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Irem is a black/death metal band from Halle an der Saale, Germany, active since 2006, forging nearly two decades of dual-genre extremity from the Saxon city on the Saale River. The band merges black metal's frozen atmosphere with death metal's crushing weight.
Ireosis are a progressive, groove, and death metal band from Leeds, England, formed in 2025. Their debut EP Dark Matter delivers five tracks of heavy metal incorporating melodic and progressive elements.
Irgalom is a black/death/doom metal act from Budapest, Hungary, 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.
Iria is a black/death metal act from Prešov, Slovakia, active since 2012 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.
Iring Ong is a death metal band from Alsódobsza, Hungary, active since 2024 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Irisblind are a death/black metal band from the United Kingdom, formed in 2023. They channel darkness through their fusion of death and black metal.
Irityll are a black metal band from Vienna formed in 2020, releasing their debut album Schlafes Bruder in 2023 — a nine-track, 44-minute record that draws on Germanic imagery and dark introspection. The single "Ad Purgatorium" featured a guest appearance by Eugene Ryabchenko of Fleshgod Apocalypse on drums, indicating ambitions that reach beyond underground anonymity.
Death metal/metalcore band from Aix-en-Provence in southern France, formed in 2020. Their sound fuses death metal with metalcore from the Provençal city.
Iron Chair is a one-person black/death metal project from Vienna led by the musician L.T. and released through the Viennese label Misericordia Records. The project's aesthetic centers on themes of torture, sadism, and uncompromising extremity, delivered across releases including The Demonstration (2021), Power & Violence (2024), and a split with Italian band Sesso Violento.
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