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Featured Album
Infinite Terror (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Metalcore band from Manchester, England active since 2010. Warborn channels the gritty energy of Manchester's music scene into heavy metalcore with powerful breakdowns and melodic hooks.
Melodic death metal/metalcore band from Kharkiv, Ukraine active since 2014. Wasted Heroes blends the melodic traditions of Scandinavian death metal with metalcore energy from Ukraine's second city.
Melodic death metal and metalcore band from Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire, England active since 2014. We Are Tyrants blends Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal with modern metalcore energy from the East Midlands.
Progressive metal and metalcore band from Jyväskylä, Finland formed in 2019. Weightless World bridges the technical ambition of progressive metal with metalcore's visceral energy from central Finland.
Melodic death metal and metalcore band from Magdeburg, Germany formed in 2019. What Lies Beneath fuses Scandinavian-style melodic death metal with modern metalcore energy from the capital of Saxony-Anhalt.
Progressive metalcore and post-rock band from Bergamo, Italy active since 2009. While Sun Ends blends the atmospheric beauty of post-rock with metalcore's aggressive intensity from the Lombardy foothills.
Melodic death metal and metalcore band from Äänekoski, Finland emerging in 2025. Withered Petunia brings a fresh take on melodic aggression from the small central Finnish town.
Metalcore band from Königsee/Rudolstadt, Germany formed in 2020. Without Words delivers heavy breakdowns and aggressive vocals rooted in modern metalcore from the Thuringian Forest region.
Five-piece metalcore band from Basel, Switzerland reigniting the spirit of 2000s metalcore with a modern edge. Their release The Rise of Alga showcases intense guitar riffs, relentless drumming, and confrontational lyrics that cut straight to the core.
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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.