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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Imsar is a black metal project from Gomel, Belarus, active since 2013, forging raw black metal from the industrial flatlands of southeastern Belarus. The band represents the Gomel contingent of the country's growing black metal underground.
In a Forest Dark is a gothic/doom/black metal act from Porto, Portugal, active since 2023 and merging black metal's cold intensity with doom's suffocating weight. The project inhabits the darkest intersection of both genres.
In a Void is a progressive metal band from Roskilde, Denmark, formed in 2020, exploring ambitious, multi-layered compositions from the city famous for its music festival. The band channels Roskilde's vibrant music culture into technically demanding heavy metal.
San Pedro's In Abominabiles Facti Sunt Carpi operate at the extremes of blackened death metal with a name pulled from scripture and a sound that suggests total spiritual collapse, active since 2018.
California's In Absence of Angels blend progressive ambition with the crushing weight of death-doom, crafting sprawling, desolate compositions that feel like grief mapped onto music since their 2021 formation.
In Absenthia is a melodic gothic/doom metal band from Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formed in 2013. Comprising Bruno Braga (guitars/vocals), Gelisson Amaral (keyboards), William Farias (bass), and Erlon Gutterres (drums/vocals), the band released their debut full-length Thou Shalt Not Forgive Fate in March 2020 through Eclipsys Lunarys Productions. Their sound draws on the melancholic atmosphere of European gothic doom while incorporating South American sensibilities.
In Absentia is a progressive metal with folk influences band from Patras, Greece, active since 2024 and weaving traditional folk melodies and instrumentation into heavy metal. The project bridges ancient cultural heritage with modern metal power.
In Aeternum is a black/death metal act from Sandviken, Sweden, active since 2013 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.
In Aevum Agere is a power/doom metal act from Naples, Italy, active since 2012 and channeling monolithic heaviness through its doom metal framework. The project delivers oppressive, glacially paced compositions.
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