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Irrational Pull (Deluxe) (2020)
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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Intus Mortem is a black metal project from Italy, active since 2022 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Italy black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Intoxicated is a speed/thrash metal band from Osnabruck, Germany, active since 2013, delivering blistering speed and thrash metal with an umlaut-enhanced punk attitude. The band channels the raw energy of early Teutonic thrash through breakneck performances.
Inuendo is a progressive metal band from Kaštela, Croatia, active since 2012 and crafting ambitious, technically proficient compositions that push beyond conventional metal boundaries. The project channels progressive sophistication.
Inui is a death metal band from the Leichlingen/Leverkusen area of Germany, formed in 2023, forging brutal death metal from the Rhineland chemical corridor between Cologne and Dusseldorf. The band represents a new generation of North Rhine-Westphalian death metal.
Inumbrate is an atmospheric black metal band from Stuttgart, Germany, formed in 2020, crafting shadowy, immersive compositions defined by layers of tremolo-picked melancholy. The band channels the Swabian capital's intensity into expansive atmospheric darkness.
Inuriki is a melodic black/thrash metal act from Norway, active since 2021 and channeling melodic sensibilities through the atmospheric intensity of black metal. The project delivers sweeping, emotionally resonant extreme metal.
Inurnment is a black metal project from Hungary, active since 2019 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Hungary black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Melodic death/thrash metal band from Palencia in Castile and León, active since 2009. Their sound fuses melodic death metal with thrash velocity from the historic Castilian city.
Invader is a heavy metal band from Lommel, Belgium, formed in 2022, channeling the spirit of classic NWOBHM and traditional heavy metal through a modern Belgian lens. The band revives the twin-guitar attack and anthem-driven songwriting of heavy metal's golden age.
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