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Iamend is a progressive metal band from Dublin, Ireland, active since 2014 and crafting ambitious, technically proficient compositions that push beyond conventional metal boundaries. The project channels progressive sophistication.
IAmFire is a stoner metal/rock band from Copenhagen, Denmark, active since 2015, crafting hazy, riff-heavy compositions with a psychedelic edge. The band channels Copenhagen's vibrant underground music scene into swirling stoner grooves and heavy rock swagger.
IamGod is a doom metal band from Uetze, Germany, active since 2013, crafting monolithic, slow-moving compositions of crushing weight. Their discography includes the Moribund EP, Hotel Doom, and Death Rides A Horse, each exploring the genre's most oppressive sonic territories.
Metalcore band from Pietarsaari on Finland's Ostrobothnian coast, active since 2017. Their sound delivers metalcore from the bilingual Finnish-Swedish coastal town.
A Seattle institution in the sludge underground since 2007, Iamthethorn buries listeners under slow-motion avalanches of distortion — the sound of the Pacific Northwest's grey skies transmuted into heavy, corrosive weight.
Ianoda is a black metal project from Timișoara, Romania, active since 2015 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Romania black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Experimental black/doom metal band from Toulouse in southwestern France, launched in 2025. Their sound pushes black and doom metal into experimental territory from the Occitan capital.
Ianus is a gothic/black metal band from Erfurt, Germany, formed in 2026, merging the dark romanticism of gothic metal with the atmospheric intensity of black metal. The band represents one of the newest entries in the Thuringian extreme metal scene.
Melodic death metal/metalcore band from Paris, France active since 2013. Their sound blends Scandinavian-style melodeath with modern metalcore from the French capital.
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