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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Intra Nigrum is a atmospheric black metal/ambient act from Poland, active since 2020 and crafting immersive, expansive compositions that push beyond conventional black metal boundaries. The project blends atmospheric textures with the intensity of extreme metal.
Atmospheric black metal band from Barcelona, Spain launched in 2025, representing the newest wave of Catalan atmospheric black metal.
Introspectiva is an atmospheric black metal solo project created by Martin Di Nolfo in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, with additional vocal contributions from Dany Tee. The project debuted with the three-track EP "Origin..." in September 2014, followed by the eight-track debut album "Transfiguration..." in June 2015 — released as a limited digipack CD of 100 copies alongside a digital edition. A third album, "Between World's", was independently recorded between March 2020 and August 2021 and released in October 2021, exploring themes of parallel dimensions, nature, and existential reflection.
Atmospheric black metal band from the Hauts-de-France region, formed in 2024. Their psychologically evocative name channels atmospheric black metal from northern France.
Inumbrate is an atmospheric black metal band from Stuttgart, Germany, formed in 2020, crafting shadowy, immersive compositions defined by layers of tremolo-picked melancholy. The band channels the Swabian capital's intensity into expansive atmospheric darkness.
Inverno Eterno is a atmospheric black metal act from Lisbon, Portugal, active since 2014 and crafting immersive, expansive compositions that push beyond conventional black metal boundaries. The project blends atmospheric textures with the intensity of extreme metal.
Irmur is a atmospheric black metal act from Norway, active since 2024 and crafting immersive, expansive compositions that push beyond conventional black metal boundaries. The project blends atmospheric textures with the intensity of extreme metal.
Irrseele is an atmospheric black metal band from Leupoldsgrün, Germany, formed in 2023, creating immersive sonic landscapes from the rural reaches of Upper Franconia. The band's name — meaning "mad soul" — captures the emotional intensity of their atmospheric approach.
Isceald is a atmospheric black metal/dark ambient act from Warsaw, Poland, active since 2023 and crafting immersive, expansive compositions that push beyond conventional black metal boundaries. The project blends atmospheric textures with the intensity of extreme metal.
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