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I Am Chaos is a death/thrash metal band from Triesenberg, Liechtenstein, active since 2013 and merging death metal's heaviness with thrash's relentless velocity. The project delivers aggressive crossover fury.
Thrash/groove/death metal band from the UK launched in 2025. Their three-genre fusion delivers relentless aggression.
I Inside is a thrash/heavy metal band from the Waasland region of Belgium, formed in 2016, delivering classic-leaning metal with aggressive thrash energy. Their sound draws from the European thrash tradition while incorporating traditional heavy metal melodicism.
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I Witness is a death/thrash metal band from Bruges, Belgium, active since 2009, wielding a punishing hybrid of death metal ferocity and thrash metal velocity. The band delivers relentless, riff-driven aggression rooted in the Low Countries extreme metal underground.
I.D.K. is a thrash metal/crossover band from Brindisi, Italy, active since 1996 and fusing the aggression of thrash metal with hardcore punk's raw energy and attitude. The project delivers high-octane crossover fury.
I.N.R.I. is an industrial/black metal project from Mexico City, originally formed in 1989 under the name as a conventional black metal act before evolving into an industrial black metal direction, with releases on the band's own Industrialisis label. The project released multiple full-lengths under the Corroid alias, including Corrois Is the Face of Their Ancient Believes (2006) and In Grey Menhires (2018), and returned to active status in 2017 after a lengthy hiatus.
I.rak is a thrash metal band from Nizhyn, Ukraine, active since 2009 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
San Francisco's thrash veterans have been sharpening their Bay Area blade since 2017, trading in speed, precision, and that classic Northern California aggression that put the genre on the map.
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