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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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San Antonio goregrind/brutal death metal/noise extremists. One of Texas's longest-running underground acts.
Intestinal Infection is a grindcore band from Celle, Germany, active since 2002, dealing in explosive, ultra-short bursts of sonic violence for over two decades. The band has maintained a relentless commitment to the grindcore ethos from the Lower Saxon garrison town.
Brutal Brutal Death Metal from Houston, Texas (early); Southern California (later).
Intestine Autopsy is a brutal death metal band from Kadıköy, Turkey, active since 2017 and dealing in the most extreme and guttural forms of death metal. The project channels punishing brutality with unrelenting intensity.
Intestines is a death metal/grindcore band from the Regensburg-Nittendorf area of Germany, formed in 2025, merging death metal brutality with grindcore's explosive brevity. The band represents one of the newest extreme acts from the Upper Palatinate.
Intestiness is a death metal band from Helmstedt, Germany, formed in 2026, forging brutal death metal from the former border town between East and West Germany. The band represents the newest wave of Lower Saxon death metal.
Intestterror is a brutal death metal band from Leeuwarden, Netherlands, active since 2025 and dealing in the most extreme and guttural forms of death metal. The project channels punishing brutality with unrelenting intensity.
Intet is a progressive black metal project from Norway, active since 2016 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Norway black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Inthefreak is a death metal band from Foggia, Italy, active since 2025 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
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