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Icondemn is a power/thrash metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2021 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Massachusetts thrash veterans running since 1997, Iconoclasm are among the longer-tenured acts in the New England extreme underground — their longevity a testament to a sound that has never needed softening.
Wisconsin thrash/death metallers from Silver Lake who have been tearing through the rural Midwest since 2016, fusing the neck-snapping momentum of thrash with the malevolent texture of death metal.
Iconoclastia is a thrash/groove metal band from Brescia, Italy, active since 2013 and blending thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch. The project delivers high-energy, riff-driven metal.
Idiosyncrasy is a death/thrash metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2017, merging the guttural intensity of death metal with thrash metal's relentless velocity. The band channels the Danish capital's diverse metal scene into a potent dual-genre assault.
Idolatress is a melodic death/thrash metal band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2016 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Idols Are Dead is a melodic thrash metal/metalcore band from Bologna, Italy, active since 2008 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
IFA is a Belgian thrash metal band formed in 2014, delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with a raw edge rooted in the classic European speed metal tradition. The band channels high-velocity intensity with a no-frills approach to extreme metal.
Heavy/thrash metal band from Edinburgh, Scotland formed in 2019. Their Irish Gaelic name — meaning 'hell' — channels aggressive metal from the Scottish capital.
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