Explore European Metal
Featured Album
Infinite Terror (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Metalcore Album
Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse European Metal Bands
304 bands found
Raise a Monument is a thrash and groove metal band from Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony in Germany, formed in 2024. The band fuses the speed of thrash with the rhythmic punch of groove metal as one of Hanover's newest metal acts.
Raise Cain is a crossover thrash/groove metal band from Trelleborg, Sweden, formed in 2013. The band fuses thrash metal aggression with groove-laden riffs and crossover punk energy from Sweden's southernmost city.
Amsterdam thrash metal act formed in 2018, delivering aggressive riffing from the Dutch capital. Their high-energy approach channels the relentless spirit of classic thrash.
Rajalla is a thrash metal band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2013. Named after the Finnish word for 'on the border,' the band delivers aggressive thrash from the Finnish capital.
Rome thrash metal and crossover act formed in 2016, fusing aggressive riffing with hardcore punk energy from Italy's capital. Their pit-ready approach channels the confrontational spirit of both genres.
Rakshas is a death/thrash metal and crossover band from Bristol in southwest England, formed in 2024. Named after the demons of Hindu mythology, the band channels aggressive extreme metal from the major West Country city.
Thrash metal band from Bærum, Norway, active since 2014. Their approach delivers thrash aggression from the Oslo suburb that famously birthed Norwegian black metal.
Rambuk is a thrash/death metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2019. The band channels aggressive death-thrash from the Scandinavian capital's diverse metal underground.
Rancor was a hardcore/death/thrash metal band from Limburg, Belgium, formed in 1995. They released the demo 'Death Collector' and the EP 'Death Is Everywhere' (2006) on Lifeforce Records before eventually splitting up.
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.