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Infallible is a symphonic black/gothic metal act from Tyumen, Russia, active since 2016 and weaving orchestral grandeur into the ferocity of black metal. The project delivers cinematic, bombastic extremity with sweeping arrangements.
Infam is a black metal band from Augsburg, Germany, formed in 2021, forging cold, hostile black metal from Bavaria's third-largest city. The band pursues raw atmospheric darkness rooted in the genre's second-wave traditions.
Black/death metal band from the Centre-Val de Loire region, formed in 2023. Their French name — meaning 'infamy' — channels extreme metal from central France.
Black/thrash metal band from Lille in northern France, formed in 2019. Their sound fuses black metal's atmosphere with thrash velocity from the Nord capital.
Infant Death is a black/thrash metal act from Trondheim, Norway, active since 2013 and fusing black metal's corrosive darkness with the speed and aggression of thrash. The project delivers volatile crossover fury.
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Infected Morchirium is a black metal band from Maringá, Paraná, Brazil, formed in 2023, featuring Ghvme on vocals, Chicxvlvb on guitar, and Danilo Campaner on drums. The band released their debut album "Luciferum" on December 1, 2023, a nine-track record produced and mixed by Danilo Campaner with cover art by Roberta Maria Fernandes. Lyrically the album engages themes of antifascism, anti-colonialism, and opposition to religious hypocrisy, placing the band within the Red and Anarchist Black Metal tradition.
Infer is a black/death metal act from Košice, Slovakia, active since 2020 and merging the atmospheric darkness of black metal with death metal's crushing brutality. The project delivers fierce extremity at the crossroads of both genres.
Black metal band from Laitila in southwestern Finland, active since 2007 — nearly two decades of black metal from the Varsinais-Suomi region.
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