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Intense Desire to Kill is a death metal band from Santa Luzia, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2015. The band's lineup includes Wesley Adrian on drums, Roger Lúcio on guitars, Warley Alves on bass, and André Luiz on vocals; they released the seven-track demo-EP "Next Victim... Just a Matter of Minutes..." on September 11, 2015.
InTensity is a progressive metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece, active since 2010 and crafting ambitious, technically proficient compositions that push beyond conventional metal boundaries. The project channels progressive sophistication.
Richmond, Virginia's Inter Arma formed in 2006 and have developed into one of the most critically acclaimed American heavy bands of the past two decades, blending sludge, black metal, post-metal, and Southern rock into sprawling, unpredictable albums. Signed to Relapse Records, releases such as Sky Burial (2013), Paradise Gallows (2016), and Sulphur English (2019) drew wide praise from Pitchfork, NPR, and the metal press for their structural ambition and sonic density.
Interceptor is a traditional heavy metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, who recorded their self-titled debut album at La Nave de Oseberg Studios between February and October 2014, releasing it in 2015 on Pacheco Records. The band contributed the track "La piel fría" to the Icarus Music compilation "Heavy metal: Código de honor" in 2016, and later appeared on the cassette and CD-R compilation "Nueva ola del heavy metal Argentino" in 2021. Their sound draws from classic speed and heavy metal in the style of the New Wave of Argentine Heavy Metal scene.
Interceptor is a traditional heavy metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, who recorded their self-titled debut album at La Nave de Oseberg Studios between February and October 2014, releasing it in 2015 on Pacheco Records. The band contributed the track "La piel fría" to the Icarus Music compilation "Heavy metal: Código de honor" in 2016, and later appeared on the cassette and CD-R compilation "Nueva ola del heavy metal Argentino" in 2021. Their sound draws from classic speed and heavy metal in the style of the New Wave of Argentine Heavy Metal scene.
Interceptörrrs is a heavy/speed metal band from Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico, formed in 2022. They released their debut full-length 7 en la mira in 2022 and followed it with the single La curva de los aparecidos in 2024.
Interdiction is a thrash/death metal band from Dortmund, Germany, active since 2003, merging thrash metal's velocity with death metal's heaviness from the heart of the Ruhr Valley. Over two decades, the band has refined their dual-genre assault into a tight, devastating package.
Interdikt is a black metal band from Nymburk, Czech Republic, formed in 2022, pursuing atmospheric black metal from the Elbe-adjacent town east of Prague. The band represents a newer wave of Czech black metal, channeling the genre's cold intensity through a Central European perspective.
Interface are a grindcore and death metal band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 2017. They bring ferocious grinding extremity to the Northern Irish underground.
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