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Glasgow, GB · 2018–present · active
Death/black metal band from Glasgow, Scotland active since 2018. Their unapologetic name channels extreme metal from Scotland's largest city.
Frankenberg, DE · 2016–present · active
Impera is a black metal band from Frankenberg, Germany, active since 2016, pursuing atmospheric black metal from the small Hessian town. The band crafts dark, immersive compositions rooted in the genre's Northern European traditions.
Lancaster, GB · 2014–present · active
Technical death metal band from Lancaster in northwestern England, active since 2014. Their sound channels precise, complex death metal from the Lancashire university city.
Bremen, DE · 2016–present · active
Imperceptum is an atmospheric black/funeral doom metal band from Bremen, Germany, active since 2016, merging the glacial pace of funeral doom with the frozen hostility of atmospheric black metal. The band creates vast, suffocating compositions from the Hanseatic city on the Weser.
UA · 2018–present · active
Imperfect World is a deathcore band from Ukraine, active since 2018 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Düsseldorf, DE · 2017–present · active
Imperfection is a groove metal band from Dusseldorf, Germany, formed in 2017, built on chugging, rhythmic heaviness and down-tuned aggression. The band delivers punishing groove metal riffs from the Rhine-Ruhr metropolis.
Catalonia, ES · 2025–present · active
Imperi de Tenebra is a raw black metal band from Catalonia, Spain, formed in 2025, pursuing lo-fi black metal steeped in darkness. The band's name — Catalan for "Empire of Darkness" — signals their commitment to the genre's most unpolished traditions.
Germany, NL · 1996–present · active
Imperia is a symphonic metal band from Netherlands (early); Germany / Finland / Norway / Belgium (later), Netherlands, active since 1996 and weaving orchestral grandeur into heavy metal songwriting. The project delivers cinematic, bombastic compositions with sweeping arrangements.
Moscow, RU · 2012–present · active
Imperial Age is a symphonic metal band from Moscow (early); Moscow, Russia, active since 2012 and weaving orchestral grandeur into heavy metal songwriting. The project delivers cinematic, bombastic compositions with sweeping arrangements.

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