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Merchweiler, DE · 2014–present · active
Impact 36 is a melodic death metal band from Neunkirchen, Germany, active since 2014, blending Scandinavian-influenced melodies with crushing death metal heaviness. The band delivers hook-laden melodeath from the Saarland region.
Lorient, FR · 2016–present · active
Thrash metal band from Lorient in Brittany, active since 2016. Their name channels thrash metal urgency from the Atlantic port city.
Simmern, DE · 2018–present · active
Impactor is a thrash metal band from the Simmern/Rhein-Hunsruck region of Germany, formed in 2018, delivering high-velocity thrash from the wooded highlands of the Hunsruck. The band channels classic Teutonic thrash energy through a modern lens.
Wrocław, PL · 2023–present · active
Impair is a death metal band from Wrocław, Poland, active since 2023 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Göttingen, DE · 2023–present · active
Impaired Cognition is a death/black metal band from Gottingen, Germany, formed in 2023, merging death metal's guttural heaviness with black metal's atmospheric ferocity. The band represents Gottingen's growing extreme metal scene with a dual-genre approach.
Kristinehamn, SE · 2013–present · active
Impale is a power metal band from Kristinehamn, Sweden, active since 2013 and delivering soaring melodies, epic arrangements, and powerful vocals. The project channels the grandeur and ambition of power metal.
Rhyl, GB · 2011–present · active
Welsh metal band from Rhyl on the North Wales coast, active since 2011, evolving from early crossover/punk origins into melodic death metal and metalcore. Their stylistic shift reflects a maturation toward more technically demanding metal.
Brunswick, DE · 2018–present · active
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.
Bochum, DE · 2019–present · active
Imparity is a doom metal band from Bochum, Germany, formed in 2019, crafting monolithic, slow-motion compositions from the heart of the Ruhr industrial belt. The band's crushing, deliberate sound draws from the towering smokestacks and heavy industry that define their surroundings.

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