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Undercover Scumbag (2018)
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A Stare Bound in Stone (2018)
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Of Stone, Wind, & Pillor (Remastered) (2021)
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Instant Death is a thrash/death metal band from Kraków, Poland, active since 2017 and merging death metal's heaviness with thrash's relentless velocity. The project delivers aggressive crossover fury.
Nantes-based act active since 2014, evolving from early avant-garde death metal into later industrial hip-hop and hardcore territory. Their radical stylistic shift reflects a restless experimental spirit.
Progressive/post-metal band from Bordeaux, launched in 2025. Their Latin name — meaning 'star mountain' — channels atmospheric metal from the Aquitaine wine capital.
Insteadgod is a death metal band from Izhevsk, Russia, active since 2020 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Instep is a thrash/death metal band from Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil, formed in 2021. The band released their self-titled "Demo 2021" on Bandcamp in June of that year, a four-track recording featuring tracks such as "Total Destruction of the Nation" and "One Bit."
Instil is a melodic death metal, metalcore band from Groningen, Netherlands, active since 2018 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Groove metal band from Bermeo on the Basque coast, active since 2017. Their sound channels rhythmic, riff-driven heaviness from the fishing town on the Bay of Biscay.
Instinct of Survival is a death metal/crust band from Hamburg, Germany, active since 2004, bridging the ferocity of death metal with the raw, DIY ethos of crust punk. Over two decades, the band has become a pillar of Hamburg's extreme underground, blending both genres into an unrelenting assault.
InstinctHate are a groove and thrash metal band from Imst in the Tyrolean Alps of Austria, channeling the Pantera-descended groove metal tradition through tight riffing and an aggressive posture. The band self-releases material through their Bandcamp page as an independent act in the Austrian underground.
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