project from Finland, formed in 2020 with a playful Finnish name riffing on Gene Simmons of KISS. Their tongue-in-cheek approach delivers classic heavy rock with a Finnish sense of humor.
Marche's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this heavy metal unit is among them — wielding galloping rhythms and fist-pumping anthems. Melody and muscle share equal billing in their compositions.
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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.