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Ishyara is a blackened death metal act from Pordenone, Italy, active since 2017 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.
Iskander is a death metal band from Rotterdam, Netherlands, active since 2023 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Iskariot is a melodic death/black metal band from Linz, Austria, formed in 2024, delivering aggressive yet melodic extreme metal rooted in Scandinavian traditions. The project merges the harmonic sensibilities of melodic death metal with the raw intensity of black metal.
Islay is a melodic death metal band from the Emsland region of Germany, formed in 2021, named after the Scottish island and delivering Gothenburg-influenced melodeath. The band pairs sweeping melodies with crushing death metal heaviness from the rural northwestern lowlands.
Isle of Man is a technical death metal/metalcore band from Eindhoven, Netherlands, active since 2012 and pushing death metal through precision-engineered technical complexity. The project channels intricate musicianship and compositional ambition.
Ismael is a thrash/death metal band from Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland, active since 2009 and merging death metal's heaviness with thrash's relentless velocity. The project delivers aggressive crossover fury.
Isolate are a death metal band from Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. Influenced by acts such as Amon Amarth, Obituary, and Gorefest, the band released the EP Memories in the Ashes in February 2013, featuring members Luciano on vocals, Rodrigo and Carlos on guitars, Walisson on bass, and Júlio on drums. An earlier promo rehearsal demo, Soul Infector, circulated in 2008 and established the band's heavy, riff-driven approach.
Isoptera is a death metal/deathcore band from Tavannes, Switzerland, formed in 2015, delivering brutal, breakdown-laden extreme metal from the Bernese Jura. The band's name — the taxonomic order of termites — reflects their corrosive, relentless approach to heavy music.
Isra is a melodic death metal band from Samsun, Turkey, active since 2022 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
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