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Infinite Terror (2022)
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Inhale The Noise (2026)
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Apocalypse (2023)
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Black/thrash metal band from Tampere, Finland formed in 2020. Their sound fuses black metal's atmosphere with thrash metal's velocity from Finland's third-largest city.
Incurso is a black metal project from Pavia, Italy, active since 2020 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Italy black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Indalo is a heavy/groove metal band from Palma, Mallorca, Spain, active since 2013, named after the prehistoric cave painting symbol found in Almeria. The band delivers riff-driven, rhythmic heaviness from the Balearic capital.
Indar is a post-black/alternative metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2023, blending the atmospheric sweep of post-black metal with alternative metal's accessibility. The band channels Barcelona's artistic energy into genre-crossing compositions.
Indastria is a death/thrash metal/hardcore band from Bologna, Italy, active since 2014 and merging death metal's heaviness with thrash's relentless velocity. The project delivers aggressive crossover fury.
Indecency is a brutal death metal band from Kostroma, Russia, active since 2024 and dealing in the most extreme and guttural forms of death metal. The project channels punishing brutality with unrelenting intensity.
Indecent Excision is a brutal death metal band from Bolzano, Italy, active since 2011 and dealing in the most extreme and guttural forms of death metal. The project channels punishing brutality with unrelenting intensity.
Indefiance is a melodic death metal band from Timișoara, Romania, active since 2012 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Death/thrash metal band from Kerava in the Helsinki area, launched in 2025. Their sound fuses death and thrash metal from the Finnish capital region.
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