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Ich hatt einen Kameraden (2016)
Featured Black Metal Album
Les Chants de l'Aurore (2024)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Voyage of the Dead Marauder (2024)
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Death-thrash metal band from Motril on the Granada coast, Spain, emerging in 2025. They bring fresh aggression to the Andalusian extreme metal scene.
Thrash metal band from Regensburg, Germany, active since 2012. They deliver fast, hard-hitting thrash with irreverent energy from the medieval Bavarian city.
Groove-thrash act from Kovin in the Banat region, formed in 2026. CounterIgnition represents the newest wave of Serbian thrash metal.
Thrash metal band from Cournon in the Auvergne, France, active since 2011. They deliver aggressive thrash from the volcanic heartland of central France.
Heavy-thrash metal band from Istres in Provence, France, formed in 2021. They blend classic heavy metal with thrash aggression from the Bouches-du-Rhone.
Death-thrash metal band from Zurich, Switzerland, formed in 2024. They channel pandemic-era nihilism through a punishing blend of death metal brutality and thrash metal velocity.
Thrash metal band from the Rychvald/Ostrava area of Czech Republic, formed in 2021. They bring fast, punishing thrash energy from the industrial Silesian heartland.
Groove-thrash act from Amsterdam, formed in 2017. Cozzy delivers heavy, riff-driven aggression from the Dutch capital.
Power-thrash metal band from Cologne, Germany, formed in 2024. They blend the melodic energy of power metal with thrash metal's aggressive speed from the Rhineland.
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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.