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Illvilje is a black metal project from Hamar, Norway, active since 2024 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Norway black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Black/folk metal band from Turku, Finland active since 2017. Their name — referencing the legendary smith of the Kalevala — roots their folk-infused black metal in Finnish national mythology.
Iluntze is a black metal band from Pamplona, Spain, active since 2016, forging atmospheric black metal from the Navarrese capital at the foot of the Pyrenees. The band's name — Basque for "dusk" — captures the twilight atmosphere of their compositions.
A recent arrival from Portland, Oregon, Ilurambar channels melodic black metal's twin strengths — sweeping guitar harmonies and icy atmosphere — into an approach refined beyond what their 2023 formation date might suggest.
Im Herbst unserer Kindheit is a one-man avant-garde black metal project from Altenburg, Germany, formed in 2021, with all instruments and vocals performed by Tobias Serfling, who also records under Nachtfalter, Ad-hoC, and Jasmund. Described as "poetic melodic black metal," the project spans albums including Horizont, Tobsucht, and The Creative Destruction of a Timeless Vault.
Im Tode melds melodic death metal's sharp guitar work with black metal's spectral hostility, approaching the intersection of these styles with the kind of intensity the German title implies.
Images at Twilight is a symphonic black metal act from Oslo / Ås, Norway, active since 2015 and weaving orchestral grandeur into the ferocity of black metal. The project delivers cinematic, bombastic extremity with sweeping arrangements.
Imago Mortis is a black metal project from Bergamo, Italy, active since 1998 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Italy black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Imber Luminis is the solo project of prolific Belgian multi-instrumentalist Déhà, running since 2006 from Mons, evolving from atmospheric doom metal into expansive post-black metal territory. Releases like Contrasts and Fletus blend orchestral sweep with depressive weight, featuring collaborations with musicians from Temple of Baal and recording at Opus Magnum Studios in Brussels.
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