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In Vino Veritas are a black metal and ambient project from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 2014. Their atmospheric approach blends black metal with ambient textures.
Black metal band from Paris, France active since 2018. Their sound channels black metal from the French capital.
Inanes is a atmospheric black/death metal act from Toruń, Poland, active since 2021 and crafting immersive, expansive compositions that push beyond conventional black metal boundaries. The project blends atmospheric textures with the intensity of extreme metal.
Inania Regna is a blackened death metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2019, merging the atmospheric hostility of black metal with death metal's crushing weight. The band's name — Latin for "empty kingdoms" — reflects the desolate grandeur of their sound.
Inanimentum is a atmospheric black metal act from Kyiv, Ukraine, active since 2019 and crafting immersive, expansive compositions that push beyond conventional black metal boundaries. The project blends atmospheric textures with the intensity of extreme metal.
Inanis is a black metal band from Schwabmunchen, Germany, formed in 2020, crafting raw black metal from the Bavarian Swabian countryside. The band's name — Latin for "empty" or "void" — reflects the nihilistic atmosphere of their compositions.
Inatrionivium is a black/doom metal act from Italy, active since 2020 and merging black metal's cold intensity with doom's suffocating weight. The project inhabits the darkest intersection of both genres.
Inbryne is a black metal project from Portugal, active since 2021 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Portugal black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Incantvm is a experimental black metal project from Agnone (Isernia), Italy, active since 2016 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Italy black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
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