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Hocnis is a thrash and death metal band from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, active since 2010. The band released the Demo(niac) in June 2010 and the three-track EP SS Ourang Medan in October 2016, the latter taking its name from the legendary ghost ship story and available across major streaming platforms.
Humanicidio was a thrash and heavy metal band from Rosario, Argentina, whose lineup included David Sanchez on guitar and vocals, Nicolás Sanchez on lead guitar, Franco Mena on bass, and Diego Forteaga on drums. The band released a four-track demo in May 2016 and a self-titled album in 2018 before splitting up.
Impietus is a thrash/death metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2011. The band released two recordings in 2023 — the full-length Demons and the single Blind Eye — drawing comparisons to acts like Deicide and Cannibal Corpse with a no-frills approach blending death metal with thrash and grindcore elements.
Infector Cell is a thrash/death metal band from Cotia, São Paulo, Brazil, playing a fast and aggressive style rooted in the Brazilian underground scene. Their debut full-length album, Cultura Suicida, was released in 2017 through Psicose Records and features ten tracks of high-velocity riffing and pummeling drums. The band returned in 2025 with a second album, Sintam a Nossa Vingança, continuing their output in the Brazilian extreme metal circuit.
Infernal Attack was a black/thrash/speed metal band from Itabaiana, Brazil, featuring guitarist and vocalist Jhonata Hellfire and drummer Julio Hellbutcher. The band released the EP Eternal Desire in 2020 through Sacrifice Records of Portugal as a hand-numbered limited cassette edition of 70 copies. The release was described as "unholy black/thrash from Brazil" and represents the band's key recorded output before their split.
Infernizer is a thrash/death metal project from Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil, conceived during the pandemic by Alex Morais, also known from the band Storms. The project released its debut EP Pandementia in 2022, featuring four tracks that draw on thrash, death, black metal, and hardcore influences, with themes addressing pandemic chaos, denialism, and social decay. A second EP, Odiocracia, followed in 2025 with five tracks recorded with producer Daniel Farias.
Instep is a thrash/death metal band from Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil, formed in 2021. The band released their self-titled "Demo 2021" on Bandcamp in June of that year, a four-track recording featuring tracks such as "Total Destruction of the Nation" and "One Bit."
Insânia is a thrash and groove metal band from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, whose blunt, Portuguese-language lyrics engage directly with Brazilian society and politics. The band released a self-titled debut in 2019 to regional acclaim and followed it with the full-length Histeria in March 2021, delivering a tighter and more aggressive sound. They subsequently released the single "Dry," their first English-language track, exclusively through Chaoszine, with the lineup featuring Diogo Felipe on vocals, Raffa Farias on guitar, André Cabral on bass, and Vitor Lima on drums.
Internal Decay was a thrash/death metal band from Maringá, Paraná, Brazil, formed in 1994 and now split-up. The band released a four-track demo in 1996, representing the band's sole known recorded output from their active years in the mid-1990s Brazilian underground metal scene.
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