Explore European Metal
Featured Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
Featured Black Metal Album
Death Doom Punks (2026)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Tribute to Erik Lindmark (Deeds of Flesh) (2020)
05/11 @ Three Links Deep Ellum, Dallas
Featured Power Metal Album
Curse of the Crystal Coconut (2020)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse European Metal Bands
464 bands found
Black/thrash metal act from Oslo, formed in 2010. Their compositions hurtle forward at breakneck tempos, driven by the marriage of thrash's precision riffing and black metal's hostile atmosphere.
Thrash metal outfit from Moscow, formed in 2023. Their compositions hit with the urgent intensity that defines the genre at its best: fast, tight, and unapologetically aggressive.
Heerhugowaard/Alkmaar-based thrash metal act active since 2013, delivering riff-driven aggression rooted in the genre's foundational principles of speed, precision, and relentless energy. Their material channels the spirit of 1980s thrash through a Dutch filter.
German death/thrash metal band from Bremen, formed in 2015. They combine death metal's crushing weight with thrash metal's speed from the Hanseatic city.
German thrash/black metal band from Berlin, formed in 2021. They fuse thrash metal's headbanging energy with black metal's dark atmosphere.
German speed/thrash metal band from Gladbeck, formed in 2018. They deliver blazing speed/thrash metal from the northern Ruhr region.
Kraków-based thrash metal/metalcore act active since 2008, bridging old-school thrash's riff-driven attack with metalcore's modern dynamics and breakdown-heavy structures. Their sound draws from both traditions with aggressive conviction.
Since 1989, this Icelandic thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Reykjavík. Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
Brighton metallic hardcore unit delivering punishing crossover aggression on their debut Chapter I. Self-described as 'evil metallic hardcore,' they merge the speed and rawness of hardcore punk with the heaviness of extreme metal.
Enter the Inferno
View all threads →Frequently asked questions
European Metal Index indexes hundreds of European heavy metal bands across every subgenre — death metal, black metal, thrash metal, doom metal, metalcore, hardcore punk, grindcore, sludge, stoner metal, and more. Browse heavy metal bands by genre, city, or state.
Yes — browse European death metal bands in our index. Filter by genre to find death metal, technical death metal, and melodic death metal bands. We also index black metal, thrash metal, doom metal, and all heavy metal bands.
Use the genre filter to browse European black metal bands. We index black metal, atmospheric black metal, and related subgenres alongside death metal, thrash metal, doom metal, and all heavy metal bands.
Browse our index for European thrash metal bands. Filter by genre to discover thrash metal, crossover thrash, and speed metal bands. Our index covers all heavy metal bands including death metal, black metal, doom, and metalcore.
Yes — we index metalcore bands, doom metal bands, and every heavy metal subgenre. Browse European metalcore, doom metal, sludge metal, stoner metal, progressive metal, power metal, and more.
Yes — browse European hardcore punk bands alongside heavy metal bands. We cover hardcore punk, crust punk, D-beat, grindcore, metalcore, and all heavy music subgenres.
Filter by city and state to find heavy metal bands near you. Each band page includes streaming links, genre tags, and upcoming metal concerts. Discover death metal, black metal, thrash, doom, and all heavy metal bands in your area.
Visit our shows page for European metal concerts — death metal shows, black metal concerts, thrash metal shows, doom concerts, and all heavy metal events. Updated daily with ticket links from Ticketmaster and SeatGeek.
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.