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Ishimura is a melodic death metal/deathcore band from Novi Sad, Serbia, active since 2011 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Ishitrobots is a technical grindcore/brutal death metal band from Berlin, Germany, active since 2006, delivering two decades of precision-engineered sonic violence. The band fuses the technical complexity of death metal with grindcore's explosive brevity from Germany's capital.
Ishkur is a black metal project from Porto, Portugal, active since 2010 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Portugal black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Heavy metal band from Albacete in Castilla-La Mancha, active since 2014. Their Mesopotamian deity name channels classic heavy metal from the central Spanish plateau.
Ishvara is a industrial black metal project from Italy, active since 2018 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Italy black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Ishyara is a blackened death metal act from Pordenone, Italy, active since 2017 and merging the atmospheric darkness of black metal with death metal's crushing brutality. The project delivers fierce extremity at the crossroads of both genres.
Isiulusions is a Graz-based atmospheric black metal project blending black 'n' roll swagger with cascading, melancholic atmosphere. Their 2020 debut I - Follow The Flow spans thirteen tracks that range from blast-beat fury to expansive, rock-inflected passages steeped in darkness.
Iskald is a black metal project from Hungary, active since 2007 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Hungary black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Iskalde Morket is a progressive black metal project from Norwich, United Kingdom, active since 2014 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the United Kingdom black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
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