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Irrgott is a German black metal project formed in 2022, dealing in raw, uncompromising black metal steeped in themes of spiritual desolation. The band's name — a German term for false god or heresy — signals their blasphemous intent.
Irritert is a depressive black metal project from Moscow, Russia, active since 2024 and channeling despair and isolation through raw, emotionally charged black metal. The project explores the most sorrowful and bleak reaches of the genre.
Irritus is a black metal/ambient project from Turkey, active since 2022 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Turkey black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Irrlicht are a black and gothic metal band from Innsbruck with a long history in the Austrian dark music scene, performing at events including the Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig and gaining attention in Switzerland through television appearances in the early 2000s. Their discography includes multiple full-lengths such as De/KadenZ (2003) and Endlich, blending cold black metal with gothic atmosphere and dark synthesizer textures.
Irrlichter is a German raw black metal/ambient project formed in 2025, dwelling in the murky intersection of lo-fi black metal and ethereal ambient soundscapes. The band's name — meaning "will-o'-the-wisps" — reflects their ghostly, flickering approach to atmospheric extremity.
Irrlycht is a black metal band from Heidelberg, Germany, active since 2013, crafting atmospheric black metal from the romantic university city on the Neckar River. The band channels the Gothic atmosphere of their surroundings into dark, immersive compositions.
Irrnaht is a Czech black metal/ambient project formed in 2015, dwelling in the atmospheric intersection of lo-fi black metal and dark ambient soundscapes. The band crafts immersive, meditative compositions that blur the boundaries between extreme metal and pure ambient darkness.
Irrseele is an atmospheric black metal band from Leupoldsgrün, Germany, formed in 2023, creating immersive sonic landscapes from the rural reaches of Upper Franconia. The band's name — meaning "mad soul" — captures the emotional intensity of their atmospheric approach.
Irrtum is a black/thrash metal band from Erkelenz, Germany, formed in 2019, fusing the cold fury of black metal with the speed and riff-driven attack of thrash. The band delivers a ferocious hybrid from the Lower Rhine region.
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