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IamGod is a doom metal band from Uetze, Germany, active since 2013, crafting monolithic, slow-moving compositions of crushing weight. Their discography includes the Moribund EP, Hotel Doom, and Death Rides A Horse, each exploring the genre's most oppressive sonic territories.
Metalcore band from Pietarsaari on Finland's Ostrobothnian coast, active since 2017. Their sound delivers metalcore from the bilingual Finnish-Swedish coastal town.
Ianoda is a black metal project from Timișoara, Romania, active since 2015 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Romania black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Experimental black/doom metal band from Toulouse in southwestern France, launched in 2025. Their sound pushes black and doom metal into experimental territory from the Occitan capital.
Ianus is a gothic/black metal band from Erfurt, Germany, formed in 2026, merging the dark romanticism of gothic metal with the atmospheric intensity of black metal. The band represents one of the newest entries in the Thuringian extreme metal scene.
Melodic death metal/metalcore band from Paris, France active since 2013. Their sound blends Scandinavian-style melodeath with modern metalcore from the French capital.
Industrial black/death metal band from Helsinki, Finland active since 2014. Their Titan-referencing name channels industrial-tinged extreme metal from the Finnish capital.
Iapetos is a black metal band from the Sauerland region of Germany, active since 2009, drawing on the forested, mountainous landscape of this North Rhine-Westphalian highland for their atmospheric approach. The band channels the cold, wooded isolation of the Sauerland into tremolo-driven black metal compositions.
Atmospheric black metal band from Belfast, Northern Ireland formed in 2024. Their Irish Gaelic name channels atmospheric black metal from the Northern Irish capital.
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