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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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Impress is a hardcore punk band from Kostroma, Russia, active since 2008 and fusing the aggression of thrash metal with hardcore punk's raw energy and attitude. The project delivers high-octane crossover fury.
Imprisoned in Flesh is a death metal band from Oostburg, Netherlands, active since 2016 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Improbity is a melodic death metal band from Vilnius, Lithuania, active since 2026 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Improbus is a thrash metal band from Pabianice, Poland, active since 2022 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Improbus Atrum is a melodic black metal act from Malta, active and channeling melodic sensibilities through the atmospheric intensity of black metal. The project delivers sweeping, emotionally resonant extreme metal.
ImproVision is a progressive metal band from Hamar, Norway, active since 2024 and crafting ambitious, technically proficient compositions that push beyond conventional metal boundaries. The project channels progressive sophistication.
Small-town Ohio black metal act Impudent have been operating out of Hubbard since 2006, decades of stubborn defiance baked into a sound that owes nothing to trends and everything to spite.
Impugned is a grindcore project from Argentina helmed by Nicolas Grind, with international collaborators contributing guitars and bass. The band appeared on the 2021 four-way split "State of World Deception" alongside Irradiated (USA), Scumeater (Poland), and Meatus (Canada), released through Pornographic Gore Records and Grabaxiones Inframundo.
Impugner is a death metal band from Oslo, Norway, active since 2021 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
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