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Featured Album
ManiaCult (2021)
Featured Progressive Metal Album
The Seed of Singularity (2024)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
All Hell's Breaking Loose Down at Little Kathy Wilson's Place - Remastered (2025)
05/24 @ The Waterloo Music Bar, Blackpool
Featured Black Metal Album
Death Doom Punks (2026)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
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Shadow Hammer practice black metal from an undisclosed Swedish location since 2016. Their dark-percussion name channels the striking force wielded in shadow into atmospheric compositions of anonymous darkness.
Moscow's Shadow Host pair power and thrash metal from the Russian capital since 2020. Their spectral-army name channels ghostly legions into compositions that merge melodic drive with aggressive velocity.
Shadow of Desolation craft progressive death metal from the small southeastern Finnish municipality of Lemi, building complex compositions from the Karelian countryside. Formed in 2019, they bring desolate depth to the South Karelia scene.
Saint Petersburg's Shadow ov Fenris practice black metal from the cultural capital since 2015. Named for the Norse wolf that devours the sun, their mythological reference channels apocalyptic predation into atmospheric compositions.
Shadow Storm play heavy metal from the Jutland town of Billund, home of LEGO and now also home to classic metal fury. Active since 2018, they bring traditional metal energy to an unlikely but fitting Danish location.
Padua's Shadow Sun pair doom and stoner metal from the Veneto since 2016. Their oxymoronic name captures the paradox of their sound: simultaneously bright and heavy, warm and crushing.
Shadow Vortex practice black metal from the German underground, channeling swirling darkness and atmospheric intensity through their compositions. Active since 2017, they bring an almost physical sense of gravitational pull to their music.
Shadowbane forge power metal from Hamburg, delivering anthemic compositions driven by soaring melodies and dynamic arrangements. Active since 2011, they represent the Hanseatic city's contribution to Germany's rich power metal tradition.
Shadowblind play heavy metal from the tiny southwestern Finnish town of Humppila, proving that classic metal passion thrives even in Finland's smallest communities. Formed in 2019, they bring traditional metal fire to the Kanta-Hame countryside.
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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.