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Featured Album
Drag Me to Hell (2021)
Featured Doom Metal Album
De Doorn (2022)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Metalcore Album
Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
The Thunderfist Chronicles (Deluxe Version) (2025)
05/26 @ Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg
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Genre-spanning extreme metal project from Brandenburg, Germany, formed in 2021. Cosmic Vision weave atmospheric black metal, death metal, melodic death metal, and progressive elements into an ambitious, multifaceted sound.
Progressive death metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, emerging in 2025. They merge progressive complexity with death metal intensity.
Doom metal band from Kulmbach in Upper Franconia, Germany, formed in 2015. They craft slow, crushing doom from the Bavarian brewing heartland.
Avant-garde black metal project from Greifswald on the Baltic coast, Germany, formed in 2024. They push black metal into unconventional territory through experimental and avant-garde approaches.
Melodic black metal project from Saint-Nazaire, France, formed in 2022. They weave dark melodies through atmospheric black metal from the Loire-Atlantique coast.
Progressive thrash metal band from Salzburg, Austria, active since 2014. They expand the thrash template with progressive structures and technical musicianship, adding cerebral depth to high-speed aggression.
Progressive metal band from Hameenlinna, Finland, formed in 2023. They craft intricate, dynamic compositions from the historic Tavastian capital.
Groove-thrash-metalcore hybrid from Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, active since 2014. Cosmogon delivers genre-crossing aggression from the country's second-largest city.
Experimental brutal death-grindcore band from Lille, France, formed in 2019. They push extreme metal boundaries through chaotic, unconventional brutality.
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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.