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Divine (2024)
Featured Heavy Metal Album
Agamemnon (2025)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/07 @ Gramercy Theatre, New York
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I.D.K. is a thrash metal/crossover band from Brindisi, Italy, active since 1996 and fusing the aggression of thrash metal with hardcore punk's raw energy and attitude. The project delivers high-octane crossover fury.
Heavy metal and hard rock band from Vihti in southern Finland, formed in 2020. Their sound channels classic heavy metal and hard rock from the Uusimaa region.
Black metal band from Newcastle upon Tyne in northeastern England, active since 2013. Their abbreviated name channels black metal from the Tyne.
Death metal band from Norwich in East Anglia, launched in 2025. Their abbreviated name channels death metal from the historic Norfolk city.
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I.N.D is a heavy metal band from Gdynia, Poland, active since 2020 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
I.N.F. is a death metal/hardcore band from Tula, Russia, active since 2015 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
I.N.R.I. is a death metal band from Overijssel, Netherlands, active since 2017 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
I.N.R.I. is an industrial/black metal project from Mexico City, originally formed in 1989 under the name as a conventional black metal act before evolving into an industrial black metal direction, with releases on the band's own Industrialisis label. The project released multiple full-lengths under the Corroid alias, including Corrois Is the Face of Their Ancient Believes (2006) and In Grey Menhires (2018), and returned to active status in 2017 after a lengthy hiatus.
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