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Featured Album
Strychnine.213 (Bonus Track Edition) (2023)
Featured Black Metal Album
Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Curse of the Crystal Coconut (2020)
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Death metal band from Cehy pod Kosirem, Czech Republic, active since 2008. They deliver crushing death metal brutality from the Moravian countryside.
Death metal band from Sant Feliu de Llobregat near Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2021. They channel death metal aggression from the Catalan Llobregat Valley.
Stoner metal band from Barcelona, Spain, emerging in 2025. They deliver heavy, fuzz-drenched stoner metal from the Catalan capital.
Crossover thrash band from Kiel on the Baltic Sea, Germany, formed in 2023. They blend the speed of thrash metal with hardcore punk energy from Germany's northernmost major city.
Black metal act from Mestre on the Venetian mainland, formed in 2014. Catechon crafts Italian black metal steeped in apocalyptic and theological themes.
Power and progressive metal band from Langen, Germany, active since 2001. With over two decades of activity, Category V craft epic, technically accomplished metal built on soaring melodies and complex arrangements.
Death metal band from Schwabisch Hall, Germany, active since 2010. They channel death metal aggression from the medieval Franconian town in Baden-Wurttemberg.
Black metal band from the Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region, France, formed in 2015. They craft atmospheric black metal with runic and pagan themes.
Experimental doom-sludge band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2021. They push doom and sludge into unconventional territory through avant-garde approaches.
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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.