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Ihloosuhree is an experimental black metal band from Antwerp, Belgium, formed in 2018, blending dissonant and psychedelic black metal with atmospheric noise elements. Their releases, including Analysis Paralysis (2018), In De Fleur Van De Sleet (2020), and Een étude in de val, herval en verval (2023), push black metal into uncharted, avant-garde territory.
IHS is a black metal/ambient project from Sweden, active since 2017 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Sweden black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
IHXHI is a atmospheric/post-black metal act from Oslo, Norway, active since 2025 and crafting immersive, expansive compositions that push beyond conventional black metal boundaries. The project blends atmospheric textures with the intensity of extreme metal.
IIIusion is a depressive black metal, ambient project from Trento, Italy, active since 2021 and channeling despair and isolation through raw, emotionally charged black metal. The project explores the most sorrowful and bleak reaches of the genre.
IIIXK is a black metal project from Russia, active since 2020 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Russia black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
IJsrijk is an atmospheric depressive black metal studio project from Ghent, Belgium, formed as a duo by vocalist Traen and multi-instrumentalist Smart. Their 2014 album Eensaemen Leydenswegh, sung in Dutch, delivers forty-eight minutes of glacial ambient black metal — the band's name translates to "Empire of Ice."
Black metal band from Finland formed in 2022. Their Finnish name — meaning 'eternal winter' or 'permafrost' — channels cold, harsh black metal from the Nordic country.
Ilathar is an Austrian atmospheric black metal and doom project that bills itself as "a herald of the veilworlds," weaving slow, storm-heavy compositions steeped in mysticism and darkness. Their discography spans the albums Awakening The Spirits, A Vessel Of Echoes, and Stormshrieker, each building on a foundation of icy riffs and brooding, ethereal atmosphere.
Black metal band from Finland formed in 2020. Their sound channels raw black metal from the Finnish underground.
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