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Spitting Fire Live Vol. 2 (2013)
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One of the longer-tenured acts in Illinois' underground, West Chicago's Ilbred has been grinding out unadorned death metal since 1997 — stubborn, reliable, and built to outlast trends.
Ileus is a death metal band from Eskilstuna, Sweden, active since 1992 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Ilienses Tree is a doom/death metal act from Cagliari, Italy, active since 2014 and merging death metal's ferocity with doom's oppressive weight. The project inhabits the crushing intersection where both genres converge.
Ill Omens is a death/doom metal act from Porto, Portugal, active since 2011 and merging death metal's ferocity with doom's oppressive weight. The project inhabits the crushing intersection where both genres converge.
Ill Reasoning is an extreme metal band from Concepción, Chile, formed with the intent to create direct, riff-driven music described by the band as a "sonic apocalypse." They released their self-titled debut EP on January 23, 2022 — four tracks recorded and mixed at Neolitic Studios in Concepción and mastered at 15Hz Studios in Santiago — followed by the single "Immolation" in 2023.
Illdisposed is a death metal band from Aarhus, Denmark, active since 2017, evolving from straight death metal into a melodic death/groove metal hybrid. The band channels the genre's traditions through a Scandinavian lens from Denmark's second city.
Illminite is a groove/death metal band from the Schwalm region of Germany, formed in 2017, blending the rhythmic crunch of groove metal with the heaviness of death metal. The band delivers punishing, riff-driven compositions from the rural heartland of Hesse.
Illogicist is a technical death metal band from Aosta, Italy, active since 2007 and pushing death metal through precision-engineered technical complexity. The project channels intricate musicianship and compositional ambition.
Illomened is a death/black metal act from Lentvaris, Lithuania, active since 2018 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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