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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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Ide Gen is a melodic death metal band from Bicske, Hungary, active since 2011 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Idolatress is a melodic death/thrash metal band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2016 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Melodic death metal band from the Pirkanmaa region of central Finland, active since 2012. Their Latin name — meaning 'eternal fire' — channels melodic death metal from the Tampere area.
Ignite the Black Sun is a melodic death/groove metal band from Lisbon, Portugal, active since 2015 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Melodic death metal band from Bath in Somerset, active since 2009. Their sound channels Gothenburg-influenced melodeath from the historic Roman spa city.
Ignotus Enthropya is a melodic death metal band from Budapest, Hungary, active since 2014 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Ikonium is a melodic death metal band from Nijmegen, Netherlands, active since 2023 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Illdisposed is a death metal band from Aarhus, Denmark, active since 2017, evolving from straight death metal into a melodic death/groove metal hybrid. The band channels the genre's traditions through a Scandinavian lens from Denmark's second city.
Illusion of Control is a progressive/melodic death metal band from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, active since 2018 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
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