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Irrational Pull (2020)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Featured Metalcore Album
The Powerless Rise (2010)
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Ikarie is a doom/post-metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2021, building towering compositions that oscillate between quiet tension and devastating heaviness. The band channels Barcelona's artistic energy into immersive, cinematic post-metal.
Ilosthebalcony is a melodic death/post-metal band from Samara, Russia, active since 2013 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Imandra is a groove/stoner/sludge/post-metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2010 and delivering fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs through a haze of overdriven amplification. The project channels the riff-worshipping spirit of the genre.
In Autumn is a gothic/doom/post-metal act from Vicenza, Italy, active since 2013 and channeling monolithic heaviness through its doom metal framework. The project delivers oppressive, glacially paced compositions.
In the Rivers Bleak is a post-metal act from Ukraine, active since 2018 and crafting atmospheric, dynamic compositions with expansive sonic scope. The project transcends conventional genre boundaries through cinematic heaviness.
In Truth is a atmospheric post-metal act from Netherlands (later), Poland, active since 2022 and crafting atmospheric, dynamic compositions with expansive sonic scope. The project transcends conventional genre boundaries through cinematic heaviness.
Indrid Cold is a doom/post-metal band from Jindrichuv Hradec, Czech Republic, active since 2012, named after the mysterious figure from Mothman lore. The band crafts slow, atmospheric compositions that blend doom metal's crushing weight with post-metal's expansive, cinematic dynamics.
Sludge/post-metal band from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, formed in 2020. Their sound merges sludge weight with post-metal atmospherics from southwestern France.
Infinite Mourning are a black/post-metal solo project from Kent, England, formed in 2018 by an artist known as Crypt. Drawing inspiration from themes of depression, misanthropy, and the solitude of nature, the project has built an extensive atmospheric black metal discography.
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