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Featured Album
Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
Featured Sludge Metal Album
AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
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Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Melodic death metal and metalcore act from the island of Tjorn, active since 2004 and blending Gothenburg-style melodicism with modern breakdowns. Their two decades of work bridge traditional Swedish melodeath with contemporary extreme metal.
Melodic death metal act from the island community of Hono, active since 2014 and bringing melodic sophistication from an unexpected coastal locale. Their sound carries the emotive range of the Scandinavian melodeath tradition.
Melodic death-groove metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2017. They blend Scandinavian-style melodic death metal with heavy grooves and dynamic arrangements.
Melodic death-symphonic metal band from Hanover, Germany, formed in 2020. They merge melodic death metal aggression with symphonic orchestration and cinematic grandeur.
Melodic death-doom metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2019. They weave melancholic melodies through crushing death-doom foundations.
Symphonic melodic death metal band from Vaasa, Finland, formed in 2018. They merge melodic death metal aggression with symphonic orchestration from the Ostrobothnian coast.
Melodic death metal band from Karstula, Finland, active since 2011. They craft melodic yet intense death metal from the rural Finnish heartland.
Melodic death-power metal and metalcore band from Mering near Augsburg, Germany, formed in 2019. They blend melodic guitar harmonies with power metal energy and metalcore intensity.
Melodic death metal and deathcore band from England, formed in 2019. They blend melodic sensibilities with deathcore dynamics.
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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.