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The Necrotic Manifesto (Bonus Tracks Edition) (2023)
Featured Death Metal Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Featured Sludge Metal Album
AMENRA "Day Is Done" by Nick Drake (2021)
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Drag the Lake is a death/thrash metal band from Nottingham, England, formed in 2012. The band combine the bludgeoning heaviness of death metal with thrash metal's velocity in their independently released output.
Dragdown is a thrash/death metal band from Liege in Wallonia, active since 2018 and pulling listeners into their vortex of aggressive, riff-heavy extreme metal. Their forceful name matches a sound designed to overwhelm through sheer velocity and weight.
Dragens Fange plays experimental black metal from Moscow, active since 2010 and whose Norse-derived name — meaning "the dragon's prisoner" — channels captivity and mythological menace into boundary-pushing compositions. Their experimental approach treats black metal as a foundation for sonic exploration.
Dragged is a sludge/doom metal band from Germany, formed in 2020. They create heavy, oppressive sludge and doom metal.
Dragnet is a death metal and grindcore band from Florence, Italy, formed in 2019. The project delivers raw grinding death metal from the Tuscan underground.
Dragon Blanc is a black metal band from Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, formed in 2015. Their name meaning 'white dragon,' they play mythical black metal from southwestern France.
Dragon Lord is a power/speed metal band from Pamplona, Spain, formed in 2021. They deliver high-speed power metal from the ancient Navarrese capital.
Dragon Throne is an epic heavy/power metal band from Äänekoski, Finland, formed in 2022. They deliver royal, epic heavy and power metal.
Dragon's Lair is an epic heavy metal band from Serres, Greece, formed in 2012. The band channel the grandeur and power of classic epic heavy metal with mythological and fantasy-inspired themes.
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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.