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Irrational Pull (2020)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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The Powerless Rise (2010)
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Idiots Rule is a heavy metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 2017 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Minneapolis black/sludge metal duo formed in 2022, marrying the frozen misanthropy of black metal to the tar-thick heaviness of sludge in a way that suits the long, lightless winters of the upper Midwest.
Idle Gear is a stoner/southern metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2011 and delivering fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs through a haze of overdriven amplification. The project channels the riff-worshipping spirit of the genre.
Idle Hand is a stoner/doom metal band from Porto, Portugal, active since 2022 and delivering crushing, fuzz-laden heaviness where doom's oppressive weight meets stoner metal's hazy grooves. The project channels low-end power and psychedelic atmosphere.
Portland's gothic heavy metal outfit blends brooding post-punk atmosphere with traditional metal songwriting, their dark romanticism fitting neatly into the Pacific Northwest's long history of melancholy and overcast skies.
Kansas City, Missouri post-metal project Idle Heirs was formed in 2024 by Coalesce vocalist Sean Ingram and producer Josh Barber, representing a significant stylistic departure from Ingram's history in aggressive metalcore. Their debut album Life Is Violence was released on Relapse Records in April 2025, drawing on atmospheric sludge metal and shoegaze-influenced post-metal textures that prioritize space and layering over direct sonic aggression. The project marks a new creative direction for Ingram outside the confines of the band that defined his career.
New York heavy metal practitioners who have been delivering no-nonsense traditional metal workouts since 2018, built on strong riffs and classic structures that trust the songs to speak for themselves.
Idlegod is a doom/sludge metal act from Prato, Italy, active since 2017 and channeling monolithic heaviness through its doom metal framework. The project delivers oppressive, glacially paced compositions.
IDLES formed in Bristol in 2009 and became one of the most prominent modern post-punk bands by turning repetition, abrasion, and communal shouting into a public language of grief, anger, and solidarity. Brutalism introduced the band's blunt force, but Joy as an Act of Resistance made them a wider cultural presence, with Joe Talbot's vocals confronting masculinity, class, immigration, loss, and empathy over Adam Devonshire's bass and the twin-guitar scrape of Mark Bowen and Lee Kiernan. Ultra Mono sharpened the attack into something almost percussive, while Crawler and Tangk showed more space, groove, vulnerability, and studio experimentation. IDLES are not metal, but they fit the accepted post-punk, punk, and noise-rock scope through volume, aggression, and the physical intensity of their live shows. Their best songs work because the slogans are not separate from the sound; the repetition becomes part of the argument. IDLES can be messy, tender, funny, and confrontational in the same set, making heaviness feel social rather than purely musical. The result is punk as pressure, conversation, and release.
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