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Incivus Infectus is a death metal band from Curitiba, Brazil, formed in 2013. They released a self-titled demo the same year through Cianeto Discos, featuring tracks such as "Incisões", "L.S.D.", and "Discórdia", followed by a self-titled Bandcamp release and the single "SUBTRAÇÃO" in 2016.
Inclination is a melodic black/death metal band from Antwerp, Belgium, formed in 2017, blending the harmonic sweep of melodic death metal with the ferocity of black metal. The band draws on Scandinavian extreme metal traditions, filtered through the Belgian underground scene.
Incognitum is a black/death metal band from Porto Alegre, Brazil, formed in 2014. The band built a prolific early catalogue with four releases in quick succession: the debut album Odissey (2014), followed by Disastrum (2016), Discolor (2017), and In Through the Gates of Hell (2017).
Incognosci is a death metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2013 from the remnants of brutal metal project Necropse, with a sound rooted in 1990s old-school death metal. The band — featuring Iron Júnior on vocals, Jonathas Pereira on guitar, Marcos Medeiros on bass, and Braulio Drummond on drums — released their debut full-length A Biography of Madness in October 2020, recorded at AM Studios in Rio de Janeiro and mastered at Grindhouse Studios in Athens, Greece.
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Incoming is a death/gothic/nu-metal band from Rotterdam, Netherlands, active since 2021 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Incongruity is a melodic death metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 2005 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Inconnu is a death metal band from Rzeszów, Poland, active since 2016 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Incordian is a thrash/death metal band from Pedro Munoz, Spain, formed in 2025, merging thrash velocity with death metal heaviness from the La Mancha plains of Castilla. The band represents one of the newest extreme metal acts from Spain's interior.
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