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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Melodic black metal band from Nantes in western France, active since 2018. Their French name — meaning 'unnamed' — channels melodic black metal from the Loire-Atlantique.
Innowrun is a Minsk-based project formed in 2024, evolving from ambient origins into atmospheric black metal territory. The band layers ethereal textures over tremolo-picked darkness, bridging electronic ambience with extreme metal intensity.
Innse Gall is a post-black metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2020, named after the Gaelic term for the Hebridean isles. The band channels Celtic themes and atmospheric textures into expansive, emotionally rich post-black metal compositions.
Inquinamentum are a progressive black metal band from Leeds, England, formed in 2012. Their extensive discography including 8342, VOID, and Luminescence combines the intensity of black metal with complex progressive structures.
Death/black metal band from Paris, France formed in 2021. Their Latin name — meaning 'polluted' — channels extreme metal from the French capital.
Insalubre is a black metal project from Peso da Régua, Portugal, active since 2024 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Portugal black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Insan is a progressive black metal project from Mali Lošinj, Croatia, active since 2017 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Croatia black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Black metal band from Toulouse in southwestern France, active since 2008 — over 15 years of black metal from the Occitan capital.
Black metal band from Albacete in Spain's Castilla-La Mancha region, active since 2015. Their sound channels raw black metal from the central Iberian plateau.
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