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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Abridged Dimensions (2025)
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Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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Icarus is a progressive melodic heavy metal band from the Bielefeld/Gutersloh area of Germany, active since 2003, blending intricate progressive structures with soaring melodic sensibilities. Over two decades, the band has developed a sound that balances technical ambition with accessible heavy metal hooks.
Progressive death metal/metalcore band from Paris, France formed in 2021. Their sound pushes death metal and metalcore into progressive territory from the French capital.
Progressive power/heavy metal band from Helsinki, Finland formed in 2024. Their sound blends progressive complexity with power and heavy metal from the Finnish capital.
Icycore is a progressive metal band from Livorno, Italy, active since 1998 and crafting ambitious, technically proficient compositions that push beyond conventional metal boundaries. The project channels progressive sophistication.
Ignea is a symphonic/progressive metal with middle-eastern folk in band from Kyiv, Ukraine, active since 2013 and weaving traditional folk melodies and instrumentation into heavy metal. The project bridges ancient cultural heritage with modern metal power.
Progressive metal band from Nancy in northeastern France, formed in 2023. Their sound explores progressive metal territory from the historic Lorraine capital.
Ignore the Hate is a progressive metal band from Shumen, Bulgaria, formed in 2017, exploring complex rhythmic structures and adventurous song arrangements. The band channels the ambition of progressive metal through the lens of Bulgaria's growing extreme music underground.
Ignota Palabra is a progressive metal/rock band from Zaragoza, Spain, active since 2012, exploring complex compositional territory from the Aragonese capital. The band's name — meaning "unknown word" — reflects their ambitious, boundary-pushing approach to heavy music.
Igor Phantom is a progressive thrash metal band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2017 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
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