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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Big Ship Little Ship / Bassline Junkie (2020)
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Featured Heavy Metal Album
Trial By Fire (2023)
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Black metal band from Finland formed in 2022. Their Finnish name — meaning 'eternal winter' or 'permafrost' — channels cold, harsh black metal from the Nordic country.
Heavy/doom metal band from Tampere, Finland formed in 2021. Their Finnish name — meaning 'life path' — channels introspective heavy doom from Finland's inland industrial capital.
Death metal band from Macclesfield in Cheshire, formed in 2022. Their sound channels death metal from the northern English silk town.
Ikona is a progressive metal band from Livorno, Italy, active and crafting ambitious, technically proficient compositions that push beyond conventional metal boundaries. The project channels progressive sophistication.
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.
Ikonodrama is a gothic metal act from Poland, active since 2022 and weaving dark romanticism and heavy atmospherics into its sound. The project channels the melancholy and grandeur of gothic metal.
Ikuori is a death/groove metal/hardcore band from Palencia, Spain, active since 2017, merging death metal's brutality with groove metal's rhythmic crunch and hardcore's raw energy. The band delivers a multi-faceted assault from the Castilian plains.
Il Capro is a doom metal act from Turin, Italy, active since 2024 and channeling monolithic heaviness through its doom metal framework. The project delivers oppressive, glacially paced compositions.
Il Malpertugio is a stoner metal band from Caserta, Italy, active since 2011 and delivering fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs through a haze of overdriven amplification. The project channels the riff-worshipping spirit of the genre.
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