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Nothankyou is a raw black metal, noise rock, and drone project from London, UK, active since 2016. The project blurs the lines between raw black metal aggression and the abrasive textures of noise rock and drone.
Portland's Nothing have been operating in the bleak territory between dark ambient and industrial metal since 2010, constructing soundscapes where oppressive machinery noise and electronic texture replace conventional guitar-driven metal. Their music is more atmosphere than assault, a slow corrosion that rewards listeners willing to sit inside its industrial gloom.
Nothzog is a German black metal project formed in 2025. The project is among the newest entrants in Germany's vast and ever-growing black metal scene.
Nott is a black metal project from Brescia, Italy, active since 2013. Named after the Norse personification of night, they embrace total darkness.
Notturno is an atmospheric black metal project from Agnone in Molise, Italy, active since 2019. Their name — Italian for 'nocturne' — captures the contemplative darkness of their sound from this ancient bell-making town.
Notus Inlatinus is a raw black metal band from Bordeaux, France, active since 2009. The band delivers lo-fi, uncompromising raw black metal from the wine capital of southwestern France.
Nouvelle Église Catholique is a French black metal project formed in 2025. The provocatively named act channels black metal's tradition of religious subversion through their extreme music.
Nova is a black metal project from the Veneto region of Italy, active since 2020. Their stellar name illuminates an otherwise dark sonic universe.
Nova Lux is a black metal project from Naples, Italy, active since 2010. Their Latin name — meaning 'new light' — suggests revelation through the darkness of black metal.
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