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Necromanteum (2023)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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I.S.S. is a black metal project from Uppsala, Sweden, active since 2015 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Sweden black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
I4896 is a atmospheric black metal, ambient, trance act from Moscow, Russia, active since 2015 and crafting immersive, expansive compositions that push beyond conventional black metal boundaries. The project blends atmospheric textures with the intensity of extreme metal.
IAD is a black metal band from Osnabruck, Germany, active since 2008, forging atmospheric black metal from the lowlands of Lower Saxony. The band has spent over fifteen years building a body of work in the German black metal underground.
Industrial grindcore/black metal and noise project from the Centre-Val de Loire region, formed in 2021. Their Gnostic deity name channels chaotic, genre-crossing extremity from central France.
Ianoda is a black metal project from Timișoara, Romania, active since 2015 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Romania black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Experimental black/doom metal band from Toulouse in southwestern France, launched in 2025. Their sound pushes black and doom metal into experimental territory from the Occitan capital.
Ianus is a gothic/black metal band from Erfurt, Germany, formed in 2026, merging the dark romanticism of gothic metal with the atmospheric intensity of black metal. The band represents one of the newest entries in the Thuringian extreme metal scene.
Industrial black/death metal band from Helsinki, Finland active since 2014. Their Titan-referencing name channels industrial-tinged extreme metal from the Finnish capital.
Iapetos is a black metal band from the Sauerland region of Germany, active since 2009, drawing on the forested, mountainous landscape of this North Rhine-Westphalian highland for their atmospheric approach. The band channels the cold, wooded isolation of the Sauerland into tremolo-driven black metal compositions.
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