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Insanir is a two-piece black metal/blackened death metal project from Burgas, Bulgaria, founded in 2022, with Latin-titled compositions reflecting anti-religious and philosophical themes. Their 2023 debut Sanctus Insaniam delivers eight tracks of blistering extremity across blackened death metal territory.
Insanis is a black/death metal act from Astrakhan, Russia, active since 2015 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.
Insanity Cult is a black metal project from Athens, Greece, active since 2014 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Greece black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Insanus Infernus are a black metal band from the United Kingdom, founded in 2013. Their 2021 album The Beginning of the End delivers eight tracks of dark, aggressive black metal.
Black metal band from Madrid, Spain active since 2015. Their ouroboros-referencing name adds alchemical symbolism to their black metal from the Spanish capital.
Insect is a black metal project from Shostka, Ukraine, active since 2022 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Ukraine black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Insect Court is an experimental black metal band from Munich, Germany, active since 2015, pushing black metal into unconventional sonic territory through avant-garde textures and unorthodox structures. The band channels Munich's cultural sophistication into forward-thinking extreme metal.
Inseminator is a blackened death/thrash metal act from Bochnia, Poland, active since 2024 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.
Insepultus is a symphonic black metal act from Turnu Măgurele, Romania, active since 2020 and weaving orchestral grandeur into the ferocity of black metal. The project delivers cinematic, bombastic extremity with sweeping arrangements.
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