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Melodic death-metalcore act from Maribor, formed in 2018. Curse of Instinct blends melodic hooks with hardcore intensity from northeastern Slovenia.
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Death-thrash metal band from Thun in the Bernese Oberland, formed in 2024. They combine the melodic sensibility of Gothenburg-style death metal with the speed and ferocity of thrash.
Power metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2018. They deliver melodic, anthemic power metal from the French capital.
Death metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2022. They channel death metal darkness from the German capital.
Black metal band from Tornio on the Swedish border, Finland, active since 2011. They craft atmospheric black metal from the northernmost reaches of the Gulf of Bothnia.
Death metal band from France, formed in 2021. They channel cursed darkness through death metal.
Black metal project from Kraków, formed in 2020. Cursebinder channels occult black metal from Poland's cultural capital.
Black metal act from Jönköping, active since 2007. Cursed 13 has spent nearly two decades crafting raw black metal from the Småland highlands.
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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.