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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
Featured Grindcore Album
Sharing (2022)
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Featured Progressive Metal Album
The Seed of Singularity (2024)
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Death metal band from Reading, England, formed in 2022. They deliver crushing death metal from the Thames Valley.
Heavy metal band from Marseille, France, emerging in 2025. They deliver powerful, riff-driven heavy metal from the Mediterranean port.
Sludge metal act from Vila do Conde on Portugal's northern Atlantic coast, active since 2010. Crushing Sun has delivered over a decade of heavyweight sludge from the Minho littoral.
Heavy metal band from Larnaca, Cyprus, active since 2011. They deliver classic heavy metal driven by powerful riffs and soaring melodies from the eastern Mediterranean.
Crossover thrash act from Zelenograd, a satellite city of Moscow, active since 2015. Crusted Trust fuses punk energy with thrash aggression.
Death metal act from Ponte de Lima, the oldest town in Portugal, formed in 2023. Crustimate brings extreme metal to the historic Minho region.
Thrash metal band from the Hamburg/Ahrensburg area, Germany, emerging in 2025. They bring fresh thrash energy to the Hanseatic region.
Black metal band from Ingenio in Gran Canaria, Spain, formed in 2014. They channel dark intensity through black metal from the Canary Islands.
Black-death metal band from Selb in Upper Franconia, Germany, formed in 2024. They channel darkness through a fusion of black and death metal from the Bavarian-Czech borderlands.
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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.