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Iniuria is a melodic death/thrash metal band from Gutersloh, Germany, active since 2012, merging the harmonic richness of melodic death metal with thrash metal's speed and precision. Over a decade of activity, the band has refined a potent dual-genre attack from East Westphalia.
Death metal/grindcore band from Taverny in the Val-d'Oise suburbs of Paris, active since 2017. Their Latin name — meaning 'injury' — channels extreme metal from the Île-de-France.
Inkarna is a melodic death metal/metalcore band from Cologne, Germany, active since 2013, fusing Gothenburg-school melodic death metal with modern metalcore intensity. The band channels the Rhine metropolis's diverse music scene into emotionally charged, hook-driven extremity.
Inkblack is a death metal band from Rotterdam, Netherlands, active since 2016 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Inkorner is a death/doom metal act from Donetsk, Ukraine, active since 2016 and merging death metal's ferocity with doom's oppressive weight. The project inhabits the crushing intersection where both genres converge.
Melodic death/black metal band from Toulouse in southwestern France, active since 2014. Their sound channels melodic extreme metal from the Occitan capital.
Inmortus was a death metal band from Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico, active during the late 2000s and early 2010s before splitting up. The band self-released several recordings between 2009 and 2013, including Hatred Of Black God (2009) and Dei Universe (2013).
Technical thrash/death metal band from Crépy-en-Valois in the Oise department, active since 2017. Their sound channels precise extreme metal from the Picardy region north of Paris.
Inmost Dense is a brutal death metal band from Magdeburg, Germany, active since 2002, making them one of the longest-running brutal death metal acts in eastern Germany. Over two decades, the band has forged a relentless brand of sonic violence from the Saxony-Anhalt capital.
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