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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Melodic black metal band from Belfast, Northern Ireland formed in 2023. Their sound channels melodic black metal from the Northern Irish capital.
Imperial Domain is a melodic death metal band from Uppsala, Sweden, active since 1998 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Imperial Doom is a death metal band from São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, with roots tracing back to 1994 and a renewed activity in the early 2020s. The band released the demo "MMXXII" and the recording "Forest of Blood" in 2022, followed by "MMXXIV" in 2024, maintaining a prolific output since their return. They play old school death metal rooted in the traditions of the early Brazilian and international extreme metal scene.
Imperial Dusk is a black metal band from Santa Maria da Vitória, Bahia, Brazil, whose prolific discography includes the albums Satanic Emperor (2011), Northern Hordes (2014), and Dimensions of Shadows (2015). The band is a trio featuring vocalist/guitarist Nocturnus, bassist Mortem, and drummer Aeternal, recording at Cripta Studio in their hometown. Their sound draws on raw second-wave black metal traditions with themes of Satanism and occultism.
Brutal death metal band from London, formed in 2022. Their sound delivers punishing brutality from the British capital.
Imperial Guards is a black metal project from Mo i Rana, Norway, active since 2020 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Norway black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Denver's Imperial Legion emerged in 2021 bringing melodic death metal honed at altitude — sweeping guitar work threaded through relentless aggression, with the Rocky Mountain horizon looming behind every riff.
Thrash metal band from La Rochelle on France's Atlantic coast, formed in 2019. Their sound delivers thrash aggression from the historic Charente-Maritime port.
Chicago's Imperial Savagery have been delivering pure, unadorned death metal brutality since 2014, with the industrial grit of the city baked into every punishing, no-frills track they've put out.
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