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Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
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AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
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Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Inibo is a gothic metal/rock band from Celanova, Spain, active since 2011, channeling dark romanticism and melancholic atmosphere from the rural Galician interior. The band blends gothic elegance with heavy rock from a town famous for its ancient monastery.
Inmost Ego is a gothic/progressive metal/rock act from Athens, Greece, active since 2023 and weaving dark romanticism and heavy atmospherics into its sound. The project channels the melancholy and grandeur of gothic metal.
Inner Blast is a gothic metal act from Lisbon, Portugal, active since 2017 and weaving dark romanticism and heavy atmospherics into its sound. The project channels the melancholy and grandeur of gothic metal.
Inner Fear is an extreme symphonic/gothic metal band from Brno, Czech Republic, active since 2012, layering orchestral grandeur over gothic darkness and extreme metal intensity. The band merges the beauty-and-the-beast dynamic of gothic metal with the sweep of symphonic arrangements.
Inner Missing is a doom/death metal act from Saint Petersburg (early); Tiberias, Russia, active since 2010 and merging death metal's ferocity with doom's oppressive weight. The project inhabits the crushing intersection where both genres converge.
Inner Shrine is a symphonic gothic metal act from Florence, Italy, active since 2024 and weaving dark romanticism and heavy atmospherics into its sound. The project channels the melancholy and grandeur of gothic metal.
Innertheatre is a melodic gothic metal act from Parma, Italy, active since 2005 and weaving dark romanticism and heavy atmospherics into its sound. The project channels the melancholy and grandeur of gothic metal.
Inno is a gothic/doom metal act from Rome, Italy, active since 2020 and channeling monolithic heaviness through its doom metal framework. The project delivers oppressive, glacially paced compositions.
InScape is a gothic metal act from Budapest, Hungary, active since 2013 and weaving dark romanticism and heavy atmospherics into its sound. The project channels the melancholy and grandeur of gothic metal.
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