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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Progressive heavy/groove metal band from the Community of Madrid, active since 2016. Their sound blends progressive structures with heavy and groove metal from the Madrid metropolitan area.
Progressive/post-metal band from Bordeaux, launched in 2025. Their Latin name — meaning 'star mountain' — channels atmospheric metal from the Aquitaine wine capital.
Progressive/experimental thrash metal band from Grado in Asturias, active since 2009. Their playfully umlauted name signals an eclectic approach to thrash metal from northern Spain.
Intangible is a progressive metal/rock band from Portugal, active since 2017 and crafting ambitious, technically proficient compositions that push beyond conventional metal boundaries. The project channels progressive sophistication.
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.
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