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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Iron Lamb is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2011 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Iron Law is a melodic heavy metal/hard rock band from Welver, Germany, formed in 2022, pairing melodic hooks with driving hard rock and heavy metal riffs. The band channels the Westphalian lowlands' energy into accessible, anthemic metal.
Iron Legion is a raw black metal/noise/ambient project from Donetsk, Ukraine, active since 2024 and dealing in lo-fi, primitive black metal hostility stripped to its most essential and aggressive core. The project embraces the rawest traditions of the genre.
Iron Maiden are the towering titans of British heavy metal, whose galloping bass lines, twin-guitar harmonies, and Bruce Dickinson's operatic vocal power have defined the genre since 'The Number of the Beast' in 1982. From the epic storytelling of 'Powerslave' and 'Seventh Son of a Seventh Son' to their continued stadium-filling dominance with albums like 'Senjutsu,' Steve Harris's band remains the gold standard of heavy metal ambition and longevity.
Iron Monkey are a legendary sludge/doom metal band from Nottingham, formed in 1994 and signed to Relapse Records. Their crushing sound of fuzzed-out guitars and misanthropic snarls has made them vanguards of the sludge doom genre across releases like 2024's Spleen & Goad.
Iron Overkill are a heavy and speed metal band from Linz formed in 2020, playing "battlefield rock'n'roll" rooted in classic 1980s heavy metal energy and momentum. Their discography of independent releases includes their self-titled debut (2022), Battlefield Rock'n'Roll from Hell (2022), and Heavy Load (2025).
Iron Pig is a nwobhm/heavy metal band from Farnham, United Kingdom, active since 2018 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Iron Pike is a sludge/doom metal act from Malmö, Sweden, active since 2015 and channeling monolithic heaviness through its doom metal framework. The project delivers oppressive, glacially paced compositions.
Iron Ram is a thrash metal band from Gorleston-on-Sea, United Kingdom, active since 2014 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
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