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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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Thrash metal band from Helsinki, Finland formed in 2019. Their predatory name channels thrash metal velocity from the Finnish capital.
Iron Tears is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Athens, Greece, active since 2025 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Iron Tomb is a death metal band from Birmingham, United Kingdom, active since 2022 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Iron Tyrant is a death metal band from Warsaw, Poland, active since 2013 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Iron Void is a doom metal act from Wakefield, United Kingdom, active since 2012 and channeling monolithic heaviness through its doom metal framework. The project delivers oppressive, glacially paced compositions.
Iron Walrus is a doom/sludge metal band from Osnabruck, Germany, active since 2014, crafting monolithic compositions of crushing heaviness. Over a decade, the band has forged a formidable sound that merges doom's glacial weight with sludge's abrasive filth.
Iron Warthog is a German drone/doom metal project formed in 2022, exploring the most minimal and hypnotic extremes of heavy music. The band builds immense, sustained tones that vibrate at the lowest frequencies of the doom spectrum.
Iron Wings is a heavy/thrash metal band from Riga, Latvia, active since 2017 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Iron Wire is a heavy metal band from Kraków, Poland, active since 2020 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
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