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Igneous is a death metal band from Oslo, Norway, active since 2003 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Igni Dare is a black metal band from San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela, formed in 2003 and drawing on themes of darkness, Luciferianism, and paganism. The band issued a full-length debut, "Preludio," in 2012, followed by the EP "Presage" in 2015 and a split release in 2017. Their Bandcamp describes the project as rooted in the "union of fellowship and brotherhood," with lyrics inspired by nature and occultism.
Ignicion is a groove metal band from Valparaíso, Chile, whose sound combines heavy riffing with driving rhythmic propulsion. The band debuted with an EP in 2020 and released three singles in 2023, building a regional profile that included an opening slot for Brujería in Valparaíso alongside appearances alongside Chilean acts such as Nuclear and Siniestro.
Ignicion is a groove metal band from Valparaíso, Chile, whose sound combines heavy riffing with driving rhythmic propulsion. The band debuted with an EP in 2020 and released three singles in 2023, building a regional profile that included an opening slot for Brujería in Valparaíso alongside appearances alongside Chilean acts such as Nuclear and Siniestro.
Pittsburgh's Ignis has been sculpting atmospheric black metal since 2013, building walls of dissonance and tremolo that reflect the steel city's industrial gloom as much as its surrounding wilderness.
Ignis is a black/drone/doom metal act from Yekaterinburg, Russia, active since 2013 and merging black metal's cold intensity with doom's suffocating weight. The project inhabits the darkest intersection of both genres.
Ignis is a heavy metal band from Buenos Aires formed around 2012–2013, built around vocalist Rudy Losada, guitarists Juan Mori and Flavio Lema, bassist Litto Salerno, and drummer Fernando Palamara. The band released their second album Inframundo in 2024, rooted in traditional and melodic heavy metal in the classic European style.
Ignis Anima is a power/folk metal band from Madrid, Spain, active since 2015, weaving folk melodies and instrumentation into a power metal framework. The band merges the grandeur of power metal with Spanish and European folk traditions.
Melodic death metal band from the Pirkanmaa region of central Finland, active since 2012. Their Latin name — meaning 'eternal fire' — channels melodic death metal from the Tampere area.
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