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Infernal Bloodshed is a black/speed metal project from Malmö, Sweden, active since 2022 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Sweden black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Heavy/speed/thrash metal band from Paltamo in the Kainuu region of northeastern Finland, formed in 2019. Their triple-genre assault delivers metal velocity from the remote Finnish interior.
Inhuman War is a heavy/speed metal band from the Essen/Bochum area of Germany, formed in 2020, blending classic heavy metal power with the relentless velocity of speed metal. The band delivers a high-octane metal assault from the Ruhr Valley.
Thrash/speed metal band from Jyväskylä in central Finland, active since 2014. Their inquisition-referencing name channels high-velocity metal from the Finnish lakeland.
Inner Rotten was a trio from Temuco, Chile, playing a raw, noisy blend of speed metal and hardcore punk under the pseudonyms Peyo Sinister, Neil Weedminister, and Dirty Rorro. The band released several recordings including the albums Pissed Off Mind and Double Electric Discharge, and the 2012 six-track album Live Incorrectly. Fuck For Fun. Die Laughin', channeling the destructive energy of Black Sabbath and 1980s punk into a scrap-crusher sound.
Innocence Died is a speed/power metal band from L'Aquila, Italy, active since 2023 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Insidious One is a speed/thrash/death metal band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2015 and merging death metal's heaviness with thrash's relentless velocity. The project delivers aggressive crossover fury.
Interceptörrrs is a heavy/speed metal band from Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico, formed in 2022. They released their debut full-length 7 en la mira in 2022 and followed it with the single La curva de los aparecidos in 2024.
Speed/black metal band from France formed in 2023. Their deliberately umlauted name channels first-wave-influenced blackened speed metal.
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