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Black metal band from Madrid, Spain active since 2015. Their ouroboros-referencing name adds alchemical symbolism to their black metal from the Spanish capital.
InScape is a gothic metal act from Budapest, Hungary, active since 2013 and weaving dark romanticism and heavy atmospherics into its sound. The project channels the melancholy and grandeur of gothic metal.
Insect is a black metal project from Shostka, Ukraine, active since 2022 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Ukraine black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Insect Court is an experimental black metal band from Munich, Germany, active since 2015, pushing black metal into unconventional sonic territory through avant-garde textures and unorthodox structures. The band channels Munich's cultural sophistication into forward-thinking extreme metal.
Insect Inside is a slam/brutal death metal/deathcore band from Chelyabinsk/Zlatoust, Russia, active since 2019 and dealing in the most extreme and guttural forms of death metal. The project channels punishing brutality with unrelenting intensity.
Legendary Houston grindcore. Short-lived but massively influential.
Insected is a brutal death metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 2005 and dealing in the most extreme and guttural forms of death metal. The project channels punishing brutality with unrelenting intensity.
Insecticida is an old-school thrash metal band from Timbaúba, Pernambuco, Brazil, playing aggressive 1980s-style thrash with no modern frills. The band infuses northeastern Brazilian culture into their music, including humorous lyrics that tackle social themes with regional irony, and released their debut EP "Deu a Mulesta dos Cachorro" in 2017.
Brutal death metal band from Rennes in Brittany, active since 2017. Their provocative name channels extreme brutality from the Breton capital.
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