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Normakk is a multi-faceted extreme music project from Basingstoke, UK, active since 2009, whose sound has evolved from dungeon synth and ambient origins into atmospheric black metal, drone, and noise. Their shapeshifting approach defies easy categorization.
Normandy is a US black metal outfit founded in 2017 whose Bandcamp presence under the Normandy Records banner suggests both an artist and a curatorial sensibility. Their music adheres to black metal's foundational tenets — abrasive production, relentless intensity, and a strong sense of atmosphere — without much regard for commercial convention. The lack of a fixed location only adds to their shadowy, anonymous character.
Norn is a black/death metal band from Doué-la-Fontaine, France, active since 2012. Named after the Norse fates, the band weaves black and death metal together from the troglodyte caves region of the Loire Valley.
Nornahetta is an Icelandic black metal project active since 2012. Their name references the ancient Norse concept of the Norns' fate, fitting Iceland's mythological heritage.
Nornir is a black metal project from Freiberg in Saxony, active since 2017. Named after the Norse Fates, the project weaves destiny-themed black metal from the Ore Mountains.
Norphobia is a melodic death/black metal band from Ohringen in Baden-Wurttemberg, active since 2018. The band blends melodic death and black metal from the Hohenlohe region.
Norr is a black metal project from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, active since 2016. The project channels northern isolation through black metal from Germany's northeastern Baltic region.
Norrsköld is a multi-genre extreme metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 2014. The band draws from black metal, death metal, folk metal, and metalcore to create a richly layered sound from the heart of the Gothenburg scene.
Norrut is a black metal project from Saxony, active since 2021. The project delivers cold black metal from the eastern German heartland.
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