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Featured Album
"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Everything's Wrong (2018)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Ipisissmus is a black metal band from Gross-Gerau, Germany, active since 2007, crafting occult-leaning black metal from the Rhine-Main metropolitan area. Nearly two decades of output have seen the band explore the darkest corners of the genre.
Ipomonia is a progressive metal band from Soborg, Denmark, formed in 2025, exploring complex musical territory from the greater Copenhagen area. The band represents the newest generation of Danish progressive metal.
Ipos is a black metal project from Wrocław, Poland, active since 2018 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Poland black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Iprit is a black metal project from Barnaul, Russia, active since 2011 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Russia black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Melodic heavy metal band from Barcelona, Spain active since 2011. Their sound channels classic melodic heavy metal from the Catalan capital.
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.
Ira is a heavy metal band from Turin, Italy, active since 2014 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Ira Diaboli is a symphonic black metal act from Larissa, Greece, active since 2014 and weaving orchestral grandeur into the ferocity of black metal. The project delivers cinematic, bombastic extremity with sweeping arrangements.
Thrash metal/crossover band from Ferrol in Galicia, northwestern Spain, active since 2018. Their Spanish name — meaning 'innate rage' — channels thrash and hardcore crossover from the Atlantic naval port.
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