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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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A long-running Illinois one-man project that began in raw, caustic black metal before evolving into sweeping symphonic and atmospheric territories — a solitary journey spanning over a decade of increasingly ambitious composition.
Iblis is a symphonic black/death metal act from Como, Italy, active since 2020 and weaving orchestral grandeur into the ferocity of black metal. The project delivers cinematic, bombastic extremity with sweeping arrangements.
Icaros is a symphonic power metal band from Oss, Netherlands, active since 2011 and delivering soaring melodies, epic arrangements, and powerful vocals. The project channels the grandeur and ambition of power metal.
Lowell, Massachusetts outfit that began in classic power metal territory and evolved into something far more ferocious — symphonic melodic death metal of genuine scope, with orchestral grandeur underpinning serious heaviness.
Icembrace is a symphonic/melodic death metal band from Blagoveshchensk, Russia, active since 2018 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Icewind Tales is a symphonic power metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2017 and delivering soaring melodies, epic arrangements, and powerful vocals. The project channels the grandeur and ambition of power metal.
Icon of Sin is a symphonic/melodic death metal band from Alessandria, Italy, active since 2013 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Ideas is a symphonic/gothic metal act from Tatabánya, Hungary, active since 2018 and weaving dark romanticism and heavy atmospherics into its sound. The project channels the melancholy and grandeur of gothic metal.
Rochester, Minnesota's symphonic black metal project layers orchestral grandeur over a foundation of raw, blasting extremity — a dramatic, cinematic approach to darkness that elevates the genre's theatrical potential.
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