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Infinite Terror (2024)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Death/groove metal band from Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, active since 2014. Their apocalyptic name channels aggressive metal from the Home Counties.
Impaled Eyes is a groove metal/metalcore band from Wolfenbuttel, Germany, formed in 2018, fusing the rhythmic crunch of groove metal with the breakdowns and intensity of metalcore. The band delivers punishing modern metal from the historic Lower Saxon town.
Groove/death metal band from Manchester, active since 2016. Their Latin name — meaning 'fearless' — channels rhythmic death metal from the northern English capital.
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.
Imperial Sin is a groove/death metal band from Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland, active since 2011 and combining death metal's brutality with groove metal's rhythmic punch. The project delivers accessible yet crushing heaviness.
In Flames is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 1994 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
In Limine is a thrash/death/groove metal band from Cremona, Italy, active since 2023 and merging death metal's heaviness with thrash's relentless velocity. The project delivers aggressive crossover fury.
In State of Void is a groove/thrash metal band from Beverwijk, Netherlands, active since 2014 and blending thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch. The project delivers high-energy, riff-driven metal.
In Sulfur is a groove metal/metalcore band from Malmö, Sweden, active since 2016 and delivering heavy, rhythmic riffage with crushing mid-tempo intensity. The project channels the headbanging immediacy of groove metal.
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