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Innertheatre is a melodic gothic metal act from Parma, Italy, active since 2005 and weaving dark romanticism and heavy atmospherics into its sound. The project channels the melancholy and grandeur of gothic metal.
Inno is a gothic/doom metal act from Rome, Italy, active since 2020 and channeling monolithic heaviness through its doom metal framework. The project delivers oppressive, glacially paced compositions.
InScape is a gothic metal act from Budapest, Hungary, active since 2013 and weaving dark romanticism and heavy atmospherics into its sound. The project channels the melancholy and grandeur of gothic metal.
Inside You is a doom/gothic metal act from Istra, Russia, active since 2023 and channeling monolithic heaviness through its doom metal framework. The project delivers oppressive, glacially paced compositions.
Gothic metal band from Chilly-Mazarin in the Essonne suburbs of Paris, active since 2012. Their sound channels gothic metal from the Île-de-France region.
Inverne is a gothic metal act from Kraków, Poland, active since 2020 and weaving dark romanticism and heavy atmospherics into its sound. The project channels the melancholy and grandeur of gothic metal.
Invernoir is a gothic/doom/death metal act from Rome, Italy, active since 2020 and merging death metal's ferocity with doom's oppressive weight. The project inhabits the crushing intersection where both genres converge.
Iodguara is a black/gothic metal project from Bergen, Norway, active since 2022 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Norway black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Irrlicht are a black and gothic metal band from Innsbruck with a long history in the Austrian dark music scene, performing at events including the Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig and gaining attention in Switzerland through television appearances in the early 2000s. Their discography includes multiple full-lengths such as De/KadenZ (2003) and Endlich, blending cold black metal with gothic atmosphere and dark synthesizer textures.
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