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Doom/death metal band from Jyväskylä in central Finland, formed in 2022. Their evocative name channels crushing doom/death from the Finnish lakeland.
In Disgrace is a melodic black/death metal band from Nordhorn, Germany, formed in 2021, blending the tremolo-picked fury of black metal with melodic death metal's harmonic richness. The band channels the wind-swept flatlands of the Dutch-German border into sweeping, aggressive compositions.
In Dismay is a melodic death metal band from Eskilstuna, Sweden, active since 2025 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
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In Dying Times is a metalcore/melodic thrash/death metal band from the Wegberg/Erkelenz area of Germany, active since 2014, wielding a multi-genre attack that draws from thrash, death metal, and metalcore in equal measure. The band's hybrid approach delivers versatility and intensity from the Lower Rhine region.
In Eclipse formed in Andorra la Vella in 2018, playing melodic death metal anchored by groove metal heaviness and flashes of black metal atmosphere. Signed to Art Gates Records, the band cites Gojira, Chimaira, and Lamb of God as touchstones, fusing visceral riffing with introspective lyrics about the complexities of human nature.
In Flames is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 1994 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
In Fury is a melodic death metal band from Hanover, Germany, active since 2016, channeling the Scandinavian melodeath tradition through a North German perspective. The band delivers hook-driven melodic death metal with the precision and intensity characteristic of the genre's finest practitioners.
In Glorious March is a death/black metal act from Ioannina, Greece, active since 2015 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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