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ManiaCult (2021)
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The Seed of Singularity (2024)
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Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Symphonic metal band from Cologne, Germany, formed in 2016. They create grand, orchestral metal with lush arrangements and dynamic vocal performances.
Folk metal act from Winterthur, Switzerland, formed in 2018. They incorporate traditional folk instrumentation and melodies into a heavy metal framework with an energetic, festive character.
Folk metal band from Milan, active since 2013. Calico Jack — named after the infamous pirate — blends swashbuckling folk melodies with heavy metal riffing.
Metalcore and thrash metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2013. They merge the breakdowns and aggression of metalcore with the speed and riff-driven intensity of thrash.
Death metal band from Nuremberg, Germany, formed in 2021. They deliver aggressive, guttural death metal from the historic Franconian city.
Death metal and deathcore band from Duisburg, Germany, active since 2007. They combine the aggression of death metal with metalcore's breakdowns and melodic elements from the industrial Ruhr region.
Melodic death metal band from Bristol, England, formed in 2019. They craft melodic yet aggressive death metal from the West Country.
Doom-sludge-stoner act from Russia, formed in 2024. Call of Wrath delivers heavy, slow-burning riffs.
Melodic death metal band from Preston, England, formed in 2015. They deliver melodic, dynamic death metal from Lancashire.
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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.