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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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InTensity is a progressive metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece, active since 2010 and crafting ambitious, technically proficient compositions that push beyond conventional metal boundaries. The project channels progressive sophistication.
Interferences is a progressive metalcore band from Bydgoszcz, Poland, active since 2013 and crafting ambitious, technically proficient compositions that push beyond conventional metal boundaries. The project channels progressive sophistication.
Formed in California in 2014, Interloper is a melodic and progressive metalcore outfit featuring guitarists from Rings of Saturn and Ænimus alongside live members associated with The Faceless. Signed to Nuclear Blast Records, their debut full-length Search Party demonstrated a technically demanding approach rooted in layered melodic riffing and shifting rhythmic structures.
Internal Exile is a progressive thrash metal band from Bad Kissingen, Germany, formed in 2026, fusing the complexity of progressive structures with the aggression of thrash metal. The band represents one of the newest entries in the Franconian metal scene.
Internal Perdition is a progressive groove/thrash metal band from Poznań / Murowana Goślina, Poland, active since 2012 and blending thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch. The project delivers high-energy, riff-driven metal.
Intet is a progressive black metal project from Norway, active since 2016 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Norway black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Into Denial is a progressive heavy metal band from Dortmund, Germany, formed in 2022, combining ambitious progressive structures with the power and directness of heavy metal. The band channels Dortmund's steel-town energy into dynamic, multi-layered compositions.
Into the Woods are a progressive metal band from London, formed in 2016. They craft complex, exploratory progressive metal.
Formed in Los Angeles in 2004, Intronaut forged a progressive metal sound that draws equally from sludge metal, jazz fusion, and post-metal, setting them apart within the Southern California heavy scene. Named best metal band by LA Weekly, the group built a catalog across multiple albums that gradually incorporated melodic vocal harmonies alongside their signature polyrhythmic instrumental interplay, with drummer Danny Walker and guitarist Sacha Dunable anchoring the lineup.
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