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Strychnine.213 (Bonus Track Edition) (2023)
Featured Black Metal Album
Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Curse of the Crystal Coconut (2020)
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Rezet is a thrash metal band from Schleswig in northern Germany, formed in 2024. The band delivers high-energy thrash from the historic Viking-era town near the Danish border.
Thrash metal/metalcore band from Harwich, England, active since 2010. Their long-running project blends thrash velocity with metalcore's rhythmic dynamics from the Essex coast.
Groove/thrash metal band from Constanța on the Romanian Black Sea coast, active since 2011. Their long-running project blends groove metal with thrash from the major port city.
Heavy metal band from Tiel, the Netherlands, formed in 2021. Their approach delivers traditional heavy metal from the Gelderland river town.
Power/heavy metal band from Caltanissetta, Sicily, active since 2015. Their blood-type name accompanies anthemic metal from the Sicilian interior.
NWOBHM/heavy metal band from Huddersfield, formed in 2025. Their approach channels the spirit of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal from the West Yorkshire town.
Black metal project from Thessaloniki, Greece, active since 2014. Named after the mythological judge of the dead, the project channels underworld themes through black metal.
Experimental death metal band from Katwijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, active since 2013. Named after the mythological judge of the dead, their approach pushes death metal into experimental territory from the Dutch seaside.
Heavy metal band from Genoa, Italy, active since 2009. Their approach delivers classic heavy metal from the Ligurian port city.
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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.