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Featured Album
Infinite Terror (2022)
Featured Thrash Metal Album
Inhale The Noise (2026)
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Featured Grindcore Album
Apocalypse (2023)
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Melodic death metal and deathcore band from Seville, Spain, formed in 2014. They blend melodic guitar harmonies with crushing deathcore breakdowns from the Andalusian capital.
Heavy and thrash metal band from Dormagen, Germany, formed in 2019. They combine the power of classic heavy metal with the aggressive edge of thrash from the Rhine lowlands.
Symphonic metal act from Novosibirsk, formed in 2019. Chains of Sanity delivers orchestral metal from Siberia's largest city.
Brutal death metal and deathcore band from Manchester, England, formed in 2014. They deliver slamming, punishing extremity from northern England.
Raw black-grind act from Tuchów in the Lesser Poland highlands, formed in 2021. Chainsaw Gutsfuck channels lo-fi, primitive extremity from rural southern Poland.
Groove-heavy metal act from Trollhättan in western Sweden, formed in 2023. Chainsaw Holiday delivers riff-driven metal with a menacing edge.
Groove-sludge act from Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, formed in 2019. Chainsaw Jack delivers heavy, churning riffs from eastern Ukraine.
Death metal band from Eberswalde, Germany, active since 2011. They deliver relentless death metal from the forests of Brandenburg northeast of Berlin.
Death metal and grindcore band from Newcastle upon Tyne, England, formed in 2016. They deliver provocative, grinding extremity from the Tyneside.
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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.