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Internal Cold is a depressive black metal project from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2013 and channeling despair and isolation through raw, emotionally charged black metal. The project explores the most sorrowful and bleak reaches of the genre.
Internal Devouring is a depressive black metal project from Moscow, Russia, active since 2025 and channeling despair and isolation through raw, emotionally charged black metal. The project explores the most sorrowful and bleak reaches of the genre.
Internal Suicide Bomber is a depressive black metal project from Moscow, Russia, active since 2022 and channeling despair and isolation through raw, emotionally charged black metal. The project explores the most sorrowful and bleak reaches of the genre.
Progressive/depressive black metal band from Finland active since 2013, pushing depressive black metal into progressive territory with complex structures.
Depressive black metal band from Zaragoza in Aragon, formed in 2024. Their evocative name captures the emotional isolation channeled through their depressive black metal from the Ebro River city.
Inverna is a depressive black metal project from Cugnasco in the Swiss canton of Ticino, formed in 2023, channeling profound despair through lo-fi black metal. The band's Italian-speaking Swiss origins lend a distinct Southern Alpine melancholy to their bleak sonic visions.
Inverno Soturno is a depressive black metal and ambient project from Belém, Pará, Brazil, active since 2015. The project has released multiple works including "Uma Nova Perspectiva Sobre o Mundo," "Alexitimia Evidente," and "Sob A Lua Negra," exploring themes of isolation and emotional despair characteristic of the depressive black metal tradition.
Invisible Scars are a depressive black metal solo project from Cornwall, England, created by Kenna in 2025. Their debut demo Goodbye Innocence features melancholic riffs and desperate vocals exploring themes of trauma, isolation, and mental decline through raw, lengthy compositions.
Irritert is a depressive black metal project from Moscow, Russia, active since 2024 and channeling despair and isolation through raw, emotionally charged black metal. The project explores the most sorrowful and bleak reaches of the genre.
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