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Black/thrash metal band from Sabadell near Barcelona, active since 2008 — over 15 years of blackened thrash from the Catalan industrial city.
Insultor was a black/death metal band from General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina, active from 2008 until their split-up. They released the "Demonic Session" live session demo in November 2014 on cassette through Nebulous Black Tyrant in a run of 66 copies, followed by their full-length album "Demonic Curses" in March 2019 via Blackwinds Productions. Their thematic material centred on blasphemy, war, and satanic imagery in the South American underground tradition.
Vicious Thrash Metal from Stephenville/Arlington.
Insurgency is a melodic thrash metal band from Lunen, Germany, active since 2014, pairing the speed and aggression of thrash with melodic hooks and harmonized guitar leads. The band channels the Ruhr-adjacent town's energy into accessible yet aggressive thrash compositions.
Insurgência is a thrash metal/crossover band from Amadora, Portugal, active since 2024 and fusing the aggression of thrash metal with hardcore punk's raw energy and attitude. The project delivers high-octane crossover fury.
Insurmountable Obstacle is a death metal/grindcore/hardcore/punk band from Kulmain, Germany, active since 1992, making them one of the oldest extreme crossover acts in the Bavarian countryside. Over three decades, the band has fused multiple extreme genres from their base in rural Upper Franconia.
Insurrect are a black/death metal and crust band from the United Kingdom, formed in 2023. Their releases including Nomadic War Machine blend extreme metal with politically charged crust punk under a Red Black Resistance banner.
Insurrection is a metalcore band from Leipzig, Germany, active since 2008, delivering breakdowns and aggressive energy from the Saxon music capital. The band has spent nearly two decades building their metalcore sound in one of eastern Germany's most vibrant music cities.
Insânia is a thrash and groove metal band from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, whose blunt, Portuguese-language lyrics engage directly with Brazilian society and politics. The band released a self-titled debut in 2019 to regional acclaim and followed it with the full-length Histeria in March 2021, delivering a tighter and more aggressive sound. They subsequently released the single "Dry," their first English-language track, exclusively through Chaoszine, with the lineup featuring Diogo Felipe on vocals, Raffa Farias on guitar, André Cabral on bass, and Vitor Lima on drums.
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