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"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Portland's Illryth plays sludge metal with the suffocating weight you'd expect from the Pacific Northwest — slow-crawling heaviness dragged through feedback and filth.
illScarlett are a Mississauga, Ontario band whose music connects Canadian punk rock to ska, reggae rock, and pop-minded alternative hooks. Formed in the early 2000s by musicians who met around the Clarkson area, the group developed a reputation through energetic shows, Warped Tour exposure, and songs that carried both beachy rhythm and punk drive. Their breakthrough single "Who's Got It" became especially visible in Canada after being tied to the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, but the band had already built its foundation with independent releases and a loyal live following. illScarlett fit punk scope through ska punk and punk rock, even when their sound leans into reggae fusion or radio-friendly rock. The guitars are usually bright and rhythmic rather than metallic, while the rhythm section favors bounce, offbeat accents, and singalong momentum. Albums such as All Day With It, 1UP!, and later work show a group comfortable crossing between party energy, melodic choruses, and sharper punk pulses. illScarlett's appeal comes from their easy movement between scenes: they can feel at home with ska fans, pop-punk listeners, and Canadian alternative rock audiences while keeping a loose, sunlit personality that remains distinctly theirs.
Illska is a black metal project from Tyresö, Sweden, active since 2013 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Sweden black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Illt is a black 'n' roll project from Oslo, Norway, active since 2021 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Norway black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Illtempered is a melodic black metal act from Brzesko, Poland, active since 2013 and channeling melodic sensibilities through the atmospheric intensity of black metal. The project delivers sweeping, emotionally resonant extreme metal.
Illucinoma is a progressive/groove metal band from Amsterdam, Netherlands, active since 2026 and crafting ambitious, technically proficient compositions that push beyond conventional metal boundaries. The project channels progressive sophistication.
Illum Adora is a black metal band from Koblenz, Germany, active since 2017, proclaimed under the battle cry "NON SERVIAM!" Their extensive output — from the Begotten demo (2015) through full-lengths ...of Serpentine Forces (2019) and Ophidian Kult (2021) — traces an arc of increasingly refined, serpent-themed black metal.
Illuminated Darkness is a black metal band from Zlin, Czech Republic, formed in 2020, exploring the paradox of light within darkness through atmospheric black metal. The band crafts shadowy, immersive compositions from the industrial heartland of Moravia.
Black metal band from Finland active since 2013. Their ethereal name channels a luminous approach to black metal from the Finnish underground.
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