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In Nomine Belialis is a black metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, operating in the city's long-established extreme metal tradition. Their discography spans multiple releases including Por Satanás (2015) and La Messe Noir (2017), the latter described as a summation of the band's entire history combining older compositions with newer material into an impure, anti-Christian assault. They have been associated with Cogumelo Records, the legendary Belo Horizonte label that helped birth the South American extreme metal scene.
Colossal Funeral Doom Metal from Austin.
Metalcore band from Nice on the French Riviera, active since 2006 — nearly two decades of metalcore from the Mediterranean coast.
In Pain is a death metal band from Anderslöv/Trelleborg, Sweden, active since 2018 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
In Peccatvm is a heavy/progressive metal, doom/gothic metal act from Fajã de Baixo, Portugal, active since 2000 and channeling monolithic heaviness through its doom metal framework. The project delivers oppressive, glacially paced compositions.
Death metal band from Béthune in the Hauts-de-France region, active since 2018. Their sound delivers death metal from the northern French mining country.
In Red Moon is a one-man avant-garde/melodic black metal project from Puebla, Mexico, formed in 2015 by multi-instrumentalist Lord Morwan. The project incorporates doom, gothic, and black metal elements with vampiric and Satanic themes, and has released nine full-length albums between 2016 and 2024, including Vampiric Necromantic Order (2018) and Ethereal Spiritual Transcendence (2024).
In Reverence is a deathcore band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2016 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
In Ruins is a black metal project from Krommenie, Netherlands, active since 2012 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Netherlands black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
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