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Featured Album
ManiaCult (2021)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Soundtrack to Your Escape (The Quiet Place Version) (2022)
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Featured Death Metal Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
London Apocalypticon - Live at the Roundhouse (2022)
05/22 @ The Paramount in concert with Northwell, Huntington
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Black/death metal band from Stuttgart, Germany, active since 2017. Their ferocious blend of black and death metal channels the extreme end of Baden-Wurttemberg's underground metal scene.
Black metal project from Mikkeli in eastern Finland, active since 2016. Their dark compositions channel the cold isolation of Finland's lakeland interior into fierce, atmospheric black metal.
Glasgow-based death metal act active since 2017. Their philosophical name, referencing a single unified entity, adds intellectual depth to crushing death metal from Scotland's largest city.
Thrash metal outfit from Edinburgh, active since 2022. Their Germanic-sounding name adds character to aggressive thrash compositions from the Scottish capital.
Hand of Kalliach is a folk metal band from Edinburgh, England, formed in 2020. They weave folk traditions into heavy metal compositions.
Hand of Omega is a sludge/doom metal band from Stoke-on-Trent, England, formed in 2020. They channel crushing sludge-doom through abrasive riffs and oppressive weight.
Hand of the Host is a death metal band from Birmingham, United Kingdom, active since 2026 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Progressive/Power/Thrash Metal force from Udine, thunderous and relentless since 1993. Their thrash assault combines speed, aggression, and precision in equal measure.
From Lucca/Livorno in Italy, this black metal act brings relentless intensity to the regional scene since 2014. Their compositions evoke desolate landscapes through raw, uncompromising aggression.
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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.