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Insanecide was a heavy metal and hard rock trio from Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, active from 2013 until their split-up. The band combined the rhythmic weight of groove metal with melodic hard rock sensibilities, drawing comparisons to Pantera, and released the four-track EP Counter alongside a music video for the track "The Rift."
Thrash metal band from Sant Pere de Ribes near Barcelona, active since 2012. Their sound delivers thrash metal from the Catalan coast south of the city.
Insanehead is a thrash/heavy metal band from Rocca Priora (Rome), Italy, active since 2025 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Insania is a heavy/power metal band from Liège, Belgium, formed in 2023, delivering high-energy anthems built on soaring vocals and galloping riffs. The band carries the flag of European power metal with a bombastic, crowd-rousing approach.
Insania.11 is a thrash/death metal band from Varese, Italy, active since 2016 and merging death metal's heaviness with thrash's relentless velocity. The project delivers aggressive crossover fury.
Insaniae is a doom/death metal act from Queluz, Portugal, active since 2010 and merging death metal's ferocity with doom's oppressive weight. The project inhabits the crushing intersection where both genres converge.
Insaniah is a female-fronted melodic death metal band from Chihuahua, Mexico, formed in 2007 by vocalist/keyboardist Pricilla Lugo and drummer Edgar Torres. The band has released two full-lengths, Howling the Legions (2016) and Wolf River (2019), along with the Santa muerte EP in 2022.
Black metal band from Albacete in Spain's Castilla-La Mancha region, active since 2015. Their sound channels raw black metal from the central Iberian plateau.
Insanic is a melodic thrash metal band from Starnberg, Germany, formed in 2021, blending the velocity of thrash with melodic sensibilities from the shores of Lake Starnberg. The band pairs Bavarian ambition with classic thrash metal energy.
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