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Incarna are a metalcore, death, and groove metal band from Abingdon and Oxford, England, formed in 2018. They blend heavy breakdowns with death metal intensity and groove-driven riffing.
Incise is a melodic death metal/metalcore band from Trier, Germany, active since 2008, blending Scandinavian melodeath influences with the energy and breakdowns of metalcore. The band delivers emotionally charged heavy music from Germany's oldest city.
Incitement is a metalcore band from Poland, active since 2013 and delivering aggressive, dynamic metal with crushing breakdowns and intense energy. The project channels the power of modern extreme metal.
Indoctrinator are a melodic death metal and metalcore solo project from Birmingham, led by guitarist Matt who handles all instruments and production. Their 2024 album Manufactured Chaos delivers socially conscious metal with groove, thrash, and melodic death metal influences.
Infact is a groove metal/metalcore band from Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, active since 1996 and delivering heavy, rhythmic riffage with crushing mid-tempo intensity. The project channels the headbanging immediacy of groove metal.
Infernal Poetry is a progressive death/avant-garde metal/metalcore band from Ancona, Italy, active since 2002 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Infernal Sky is a melodic death metal/metalcore band from Rovenky, Ukraine, active since 2022 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Infractor are a melodic death/thrash metal and metalcore band from Birmingham, formed in 2015. They blend melodic death metal precision with thrash aggression and metalcore heaviness.
Inhale is a death metal/metalcore band from Langenfeld, Germany, active since 2000, making them one of the region's longest-running heavy acts bridging extreme metal and metalcore. Over two and a half decades, the band has evolved alongside the German heavy music scene.
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