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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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Heavy and stoner metal band from the Antrim/Armagh area of Northern Ireland, formed in 2015. They blend classic heavy metal with stoner grooves.
Death, groove, and thrash metal band from Munich, Germany, formed in 2020. They blend heavy grooves with death-thrash aggression from the Bavarian capital.
Death metal band from Erfurt, Germany, emerging in 2025. They bring fresh brutality to the Thuringian metal underground.
Death metal and grindcore band from Barcelona, Spain, emerging in 2025. They deliver abrasive, grinding extremity from the Catalan underground.
Melodic death metal band from Naestved, Denmark, emerging in 2025. They blend melodic sensibilities with death metal aggression from the southern Zealand city.
Groove metal and metalcore band from Vitoria-Gasteiz in the Basque Country, Spain, active since 2013. They blend heavy grooves with metalcore dynamics from the Basque capital.
Melodic blackened death metal act from Tula, south of Moscow, active since 2010. Cavandish has spent over fifteen years crafting melody-infused extreme metal from the historic arms-making city.
Black, heavy, and speed metal band from Turnov, Czech Republic, active since 2013. Their sound fuses first-wave black metal darkness with the velocity of speed metal and the power of traditional heavy metal.
Heavy metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2021. They deliver classic heavy metal from the Finnish capital.
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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.