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Spitting Fire Live Vol. 2 (2013)
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Illuminous is a melodic doom/death metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, active since 2013, merging the soaring harmonies of melodic metal with the crushing weight of doom-death. The band crafts melancholic, heavy compositions from the Danish capital.
Illusion of Control is a progressive/melodic death metal band from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, active since 2018 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Milwaukee's Illusion of Fate blends atmospheric depth with blackened death metal intensity, crafting dense, brooding material that earns its gloom rather than just wallowing in it.
Illusion of Strength is a black/death metal band from Hamburg, Germany, active since 2013, merging the atmospheric hostility of black metal with death metal's guttural ferocity. The band channels the dark, maritime energy of Germany's largest port city into punishing extreme metal.
Illusionless is a progressive death metal band from Leiden, Netherlands, active since 2013 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Death/black metal band from the Helsinki/Espoo area, active since 2013. Their sound merges death and black metal from Finland's capital region.
Illusions Play is a symphonic funeral doom metal project from Istanbul, Turkey, active since 2014 and crafting glacially slow, suffocating heaviness at the most oppressive tempos in extreme metal. The project plumbs the depths of despair through crushing, extended compositions.
Illyrian is a Belgian deathcore band formed in 2016, dealing in crushing breakdowns and blast-beat-driven extremity. The band channels the punishing heaviness of modern deathcore with a relentless, confrontational intensity.
Death metal band from Angoulême in southwestern France, active since 2016. Their name — referencing the Finnish air goddess from the Kalevala — adds Nordic mythology to French death metal.
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