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Inversion ov Light is a post-black metal act from Bologna, Italy, active since 2021 and crafting immersive, expansive compositions that push beyond conventional black metal boundaries. The project blends atmospheric textures with the intensity of extreme metal.
Black/speed metal band from Barcelona, Spain active since 2018. Their occult-referencing name channels first-wave-inspired blackened speed metal from the Catalan capital.
Inverted Pentagram is a black metal project from Urmond, Netherlands, active since 1997 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Netherlands black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Inverted Saint is a black metal band from Stuttgart, Germany, formed in 2023, pursuing blasphemous black metal from the Swabian capital. The band channels the genre's most confrontational traditions through raw, aggressive compositions.
Inverted Sunrise is a raw black metal project from Porto District, Portugal, active since 2025 and dealing in lo-fi, primitive black metal hostility stripped to its most essential and aggressive core. The project embraces the rawest traditions of the genre.
Black metal band from Oulu in northern Finland, formed in 2020. Their sound channels black metal from Finland's northernmost major city.
Invidia is a black metal band from Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, formed in 2019, pursuing raw and atmospheric black metal rooted in the genre's second-wave traditions. The band takes its name from the Latin word for envy, one of the seven deadly sins.
Invisible Scars are a depressive black metal solo project from Cornwall, England, created by Kenna in 2025. Their debut demo Goodbye Innocence features melancholic riffs and desperate vocals exploring themes of trauma, isolation, and mental decline through raw, lengthy compositions.
Invoke is a melodic black metal act from Lisbon, Portugal, active since 2015 and channeling melodic sensibilities through the atmospheric intensity of black metal. The project delivers sweeping, emotionally resonant extreme metal.
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