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Featured Album
Strychnine.213 (Bonus Track Edition) (2023)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
A Stare Bound in Stone (2018)
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Featured Death Metal Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Heavy and power metal band from Krakow, Poland, formed in 2021, sailing under the flag of classic European heavy and power metal. They bring anthemic pirate-spirited metal to Krakow's legendary metal community.
Grindcore band from Paris, France, formed in 2019, dealing in rapid-fire blasts of extreme sonic violence from the French capital. They bring militant grindcore intensity to the Parisian underground.
Experimental doom metal band from Newcastle upon Tyne, England, formed in 2020, pushing the boundaries of doom metal with unconventional and experimental approaches. They bring adventurous heaviness to the Tyneside metal scene.
Groove metal band from Vladimir, Russia, formed in 2017, delivering rhythmically heavy groove metal from the Golden Ring city. They bring headbanging grooves to the Russian metal scene.
Death metal band from Pescara, Italy, formed in 2013, delivering weapons-grade death metal from the Adriatic coast of Abruzzo. Their name evokes the destructive force of their sonic assault.
Death metal band from Warsaw, Poland, active since 2009, delivering methodical death metal from the Polish capital for over fifteen years. They systematically eliminate the weak through precise death metal.
Doom and death metal turned sludge metal band from Evora, Portugal, active since 2006, evolving from crushing doom-death into sludge territory. Nearly two decades mark them as one of Portugal's most respected heavy acts.
Black metal band from Cork, Ireland, formed in 2015, summoning ghostly processions through atmospheric black metal from the southwestern Irish coast. They bring spectral darkness to the Irish metal underground.
Heavy, sludge, and stoner metal band from Gdansk, Poland, active since 2007, delivering nearly two decades of heavy, sludge-laden grooves from the Baltic coast. They are veterans of the Pomeranian heavy music scene.
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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.