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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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Sludge metal act originally from Moscow, active since 2011. Cosmonauts Day — named after the Soviet space holiday — delivers heavy, atmospheric sludge with a cosmic bent.
UK black metal project active since 2012. They craft cosmic-themed atmospheric black metal.
Progressive heavy metal band from Athens, Greece, emerging in 2025. They blend progressive complexity with heavy metal power from the Greek capital.
Stoner metal band from Carouge near Geneva, Switzerland, formed in 2017. They deliver thick, fuzz-drenched riffs and psychedelic grooves rooted in the heavy traditions of stoner and desert rock.
Stoner metal band from Prato, Tuscany. Cosmotron delivers fuzzed-out, groove-heavy stoner riffs from central Italy.
Death metal band from Augsburg, Germany, formed in 2020. They deliver devouring death metal aggression from the ancient Swabian city.
Progressive death metal act from Teramo in Abruzzo, active since 2014. Cosmychaos blends cosmic themes with technical death metal and progressive structures.
Melodic death metal band from Carnota in A Coruna province, Spain, formed in 2015. They craft melodic yet intense death metal from the rural Galician coast.
Grindcore band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2014. They deliver abrasive, chaotic grinding fury from the Spanish capital.
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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.
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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.