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I Proélefsi is a Chilean one-person black metal project by a musician credited as M., who handles all instruments, orchestral arrangements, programming, artwork, recording, mixing, and mastering. The project blends instrumental atmospheric and avant-garde black metal with dark ambient influences drawn from bands such as Emperor, Setherial, Abigor, and Limbonic Art, and released its self-titled debut EP on July 4, 2025 — a five-track conceptual work tracing a journey from emptiness through strength and contemplation toward liberation.
If Nothing Is is a avant-garde metal act from Trondheim, Norway, active since 2015 and pushing metal into unconventional, boundary-defying territory. The project challenges genre conventions through experimental compositions.
Im Herbst unserer Kindheit is a one-man avant-garde black metal project from Altenburg, Germany, formed in 2021, with all instruments and vocals performed by Tobias Serfling, who also records under Nachtfalter, Ad-hoC, and Jasmund. Described as "poetic melodic black metal," the project spans albums including Horizont, Tobsucht, and The Creative Destruction of a Timeless Vault.
In Tormentata Quiete is a symphonic black metal act from Bologna, Italy, active since 2009 and weaving orchestral grandeur into the ferocity of black metal. The project delivers cinematic, bombastic extremity with sweeping arrangements.
Industry of Nightmares is a avant-garde black metal project from Heraklion, Greece, active since 2016 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Greece black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Inertial Mass is an avant-garde death metal band from Palma, Mallorca, Spain, active since 2016, pushing death metal into unconventional sonic territory through experimental structures and unorthodox approaches. The band channels the creative energy of the Mediterranean island into boundary-defying extremity.
Infernal Poetry is a progressive death/avant-garde metal/metalcore band from Ancona, Italy, active since 2002 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Infernal Symphony are a solo avant-garde metal and dungeon synth project from Derby, England, created by Demonic Bishop. Active since 2017, the project spans dungeon synth, progressive death metal, and even video game soundtracks, prioritizing dark atmosphere and emotional intensity.
Ingurgitating Oblivion is an avant-garde/technical death metal band from Oldenburg, Germany, active since 2014, known for their labyrinthine compositions that defy conventional death metal structure. The band channels the spirit of extreme musical experimentation through technically demanding, dissonant compositions from the north German lowlands.
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