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Ildkrig is a black metal project from Bergen, Norway, active since 2023 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Norway black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Pagan black metal band from England, formed in 2024. Their Anglo-Saxon-styled name channels pagan themes through raw black metal.
Ildskaer is a black metal band from Aalborg, Denmark, formed in 2020, forging cold, atmospheric black metal from the northernmost major city in Denmark. The band channels the harsh Nordic landscapes of North Jutland into tremolo-driven darkness.
Ildstorm is a black metal band from the Djursland peninsula of Denmark, active since 2008, crafting atmospheric black metal from the rural eastern coast of Jutland. Nearly two decades in, the band has established a body of work rooted in the desolate beauty of the Danish countryside.
Ilhalung is a melodic black metal act from Trondheim, Norway, active since 2020 and channeling melodic sensibilities through the atmospheric intensity of black metal. The project delivers sweeping, emotionally resonant extreme metal.
Ill Omened is a black metal project from Perm, Russia, active since 2009 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Russia black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Ill Tidings formed in Vienna in 2018 from the ashes of black metal act Unholy Order, developing a melodic yet ferocious black metal style delivered in English, German, and Austrian dialect. Their debut Signa Tenebris (2020) established them as a fast-paced, dissonant force, and Hymns to Demise (2022) refined that attack into a tightly crafted, critically praised follow-up on Cult of Parthenope.
Ill-Natured is a black/thrash metal act from Uddevalla, Sweden, active since 2014 and fusing black metal's corrosive darkness with the speed and aggression of thrash. The project delivers volatile crossover fury.
Black metal band from Joensuu in eastern Finland near the Russian border, formed in 2019. Their sound channels black metal from the North Karelian lakeland.
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