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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Inrage is a thrash metal band from Uppsala, Sweden, active since 2014 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Inraza is a groove metal and metalcore band from São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2018 by veterans of the city's underground scene, with a lineup including vocalist Stephany Nusch and guitarist Gabriel Colonna. Drawing on influences such as Lamb of God, Fear Factory, and Sepultura, the band blends contemporary heaviness with melodic passages and socially engaged lyrics. Their debut album Infection was released in November 2020, followed by further studio work including (Still) Stuck and Sociexit.
Inrectum is a death metal band from the Neutraubling/Regensburg area of Germany, active since 2013, delivering crushing death metal from the Danube region of Upper Palatinate. The band has spent over a decade refining their approach to extreme metal.
Thrash/heavy metal band from the Ortuella/Muzkiz area in Basque Country, active since 2012. Their provocative name and thrash/heavy metal approach channel aggression from the industrial Bilbao suburbs.
Brutal death metal band from Paris, France active since 2017. Their sound delivers punishing brutality from the French capital.
Insaint is a death/thrash metal band from 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, active since 2024 and merging death metal's heaviness with thrash's relentless velocity. The project delivers aggressive crossover fury.
Insalubre is a black metal project from Peso da Régua, Portugal, active since 2024 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Portugal black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Insan is a progressive black metal project from Mali Lošinj, Croatia, active since 2017 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Croatia black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Insane Art is a groove/thrash metal/metalcore band from Novosibirsk, Russia, active since 2017 and blending thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch. The project delivers high-energy, riff-driven metal.
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