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Invocation were a doom/death metal band from Trofaiach, Styria, formed in 1990 and active through the early part of that decade, releasing material on Napalm Records at a time when that label was first building its extreme metal catalog. The band dissolved in 1994, leaving behind a small body of work that captures Austria's nascent death-doom scene at its earliest formation.
Invocator is a technical thrash metal band from Esbjerg, Denmark, active since 2017, delivering intricate, technically demanding thrash with groove metal underpinnings. The band channels the North Sea port city's energy into precision-engineered aggression.
Invocatory are an old school death metal band from Liverpool, influenced by Grave, Dismember, Carnage, and Demigod. Their 2024 demo The Communion of Decay showcases raw, HM2-driven Swedish-style death metal.
Invoice is a heavy/power/speed metal band from Wolfhagen, Germany, formed in 2018, blending the anthemic energy of power metal with the velocity of speed metal and the riff-driven weight of traditional heavy metal. The band delivers a triple-threat approach from the forested hills of northern Hesse.
Invoid is a death metal band from Witten, Germany, formed in 2025, forging brutal death metal from the Ruhr Valley town between Dortmund and Bochum. The band represents the newest wave of Ruhr-area death metal.
Invokaos is a death metal band from Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil, formed by vocalist Bruno Bacchiega, guitarist Alexandre Jansen, bassist Léo Bulhões, and drummer Thiago Queiroz. Their debut album "Retirantes do Holocausto" (2019), released through a partnership of labels including ABC Terror and Metal Mania, features cover art reinterpreting Candido Portinari's 1944 painting and blends death metal with grindcore and crossover elements alongside politically charged lyrics.
Invokation is a death metal band from Saarbrucken, Germany, active since 2014, delivering crushing extremity from the French-German border city. The band channels the cultural crossroads of the Saarland into relentless death metal.
Invoke is a melodic black metal act from Lisbon, Portugal, active since 2015 and channeling melodic sensibilities through the atmospheric intensity of black metal. The project delivers sweeping, emotionally resonant extreme metal.
Invoker is a melodic black/death metal band from Kothen in Anhalt, Germany, active since 2013, merging the tremolo-picked fury of black metal with melodic death metal's harmonic richness. The band delivers a sweeping dual-genre sound from the heart of Saxony-Anhalt.
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