Explore global metal music production through interactive data visualizations
Note: This site is not affiliated with the Metal Archives · Data visualization by oneyoudontknow · oneyoudontknow@posteo.net
Choropleth maps of the metal world: pick a genre, drag through the years and watch each country heat up as its scene grows. Every region is now live — Europe, the Middle East, the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania.
Pick a genre and scrub through the years — each country shades by its release count, so you can watch scenes light up across the map from 1964 to 2025
From Türkiye and Israel to the Gulf states — pick a genre and scrub the years to watch each country's scene grow from 1964 to 2025
The USA and Canada down through Central America and the Caribbean — pick a genre and scrub the years to watch each scene grow
Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia and the rest of the continent — pick a genre and scrub the years to watch each scene grow
From South Africa and the Maghreb to scenes just finding their feet — pick a genre and scrub the years to watch each country grow
Japan, Indonesia, India, the Middle East and beyond — pick a genre and scrub the years to watch each country's scene grow
Australia and New Zealand across a sea of Pacific islands — pick a genre and scrub the years to watch each scene grow