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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Imunity is a thrash/death metal band from Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal, active since 2024 and merging death metal's heaviness with thrash's relentless velocity. The project delivers aggressive crossover fury.
Lyon-based metal band active since 2013, evolving from early heavy metal through melodic death/thrash into metalcore. Their stylistic journey reflects the broader diversification of the French metal scene.
In Captivity is a thrash metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 2022 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Minneapolis crossover outfit In Defence have been thrashing since 2007 with a punk-fueled speed and a midwestern directness — short songs, faster riffs, and absolutely zero patience for posturing.
In Dying Times is a metalcore/melodic thrash/death metal band from the Wegberg/Erkelenz area of Germany, active since 2014, wielding a multi-genre attack that draws from thrash, death metal, and metalcore in equal measure. The band's hybrid approach delivers versatility and intensity from the Lower Rhine region.
In Extremis is a thrash/speed metal band from Libina, Czech Republic, active since 2013, delivering rapid-fire riff attacks rooted in the classic thrash and speed metal traditions. The band channels the urgency of early Teutonic thrash through a Moravian sensibility.
In Hate are a death/thrash metal band from Schwaz in the Tyrol region of Austria, occupying the aggressive crossroads between old-school death metal brutality and thrash-driven riff aggression. They maintain a presence under the Bandcamp handle "drowninhate," signaling a bleak, confrontational worldview consistent with the extreme metal underground.
In Limine is a thrash/death/groove metal band from Cremona, Italy, active since 2023 and merging death metal's heaviness with thrash's relentless velocity. The project delivers aggressive crossover fury.
In Movement is a crossover/thrash metal band from Vynohradiv, Ukraine, active since 2015 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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