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Iron Bastard is a black/speed metal band from Itu, São Paulo, Brazil, playing in the tradition of classic European and Japanese underground metal. Their second full-length album, "Thunder Röaring Metal" (2024), released through Black Hearts Records, was cited among the top Brazilian metal releases of the year and includes covers of Holocaust and Sabbat alongside original material such as "Forged in Fire" and "Culto ao Abismo". The band has shared stages with international acts including Sabbat at the Brazilian Harmageddon festival in São Paulo.
Heavy/speed metal band from Murcia in southeastern Spain, active since 2012. Their Cold War-referencing name channels classic heavy and speed metal from the Mediterranean coast.
Iron Overkill are a heavy and speed metal band from Linz formed in 2020, playing "battlefield rock'n'roll" rooted in classic 1980s heavy metal energy and momentum. Their discography of independent releases includes their self-titled debut (2022), Battlefield Rock'n'Roll from Hell (2022), and Heavy Load (2025).
Heavy/speed metal band from Tarbes in the Hautes-Pyrénées, active since 2015. Their sound channels classic heavy and speed metal from the foot of the French Pyrenees.
Iron Steel is a speed metal/punk band from Budapest, Hungary, active since 2018 and delivering high-velocity, exhilarating metal with relentless momentum. The project channels the urgency and excitement of speed metal.
Ironguard is a speed/power metal band from Fredericia, Denmark, active since 2011, blending the velocity of speed metal with the anthemic melodies of power metal. Over fifteen years, the band has forged a blistering hybrid from the Jutland garrison town.
Irreverencia is a speed/thrash metal band from Santiago, Chile, active since 1995, whose lyrics address atheism and political themes. Their 2001 album Dadme la otra mejilla stands as a key release in their catalogue, and the band has remained active through releases on Santiago's Bolchevique Records.
It Lives is a heavy/speed metal band from Netherlands, active since 2021 and delivering high-velocity, exhilarating metal with relentless momentum. The project channels the urgency and excitement of speed metal.
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