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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Iommi are a doom/heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 2025. Named after the godfather of heavy metal's hometown, they carry forward Birmingham's rich doom metal tradition.
Iraventus is a melodic doom/death metal act from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2017 and merging death metal's ferocity with doom's oppressive weight. The project inhabits the crushing intersection where both genres converge.
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.
Iron Bra is a stoner/doom metal/grunge band from Oslo, Norway, active since 2021 and delivering crushing, fuzz-laden heaviness where doom's oppressive weight meets stoner metal's hazy grooves. The project channels low-end power and psychedelic atmosphere.
Iron Grave are an epic doom/death metal band from Northampton, England, formed in 2015. Their EP Conquering of the Draconthrope delivers massive battle doom with blackened and traditional elements, described as the sonic equivalent of DEFCON 0.
Epic heavy/doom metal band from Kuopio in eastern Finland, active since 2017. Their sword-and-sorcery name channels classic epic doom in the tradition of Cirith Ungol and Manilla Road.
Iron Hearse are a doom metal and hard rock power trio from Swindon, England, active since 2002. Their 2024 album Dial H For Hearse on Snake Mountain Records blends heavy doom with garage rock grit and a playful sense of humour.
Iron Monkey are a legendary sludge/doom metal band from Nottingham, formed in 1994 and signed to Relapse Records. Their crushing sound of fuzzed-out guitars and misanthropic snarls has made them vanguards of the sludge doom genre across releases like 2024's Spleen & Goad.
Iron Pike is a sludge/doom metal act from Malmö, Sweden, active since 2015 and channeling monolithic heaviness through its doom metal framework. The project delivers oppressive, glacially paced compositions.
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