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Iamdisease is a hardcore/thrash/sludge metal band from Ajdovščina/Črniče/Nova Gorica, Slovenia, active since 2010 and delivering crushing, suffocating heaviness from the low end. The project channels the abrasive, punishing weight of sludge metal.
Iato is a hardcore/thrash/death metal band from Quartu Sant'Elena (Cagliari), Italy, active since 2012 and merging death metal's heaviness with thrash's relentless velocity. The project delivers aggressive crossover fury.
Ibex is a black/thrash metal band from Cologne, Germany, formed in 2020, fusing the raw aggression of black metal with the velocity and riff-driven attack of thrash. The band delivers a fast, filthy hybrid of both genres from Germany's fourth-largest city.
Marietta, Georgia's power/thrash hybrid flies dangerously close to the sun on wings of twin-guitar harmony and galloping rhythms, blending classic metal ambition with the sharpened-blade intensity of thrash.
New York progressive metal act whose layered song structures and shifting time signatures reward patient listeners, building elaborate compositions that carry the density of glacial formations in slow, inevitable motion.
Ice Peak Hate is a groove/thrash metal band from Odesa, Ukraine, active since 2016 and blending thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch. The project delivers high-energy, riff-driven metal.
Ice Scream is a thrash/death metal band from Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, active since 2014 and merging death metal's heaviness with thrash's relentless velocity. The project delivers aggressive crossover fury.
Thrash metal band from Poissy in the Île-de-France region, active since 1990 — over three decades of thrash from the Paris suburbs. Despite their icy name, their longevity makes them one of France's most enduring thrash acts.
Icepick is a crossover/thrash metal/hardcore band from Friesland, Netherlands, active since 2014 and fusing the aggression of thrash metal with hardcore punk's raw energy and attitude. The project delivers high-octane crossover fury.
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