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Proof (2024)
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Make It Rain / On the Other Side of Tonight (2024)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Black metal band from Kouvola in southeastern Finland, active since 2015. Their name — referencing a legendary Norse warrior — channels black metal from the Kymenlaakso region.
Isengrin is an atmospheric Finnish-flavored pagan metal act rooted in Innsbruck, Austria, weaving kantele and folk instrumentation into black metal since 2015. Their releases, including Maailmantappaja and Rutjan Koski, channel freezing Nordic atmosphere through a distinctly Central European lens.
Isenscur is a black metal project from Birmingham, United Kingdom, active since 2012 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the United Kingdom black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Isenvinter is a melodic black metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2024, channeling the cold beauty of Scandinavian winter into tremolo-picked melodies and atmospheric darkness. The band's name — evoking "iron winter" — captures the frozen severity of their sound.
Isfet are a melodic black/death metal band from Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Drawing heavily on the Swedish melodic black metal tradition of the late 1990s, they released their debut full-length Shards from a Formless Past in October 2017, an eight-track record recorded at GERE Studios. Their lyrical themes revolve around misanthropy, occultism, and anti-cosmic philosophy.
Isfyd is a black metal project from Swansea, United Kingdom, active since 2023 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the United Kingdom black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Isgherurd Morth is a avant-garde/progressive black metal project from Krasnoyarsk, Russia, active since 2021 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Russia black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Isgärde is a black metal project from Öland, Sweden, active since 2017 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Sweden black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Ish Kerioth is a black metal band from Ghent, Belgium, formed in 2019, with releases including One of the Twelve, Under Unclean Wings, and a split with Zwarte Dood titled Silent on the Cross. The band's Biblically themed titles and With Roman Precision suggest a conceptual focus on religious betrayal and ancient violence.
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