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Death Atlas (2019)
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Isolert is a black metal project from Volos, Greece, active since 2015 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Greece black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Ispovest is a black metal project from Belgrade, Serbia, active since 2018 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Serbia black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Isquemia is a black metal trio from San Luis, Argentina, formed in June 2022 by Fenrir (guitar/vocals), Rowley (drums), and Hellish (bass). The band released their debut demo "Culto Blasfemo" in July 2022, followed by their first full-length "Necromancia" in September 2023. Their music centers on themes of death, witchcraft, and dark ritual.
Issolei is a black metal project from Trondheim, Norway, active since 1994 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Norway black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Istapp is a melodic black metal act from Mjövik, Sweden, active since 2015 and channeling melodic sensibilities through the atmospheric intensity of black metal. The project delivers sweeping, emotionally resonant extreme metal.
Isten is a black/doom metal band from Berlin, Germany, active since 2015, fusing black metal's atmospheric ferocity with doom metal's glacial heaviness. The band's name — the Hungarian word for "God" — adds a spiritual dimension to their crushing sonic darkness.
Istårn is a progressive/melodic black metal act from Bergen, Norway, active since 2013 and channeling melodic sensibilities through the atmospheric intensity of black metal. The project delivers sweeping, emotionally resonant extreme metal.
Isvind is a black metal project from Oslo, Norway, active since 1996 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Norway black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
It Summons the Shadows is a blackened death metal act from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2025 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.
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