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Infinite Terror (2024)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Io is a progressive heavy metal band from Leuven, Belgium, formed in 2023, weaving intricate compositional structures through heavy, dynamic arrangements. The band explores ambitious, genre-defying territory where technical musicianship meets expansive songwriting.
Iommi are a doom/heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 2025. Named after the godfather of heavy metal's hometown, they carry forward Birmingham's rich doom metal tradition.
Iona are a heavy metal band from Pontypool, Wales, rooted in the NWOBHM tradition. They deliver classic British heavy metal from the Welsh valleys.
Ionica are a heavy metal band from Carterton and Oxford, England, formed in 2019. They play traditional heavy metal from the heart of Oxfordshire.
Ionico is a heavy/groove metal band from Piedmont, Italy, active since 2012 and delivering heavy, rhythmic riffage with crushing mid-tempo intensity. The project channels the headbanging immediacy of groove metal.
Melodic heavy metal band from Barcelona, Spain active since 2011. Their sound channels classic melodic heavy metal from the Catalan capital.
Ira is a heavy metal band from Turin, Italy, active since 2014 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Ira Tenax is a death/heavy metal band from the Hanau/Frankfurt area of Germany, formed in 2024, merging the guttural intensity of death metal with the riff-driven power of traditional heavy metal. The band delivers a potent hybrid from the Rhine-Main metropolis.
Melodic heavy metal band from Marbella on Spain's Costa del Sol, active since 2005 — two decades of melodic metal from the Andalusian resort city.
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