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Jheronimus Bosch were a progressive/stoner metal band from Pilar, Buenos Aires, founded in 2003 by vocalist and guitarist Lautaro Lunadei and bassist Alejandro Oteiza, with guitarist Ignacio Cruz and drummer Jorge Vega completing the definitive lineup. The band released their self-titled EP in 2008 as well as a subsequent album titled "Ø," both independently. They were active until around 2014 when the band split up.
Minneapolis outfit JHVA formed in 2024 and immediately staked out a dense intersection of industrial, sludge, and death metal — mechanized, abrasive, and heavy enough to feel like the Twin Cities' coldest February manifested as sound.
Jheit is a blackened death metal project born in Bilbao, Basque Country, sometime in the mid-2010s, focused on obscure and nihilistic extreme metal. Their EP Omega Rising (2017) explores themes of cosmic annihilation and the ethereal existence of mankind across five tracks of intense, apocalyptic metal.
Mississippi project Jiangshi — named after the hopping Chinese vampiric reanimated corpse — drags brutal death and black metal through a peculiar, occult-adjacent lens, producing music that is as atmospheric as it is annihilating since 2017.
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Jihad is a heavy metal band from Poland that delivers aggressive, confrontational compositions with dark thematic content. Their uncompromising approach to extreme metal channels raw intensity through punishing riffs and powerful performances.
JILUKA are a Japanese visual kei metal band formed in Tokyo in 2015, blending metalcore, progressive metal, and electronic elements into a sound they call 'Electro Gothic Metal.' Composer/songwriter Sena drives the band's technically demanding music, while the group's elaborate costumes and stage presence honor the visual kei tradition. Their growing international profile, including tours across North America and Europe, has positioned them as ambassadors of Japan's vibrant visual kei metal scene.
Formed in 2015, Jim Breuer and the Loud & Rowdy is the musical project of veteran stand-up comedian Jim Breuer, backed by a band featuring producer and guitarist Rob Caggiano of Anthrax and Volbeat. Their 2016 debut Songs from the Garage on Metal Blade Records channels the classic hard rock of AC/DC and Judas Priest, with AC/DC vocalist Brian Johnson contributing guest vocals to two tracks on the album.
Jim T is the solo project of Dimitar Todorov from Kavala, Greece, former guitarist and drummer of the black metal band Mold of Tree. His releases including Deadly Nature feature original metal instrumentals alongside covers of Septicflesh and Gojira, showcasing his versatility across extreme metal styles.
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