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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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Progressive metal band from Hameenlinna, Finland, formed in 2023. They craft intricate, dynamic compositions from the historic Tavastian capital.
Progressive heavy metal band from Athens, Greece, emerging in 2025. They blend progressive complexity with heavy metal power from the Greek capital.
Progressive death metal act from Teramo in Abruzzo, active since 2014. Cosmychaos blends cosmic themes with technical death metal and progressive structures.
Progressive metal band from Londonderry, Northern Ireland, active since 2006. With two decades of activity, Countervela craft intricate progressive metal from Northern Ireland.
Progressive metal act from Fredrikstad, southeastern Norway, formed in 2020. Course of Fate crafts intricate, expansive progressive metal from the Østfold region.
Progressive metal band from Annecy in the French Alps, formed in 2019. They craft intricate compositions from the shores of Lake Annecy.
Progressive metal project from the city of Roman in northeastern Romania, launched in 2024 and bringing ambitious compositions from Moldavia's historical heartland. Their intricate approach pushes beyond conventional metal structures.
Progressive death metal act from Šaľa in western Slovakia, formed in 2021. Cranial Void blends technical complexity with death metal from the Váh River town.
Progressive groove-thrash act from Moscow, active since 2014. Crash Atlantic blends technical complexity with aggressive metal from the Russian capital.
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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.