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In Verso is a progressive/melodic death metal band from Madrid, Spain, active since 2009, weaving intricate progressive structures into melodic death metal foundations. Over fifteen years, the band has developed a sophisticated, technically demanding approach from Spain's capital.
In War is a death metal band from Palma, Mallorca, Spain, active since 2012, forging brutal death metal from the Mediterranean island for over a decade. The band channels the genre's most aggressive tendencies from the Balearic capital.
In Weak Lights is a melodic death metal band from Essen, Germany, active since 2013, delivering Gothenburg-influenced melodeath from the Ruhr Valley. The band pairs soaring guitar harmonies with crushing rhythms, channeling the industrial energy of their hometown into melodic extremity.
In-Quest is a technical death metal band from Weelde (Turnhout), Belgium, active since 2003, known for their restless genre-blending approach they describe as "an enlightened form of Technical Death Metal." With albums spanning from Destination: Pyroclasm through The Odyssey Of Eternity, the band fuses progressive complexity with crushing death metal intensity.
In-Sight is a melodic death metal band from Como, Italy, active since 2022 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Inane is a death 'n' roll band from the Bottrop/Kirchhellen area of Germany, active since 2007, blending death metal heaviness with the swing and groove of rock 'n' roll. The band channels the gritty energy of the northern Ruhr region into riff-driven, head-nodding extremity.
Inanes is a atmospheric black/death metal act from Toruń, Poland, active since 2021 and crafting immersive, expansive compositions that push beyond conventional black metal boundaries. The project blends atmospheric textures with the intensity of extreme metal.
Inania Regna is a blackened death metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2019, merging the atmospheric hostility of black metal with death metal's crushing weight. The band's name — Latin for "empty kingdoms" — reflects the desolate grandeur of their sound.
Inanna was a death metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2000 by guitarist Diego Ilabaca and vocalist/bassist Max Neira, drawing on Lovecraftian horror, ancient mythology, and progressive death metal influences in the vein of Morbid Angel and Cynic. Over a 25-year run they released three studio albums — Converging Ages (2008), Transfigured in a Thousand Delusions (2012), and Void of Unending Depths (2022, via Memento Mori Records) — before disbanding in August 2025.
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