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Atmospheric black metal/ambient project from Finland formed in 2022. Their sound merges atmospheric black metal with ambient textures.
Inlandshjärta is a black metal project from Jämtland, Sweden, active since 2023 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Sweden black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Inlandsis is a doom metal band from Brussels, Belgium, active since 2007, crafting immense, slow-moving compositions defined by suffocating heaviness. The band's name, meaning "continental ice sheet," reflects their approach — vast, glacial doom that grinds forward with crushing inevitability.
Melodic death/black metal band from Toulouse in southwestern France, active since 2014. Their sound channels melodic extreme metal from the Occitan capital.
Inmate is a metalcore band from Velenje, Slovenia, active since 2012 and delivering aggressive, dynamic metal with crushing breakdowns and intense energy. The project channels the power of modern extreme metal.
Inmates is a stoner/doom metal band from Santiago de Compostela, Spain, active since 1994, making them one of the oldest and most enduring heavy acts in Galicia. Three decades of output have cemented the band as pioneers of doom and stoner metal in northwestern Spain.
InMe formed in Brentwood, Essex in 1996, originally playing under the name Drowned before becoming one of the more distinctive British alternative rock and metal bands of the early 2000s. Fronted by Dave McPherson, the band broke through with Overgrown Eden, an album that paired post-grunge heaviness, nu-metal-era dynamics, and unusually melodic, emotionally open songwriting. Songs such as "Underdose," "Firefly," "Crushed Like Fruit," and "Neptune" helped establish a fanbase drawn to the band's mix of vulnerability and heavy guitar work. White Butterfly refined the melodic side, while Daydream Anonymous and Herald Moth showed increasing progressive ambition, with more technical arrangements and a broader emotional range. Later albums including The Pride, Trilogy: Dawn, and Jumpstart Hope continued that evolution, often funded and sustained through a close relationship with dedicated fans. InMe's longevity comes from refusing to freeze themselves in their early sound. Their music has moved through alternative metal, emo-tinged rock, progressive structures, acoustic material, and heavier riffs while keeping McPherson's voice and introspective writing at the center.
Inmemorial is a doom/death metal band from Lima, Peru, who began exploring their sound in the early 1990s, releasing their first demo "Melodías Moribundas" in 1996. Their music explores themes of melancholy, pain, wrath, and the depths of human emotion. The band has released two demos and two EPs, including the 2017 EP "Clamor y Silencio."
Inmemoriam is a melodic heavy metal/hard rock band from Cordoba, Spain, formed in 2020, building anthemic songs on soaring melodies and driving riffs from the historic Andalusian city. The band channels the grandeur of Cordoba's Moorish and Roman heritage into powerful heavy metal.
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