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Featured Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
Featured Power Metal Album
Big Ship Little Ship / Bassline Junkie (2020)
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Featured Heavy Metal Album
Trial By Fire (2023)
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Swedish heavy metal act formed in 2022, carrying forward the timeless traditions of classic metal riffing. Their approach channels the foundational energy of heavy metal's golden era.
Gothic blackened death metal act from the Bergen suburb of Hjellestad, formed in 2023. Claymords blends dark atmospherics with extreme metal from western Norway.
Doom-power-heavy metal band from Lazarevac near Belgrade, active since 2015. Claymorean — named after the Scottish claymore sword — blends epic doom with traditional power metal.
Melodic and progressive death metal project formed in 2019, weaving intricate arrangements through death metal's aggressive framework. Their ambitious compositions push beyond conventional genre boundaries.
Gothic and progressive metal band from Turku, Finland, formed in 2017. They weave dark gothic atmospheres into progressive metal structures.
Groove metal and metalcore band from Aberdeen, Scotland, formed in 2016. They blend heavy grooves with metalcore breakdowns from the Granite City.
Finnish metalcore band active since 2011. They deliver heavy breakdowns and dynamic songwriting in the Scandinavian metalcore tradition.
Black metal and grindcore act from Amsterdam, formed in 2021. Clear History fuses raw black metal with grinding intensity from the Dutch capital.
Thrash metal band from Delmenhorst, Germany, formed in 2018. They deliver fast, aggressive thrash from the Lower Saxon flatlands near Bremen.
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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.