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Finnish metal band from Vaasa active since the early 2010s, evolving from melodic death metal into melodic heavy/gothic metal territory. Their stylistic evolution reflects a move toward more accessible, atmospheric metal.
Incepticide is a German melodic death metal project formed in 2022, delivering melody-driven death metal that balances soaring harmonies with crushing heaviness. The band channels the finest traditions of Scandinavian melodeath through a German perspective.
Inception of Fall is a progressive/technical death metal band from Kromeriz, Czech Republic, formed in 2018, featuring five members led by vocalist Adam Rohel and guitarists Adam Raska and Ondrej Cernobila. Their 2025 EP Ruin delivers intricate prog-death compositions, mixed and mastered by Antonin Smrcka with artwork by Erskine Designs.
Inceptor are a death/thrash metal band from Vorarlberg, the westernmost state of Austria, blending the technicality and brutality of death metal with old-school thrash aggression. The band is listed on Metal Archives as an independent act native to Austria's Alemannic-speaking western region.
Incertus is a black/death metal act from Poland, active since 2016 and merging the atmospheric darkness of black metal with death metal's crushing brutality. The project delivers fierce extremity at the crossroads of both genres.
Incesticide is a brutal death metal band from Aschaffenburg, Germany, active since 2014, dealing in maximum-heaviness brutality from the Franconian-Bavarian border. The band channels the genre's most extreme tendencies through a relentless sonic assault.
Inchoation is a death metal band from Hønefoss, Norway, active since 2023 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Incinerate Divinity is a progressive death metal band from Riga, Latvia, active since 2015 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Incinerated Flesh is a brutal death metal band from Ravensburg, Germany, active since 2009, forging over fifteen years of savage, unrelenting death metal from Upper Swabia. The band's graphic name reflects their commitment to the most extreme end of the death metal spectrum.
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