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Featured Album
La Grande Mascarade - EP (2024)
Featured Heavy Metal Album
No More Hollywood Endings (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
The Pursuit of Vikings: Live at Summer Breeze (Main Stage) (2018)
05/09 @ Coca-Cola Roxy, Atlanta
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Gossamer Wings of Illusion (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
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Heavy metal band from Vsetín, Czech Republic formed in 2005. Wilderness channels the power and drive of classic heavy metal through two decades of dedication to the genre in the Czech underground.
Heavy metal band from Cherbourg, France active since 2011. Wildness delivers classic heavy metal from the tip of the Cotentin Peninsula on the Normandy coast.
Heavy metal and hard rock band from Järvenpää, Finland emerging in 2025. Willfire brings fresh energy to the Finnish heavy metal tradition from the lakeside city north of Helsinki.
Melodic heavy metal band from London/Brighton, England active since 2011. Willowmoon crafts accessible melodic heavy metal that bridges the creative energy of London and Brighton.
Heavy metal band from Toulouse, France formed in 2022. Wings of Decay delivers classic heavy metal from the pink city of southwestern France with powerful riffs and soaring energy.
Heavy and doom metal band from Genoa, Italy emerging in 2024. Winter Tears channels the melancholy of the Ligurian coast into crushing heavy doom.
Heavy metal band from Manchester, England active since 2014. Winterfire delivers classic heavy metal with a wintry intensity from one of England's greatest music cities.
Heavy/power metal band from Kalix, Sweden active since 2011. Winterlong delivers soaring power metal from the far north of Sweden near the Finnish border.
Heavy metal band from Córdoba, Spain active since 2008. Winternights delivers classic heavy metal from the historic heart of Andalusia, drawing on nearly two decades of commitment to the genre.
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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.