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Featured Album
Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
Featured Death Metal Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Featured Sludge Metal Album
De Doorn (2021)
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Finnish melodic death/thrash metal band from Kotka, formed in 2024. They deliver red-hot melodic death-thrash from the southeastern coast.
Lipetsk-based groove metal act active since 2025, anchoring their sound in mid-tempo, syncopated riffing designed to generate maximum physical impact. Their chunky, headbang-inducing compositions channel the spirit of Pantera and Lamb of God.
Omsk-based melodic death metal act active since 2022, threading harmonized guitar leads and memorable hooks through aggressive, double-bass-driven arrangements. Their approach balances accessibility with genuine heaviness, drawing from the Gothenburg tradition.
Danish melodic death metal band from Roskilde, formed in 2020. They craft melodic death metal from the historic Viking city west of Copenhagen.
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German melodic death metal band from Salem in Baden-Württemberg, formed in 2017. They forge melodic death metal with sharp songwriting from the shores of Lake Constance.
Spanish melodic death metal band from A Coruña in Galicia, formed in 2013. They deliver fierce melodic death metal from the Atlantic coast of northwestern Spain.
German melodic death metal and metalcore band from Munich and Holzkirchen, formed in 2018. They pair melodic death metal harmonies with metalcore's punchy breakdowns from Upper Bavaria.
Ioannina-based melodic black metal project active since 2013, tempering raw aggression with sweeping arrangements and harmonized guitar leads. Their approach balances the genre's inherent hostility with moments of dark grandeur.
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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.