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Death/groove metal band from Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, active since 2014. Their apocalyptic name channels aggressive metal from the Home Counties.
Madison, Wisconsin's Imminent Attack evolved from their hardcore punk origins into a full-throttle crossover thrash beast, landing somewhere between D.R.I. and early Slayer with Midwest grit to spare.
Imminent Attack is a thrash/crossover metal band from Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2012. Their debut album "Deliver Us From Ourselves" (2012), produced at Casanegra studio, delivered fourteen tracks of high-speed thrash with D.R.I. and Suicidal Tendencies-influenced crossover edge, and featured a guest appearance by Pedro Poney of Violator on the track "St. Madness".
Death metal band from Bolton in Greater Manchester, active since 2016. Their sound channels death metal from the northern English mill town.
San Antonio's Imminent Descent applies melodic death metal's sense of melody and motion to genuinely crushing material — a Texas act that draws from Scandinavian influence without sacrificing regional identity.
Imminent Doom is a black/thrash metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2016. The band released their debut EP "Guerra Iminente" in October 2016, followed by the album "Ataque!" in December 2020. Their sound draws on the aggressive traditions of Brazilian black and thrash metal, delivered with raw, independent production.
Chicago's Imminent Terror arrived in 2022 playing thrash metal that channels the city's storied aggression — tightly wound, riff-driven, and carrying the urgency the name implies.
Imminentchaos is a crossover metal band from Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil, active since 2006. The band released the album "Days of Disgust", recorded and mixed at Da Tribo Studios in São Paulo and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music in New York, demonstrating a polished underground approach rare for the local scene. Their catalog, released through Terceiro Mundo Chaos Discos, blends metal aggression with hardcore energy.
Immodus is a death metal band from Budapest, Hungary, active since 2017 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
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