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Impetus Odi (2021)
Featured Heavy Metal Album
Trial By Fire (2023)
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Brazen (2024)
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Death metal band from Lohja, Finland, active since 2013. They channel death metal aggression from the Finnish lake town west of Helsinki.
Black metal project from Umeå, active since 2010. Chainsawtan blends chainsaw-toned black metal with satanic themes from northern Sweden.
Death metal act from Warsaw, formed in 2021. Chainsword delivers crushing death metal from the Polish capital.
Groove metal band from Falun in Dalarna, active since 2009. Chainwreck has delivered over fifteen years of heavy grooves from the Swedish copper country.
UK grindcore band formed in 2021. They deliver short, intense bursts of chaotic grinding fury.
Progressive heavy-thrash metal band from the Wadersloh area of Westphalia, Germany, emerging in 2025. They blend progressive complexity with the driving force of heavy and thrash metal.
Groove metal band from Mannheim, Germany, formed in 2024. They deliver heavy, rhythm-driven metal built on crushing grooves from the Rhine-Neckar region.
Raw black metal project from Norway. Chalice Ablaze channels primitive, stripped-down black metal in the raw Norwegian tradition.
Raw black metal project from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2021. They craft lo-fi, uncompromising black metal stripped to its most primitive essence.
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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.