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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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Melodic death metal band from Jyvaskyla, Finland, formed in 2018. They craft melodic yet intense death metal from the Finnish lake district.
NWOBHM-inspired heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 2015. They channel the spirit of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal from the birthplace of heavy metal.
Black metal band from Madrid, Spain, active since 2005. With two decades of activity, Cryfemal are established figures in the Spanish black metal underground.
Melodic death-heavy metal band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2013. They blend melodic death metal harmonies with classic heavy metal hooks.
Symphonic black metal band from Alcala de Henares near Madrid, Spain, active since 2009. They blend orchestral grandeur with black metal intensity.
Heavy and power metal band from Bologna, one of Italy's longest-running metal acts with roots stretching back to 1985. Crying Steel has been a pillar of Italian traditional metal for four decades.
Raw black metal project from the Marche region, formed in 2023. Crymson Abyss channels lo-fi, primitive black metal aggression.
Death-thrash metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2016. They merge death metal brutality with thrash speed from the Catalan capital.
Melodic death metal band from Solothurn, Switzerland, formed in 2020. They blend the aggression of death metal with melodic guitar harmonies and dynamic song structures.
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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.