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Featured Album
ManiaCult (2021)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Soundtrack to Your Escape (The Quiet Place Version) (2022)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
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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Polish metalcore band from Swiecie, combining hardcore aggression with metal technicality since 2010. Their tidal name evokes the ebb-and-flow dynamic intensity of their metalcore approach.
French stoner/doom metal band from Strasbourg, formed in 2020 and delivering fuzz-drenched heaviness. Their name captures the low-frequency, bass-heavy character of their stoner doom approach.
Norwegian progressive metal band from Drammen, crafting technically intricate compositions since 2016. Their name, meaning 'orthodromic curve,' reflects the mathematically precise character of their progressive approach.
French melodic death metal band from Clermont-Ferrand, active since 2020 and channeling harmonic precision with aggressive power. Their Auvergnat roots bring a volcanic intensity to their melodeath sound.
Italian progressive metal/shred artist from Rome, newly active in 2025 and delivering technically virtuosic compositions. Their approach blends prog metal's complex structures with blazing guitar technique.
Finnish melodic power metal band from Helsinki, formed in 2024 and channeling the classic Finnish power metal tradition. Their sound builds on soaring melodies and triumphant arrangements in the lineage of Finland's storied power metal scene.
Spanish atmospheric black metal/shoegaze project from Barcelona, formed in 2022 and merging tremolo-picked fury with dreamy, reverb-soaked textures. Their name, meaning 'distant lights,' captures the ethereal, shimmering quality of their blackgaze sound.
British death/industrial/groove metal band from Nottingham, merging three heavy styles since 2020. Their sound combines death metal's brutality, industrial metal's mechanical precision, and groove metal's rhythmic weight.
German power metal band from Frankfurt, forging epic, melodic anthems since 2013. Their sound channels the visionary spirit of power metal through soaring vocals and imaginative compositions.
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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.