Islay is a melodic death metal band from the Emsland region of Germany, formed in 2021, named after the Scottish island and delivering Gothenburg-influenced melodeath. The band pairs sweeping melodies with crushing death metal heaviness from the rural northwestern lowlands.

Itching is a metalcore/melodic death metal band from Cologne, Germany, formed in 2020, blending the breakdowns and aggression of metalcore with melodic death metal's harmonic richness. The band delivers emotionally charged extremity from the Rhine metropolis.

Ivan Miladinov is a Bulgarian multi-instrumentalist from Nova Zagora, active since 2015, who began playing piano at age four and progressed through keyboards, death vocals, guitar, and drum programming by his teens. Signed to Club Inferno Entertainment in 2017, his melodic death/power metal draws from Children of Bodom, Sonata Arctica, and Dimmu Borgir, with early demos produced by Bob Katsionis.

Ixodes is a metal band from Laktaši, Bosnia and Herzegovina, formed in 2014, initially rooted in nu-metal before evolving into a melodic death metal direction. Their stylistic shift traces a path from groove-laden heaviness toward more technical, Scandinavian-inspired melodic extremity.

Iùm Scùr is a melodic death metal band from Basilicata, Italy, active since 2018 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.