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Ignis Fatuus is a power/thrash metal band from Ostrava, Czech Republic, formed in 2022, combining the speed and aggression of thrash with the anthemic melodies of power metal. The band takes its name from the Latin term for a ghostly atmospheric light — will-o'-the-wisp — reflecting their blend of intensity and mysticism.
Ignis Gehennalis is an instrumental atmospheric black metal project from Buenos Aires that was founded in 2023 and has been prolific since its inception, releasing the EP Ecclesia Daemonica in August 2023 and 7th Circle in December 2023. The project continued with the EP INFERNO in June 2024, building a Dante-themed body of work entirely through self-released Bandcamp recordings.
Ignis Inferni is a black metal project from Nowy Targ, Poland, active since 2014 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Poland black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Ignis Luciferi is a death/black metal act from Wrocław, Poland, active since 2023 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.
Heavy metal band from Salo in southwestern Finland, formed in 2021. Their Latin name — meaning 'fire sea' — channels traditional heavy metal from the Varsinais-Suomi region.
Venomous Black Metal from Dallas.
Black metal band from Normandy, formed in 2020. Their Latin name — meaning 'fire of the earth' — channels black metal from the historic region of northwestern France.
Rising out of Las Vegas in 2015, Ignismei plays traditional heavy metal that feels out of place in the desert — and all the better for it, trading neon excess for riff-forward conviction.
Progressive metal band from Nancy in northeastern France, formed in 2023. Their sound explores progressive metal territory from the historic Lorraine capital.
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