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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Inuriki is a melodic black/thrash metal act from Norway, active since 2021 and channeling melodic sensibilities through the atmospheric intensity of black metal. The project delivers sweeping, emotionally resonant extreme metal.
Invoke is a melodic black metal act from Lisbon, Portugal, active since 2015 and channeling melodic sensibilities through the atmospheric intensity of black metal. The project delivers sweeping, emotionally resonant extreme metal.
Invoker is a melodic black/death metal band from Kothen in Anhalt, Germany, active since 2013, merging the tremolo-picked fury of black metal with melodic death metal's harmonic richness. The band delivers a sweeping dual-genre sound from the heart of Saxony-Anhalt.
Ipsum is a melodic black metal band from Lausanne, Switzerland, formed in 2017, pairing the tremolo-picked fury of black metal with sweeping melodic passages. The band channels the scenic beauty and harshness of the Lake Geneva region into atmospheric yet aggressive compositions.
Irga is a progressive/melodic black metal act from Moscow, Russia, active since 2023 and channeling melodic sensibilities through the atmospheric intensity of black metal. The project delivers sweeping, emotionally resonant extreme metal.
Iscariot is a melodic black metal act from Nijmegen, Netherlands, active since 2025 and channeling melodic sensibilities through the atmospheric intensity of black metal. The project delivers sweeping, emotionally resonant extreme metal.
Isebel is a melodic black metal act from Sweden, active since 2019 and channeling melodic sensibilities through the atmospheric intensity of black metal. The project delivers sweeping, emotionally resonant extreme metal.
Isenvinter is a melodic black metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2024, channeling the cold beauty of Scandinavian winter into tremolo-picked melodies and atmospheric darkness. The band's name — evoking "iron winter" — captures the frozen severity of their sound.
Istapp is a melodic black metal act from Mjövik, Sweden, active since 2015 and channeling melodic sensibilities through the atmospheric intensity of black metal. The project delivers sweeping, emotionally resonant extreme metal.
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