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Black/death metal band from Yutz in the Moselle department of northeastern France, formed in 2019. Their deliberately umlauted name channels extreme metal from the Franco-German border region.
Imprecated is a brutal death metal band from Murmansk, Russia, active since 2015 and dealing in the most extreme and guttural forms of death metal. The project channels punishing brutality with unrelenting intensity.
Long-running Houston satanic death metal institution. Still active with recent releases on Dark Descent Records.
Milwaukee's Imprecation of Love embrace the ugliest corners of raw black metal with a perverse name and a sound to match — lo-fi, primitive, and intensely personal since their 2024 formation.
Imprecator is a death metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2017 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
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.
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