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Incarnate is an extreme metal band from Ceska Lipa, Czech Republic, active since 2005, starting in death metal before pivoting toward grindcore's frenetic brevity. Two decades of evolution have seen the band distill their sound into increasingly compact bursts of violence.
Incarnated is a brutal death metal band from Białystok, Poland, active since 2015 and dealing in the most extreme and guttural forms of death metal. The project channels punishing brutality with unrelenting intensity.
Incarnator is a black metal project from Stavanger, Norway, active since 2009 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Norway black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Death metal band from Les Sables d'Olonne on France's Atlantic coast, formed in 2020. Their portmanteau name channels death metal from the Vendée beach town.
Incassum are a melodic death/gothic metal band from Manchester, England, formed in 2017. Their sound merges melodic death metal aggression with gothic atmosphere and dark melodies.
Incendiary is a death metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2008 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Finnish metal band from Vaasa active since the early 2010s, evolving from melodic death metal into melodic heavy/gothic metal territory. Their stylistic evolution reflects a move toward more accessible, atmospheric metal.
Incepticide is a German melodic death metal project formed in 2022, delivering melody-driven death metal that balances soaring harmonies with crushing heaviness. The band channels the finest traditions of Scandinavian melodeath through a German perspective.
Inception of Fall is a progressive/technical death metal band from Kromeriz, Czech Republic, formed in 2018, featuring five members led by vocalist Adam Rohel and guitarists Adam Raska and Ondrej Cernobila. Their 2025 EP Ruin delivers intricate prog-death compositions, mixed and mastered by Antonin Smrcka with artwork by Erskine Designs.
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