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Featured Album
Infinite Terror (2022)
Featured Thrash Metal Album
Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Featured Grindcore Album
Mentally Murdered (2019)
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Heavy/power metal band from Jaén in Andalusia, formed in 2022. Their lupine name channels classic heavy and power metal from the olive country of southern Spain.
Groove/heavy metal band from Pori on Finland's western coast, formed in 2019. Their Finnish name — meaning 'grimaces' or 'caricatures' — channels rhythmic heavy metal from the Satakunta region.
Melodic heavy metal band from Madrid, Spain active since 2018. Their punning name channels melodic heavy metal from the Spanish capital.
Metal band from Guadalajara in central Spain, active since 2013, evolving from early sludge/post-metal into heavier stoner metal/rock territory. Their stylistic shift reflects a move toward riff-driven heaviness.
Heavy metal band from Albacete in Castilla-La Mancha, active since 2014. Their Mesopotamian deity name channels classic heavy metal from the central Spanish plateau.
Heavy/power metal band from Finland formed in 2023. Their sound channels classic heavy and power metal energy.
Heavy metal band from Valladolid in Castile and León, active since 2011. Their sound channels traditional heavy metal from the historic Castilian capital.
Heavy metal band from Logroño in La Rioja, active since 2017. Their sound channels classic heavy metal from the Spanish wine country capital.
It Lives is a heavy/speed metal band from Netherlands, active since 2021 and delivering high-velocity, exhilarating metal with relentless momentum. The project channels the urgency and excitement of speed metal.
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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.