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Featured Album
ManiaCult (2021)
Featured Progressive Metal Album
The Seed of Singularity (2024)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
All Hell's Breaking Loose Down at Little Kathy Wilson's Place - Remastered (2025)
05/24 @ The Waterloo Music Bar, Blackpool
Featured Black Metal Album
Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Gothenburg death metal act formed in 2019, adding to the city's seemingly limitless extreme metal output. Their punishing sound continues the tradition that made Gothenburg a global stronghold of death metal.
Death metal band from London, active since 2005. With two decades of activity, Corpsing are veterans of the London death metal underground.
Brutal death metal band from the Espoo/Helsinki area, Finland, formed in 2024. They deliver punishing, guttural brutality from the Finnish capital region.
Stockholm atmospheric death/doom metal act active since 2005, crafting immersive sonic landscapes through the fusion of crushing heaviness and haunting ambiance. Their two decades of output speak to a patient and contemplative creative vision.
Black metal band from Lisbon, active since 2000. Corpus Christii is one of Portugal's most established and prolific black metal acts, with over two decades of consistently dark, aggressive output.
Thrash metal veterans from Berg, Switzerland, active since 1994. With three decades of history, Corpus Delicti are among the longest-running Swiss thrash acts, delivering consistent aggression and intensity.
Black-death metal band from Marseille, France, active since 2009. They channel diabolical darkness through a fusion of black and death metal from the Mediterranean port.
Pagan black metal band from Kothen in Anhalt, Germany, formed in 2015. They channel historical pagan themes through atmospheric black metal from the heart of Saxony-Anhalt.
Black metal band from Bonn, Germany, formed in 2021. They craft intense, atmospheric black metal from the former West German capital.
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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.