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Undercover Scumbag (2018)
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A Stare Bound in Stone (2018)
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Featured Black Metal Album
Of Stone, Wind, & Pillor (Remastered) (2021)
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In Battle is a black metal act from Sundsvall, Sweden, active since 2021 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 Between is a doom metal act from Paks, Hungary, active since 2025 and channeling monolithic heaviness through its doom metal framework. The project delivers oppressive, glacially paced compositions.
In Black is a heavy metal band from Kristianstad, Sweden, active since 2017 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
In Captivity is a thrash metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 2022 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Death metal band from Lyon, France active since 2015. Their Latin name — meaning 'in the tail, poison' — channels death metal with classical erudition from the Rhône-Alpes capital.
Atlanta's In Chasms Deep began as a symphonic deathcore outfit and hardened into something darker and more purely black metal with each passing year, their southern gothic roots informing a sound that's been evolving since 2013.
In Cold Blood is a metalcore band from Rome, Italy, active since 1998 and delivering aggressive, dynamic metal with crushing breakdowns and intense energy. The project channels the power of modern extreme metal.
In Coma is a doom/death metal act from San Benedetto del Tronto (Ascoli Piceno), Italy, active since 2005 and merging death metal's ferocity with doom's oppressive weight. The project inhabits the crushing intersection where both genres converge.
In Command is a melodic death metal band from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2021, building on the Gothenburg tradition of melody-driven death metal. The band pairs sweeping guitar harmonies with crushing rhythmic heaviness.
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