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Infect is a thrash metal band from Eschenbach, Switzerland, active since 2012, delivering high-velocity riff assaults in the tradition of Teutonic and Bay Area thrash. The band has spent over a decade sharpening their thrash attack in the Swiss underground.
Infectai is a speed/thrash metal and crust band from Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, formed in 2012 by André (vocals), Murilo (drums), Aranha (guitar), and Sapo (bass). Drawing on the raw energy of 1980s punk and metal, the band writes music with explicitly critical content targeting contemporary economic and social systems. Their self-titled EP, released in October 2012, contains four tracks including "Frutos de Um Problema Social" and "Escravo do Inferno."
Infected is a groove/thrash/death metal band from Bastogne, Belgium, formed in 2011, blending bone-crushing groove riffs with thrash velocity and death metal brutality. The band channels the intensity of the Ardennes region into a relentless hybrid of extreme metal styles.
Infected Cells is a death/thrash metal band from Simões Filho, Bahia, Brazil. The band released their debut EP "Voices from the Hell" in 2018, recorded between 2015 and 2017 at WR Bahia Studios in Salvador, Bahia; the seven-track EP was later released on cassette in 2022. They followed it with the EP "This Is the End" (2020) and a live album documenting their appearance at Dopesmoke Festival in 2021.
Infected Mind is a death/thrash metal band from Gliwice, Poland, active since 2017 and merging death metal's heaviness with thrash's relentless velocity. The project delivers aggressive crossover fury.
Infected Mind was a death/thrash metal band from Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil, signed to the InfernalFox label. The band recorded their album "Rascals of Destruction" at Ponto Som Studio in Campina Grande, which includes a live bonus track — a cover of Black Sabbath's "Into the Void." Their lyrical themes centered on social issues and injustice.
Infected Noize is a grindcore/thrash metal act from Moscow, Russia, active since 2014 and delivering chaotic, ferocious bursts of extreme music at breakneck velocity. The project channels the genre's most frenzied and violent impulses.
Infected Syren is a groove/thrash metal band from Nicosia, Cyprus, formed in 2018, channeling thrash 'n' roll swagger through a Mediterranean lens. The band fuses the rhythmic crunch of groove metal with the velocity of thrash and the attitude of rock 'n' roll.
Infected Union is a thrash metal band from Rostock, Germany, formed in 2022, delivering high-speed thrash from the Baltic coast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The band channels the raw energy of one of northeastern Germany's largest cities into tight, aggressive thrash.
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