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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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Atmospheric doom/black metal band from Finland formed in 2023. Their evocative name channels the intersection of doom and black metal atmospherics.
Into Denial is a progressive heavy metal band from Dortmund, Germany, formed in 2022, combining ambitious progressive structures with the power and directness of heavy metal. The band channels Dortmund's steel-town energy into dynamic, multi-layered compositions.
Into Eternity formed in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1997 and built a reputation for technically intricate progressive death metal that weaves clean harmonized vocals, growled death metal delivery, and complex time signatures into cohesive song structures. After signing to Century Media Records, the band released a series of albums including Buried in Oblivion (2004) and The Scattering of Ashes (2006), and in 2007 toured North America in support of Dream Theater.
Into Morphin is a death/black metal band from Teresina, Piauí, Brazil, active since 2021. The band's confirmed lineup includes Mvreisc on vocals, Yansilva and Padua Belo on guitars, Maxribeiro on bass, and Helio on drums, making them one of the few extreme metal acts operating out of Brazil's northeastern state of Piauí.
Into Nowhere is a death metal band from Karlstad, Sweden, active since 2023 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Into Oblivion is a thrash metal band from Hamburg, Germany, active since 2009, delivering over fifteen years of high-speed thrash from the gateway to the North Sea. The band channels Hamburg's maritime grit into relentless, riff-driven compositions.
Into Obscurity is a melodic death metal band from Aschersleben, Germany, formed in 2024, channeling the Gothenburg melodeath tradition from the historic Harz foothills of Saxony-Anhalt. The band pairs sweeping melodies with death metal intensity.
Into Pain is a death/thrash metal band from Gottingen, Germany, formed in 2020, merging death metal's guttural weight with the relentless velocity of thrash. The band channels the duality of both genres from the Lower Saxon university city.
Into Sickness is a death metal/grindcore band from Mexico City, Mexico, formed in 2007. The band has released multiple full-lengths in the Reasons to Grind series, including Reasons to Grind Vol. II in 2014.
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