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Novae Militiae is a Parisian black metal band active since 2011, with three releases including Affliction of the Divine, Gash'khalah, and 2020's Topheth. Their dark, occult-themed black metal has established them as a significant force in the French black metal underground.
Novarupta is a sludge/black metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2007. Featuring vocalist Jörgen Sandström of Entombed and Grave fame, the band creates crushing, oppressive walls of sludge that build from eerie drone into slow-motion sonic eruptions.
Novem is a black metal project from Moscow, Russia, active since 2018. Their Latin name — meaning 'nine' — carries numerological significance within their dark aesthetic.
November Eternal is a depressive black metal project from Paris, France, formed in 2024. The project channels melancholy and despair through the raw emotional framework of depressive black metal.
Novercalis is a black/death metal project from Gland, Switzerland, formed in 2025. The project is among the newest additions to the francophone Swiss extreme metal underground.
Novgore is a black/death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 1990. One of the oldest extreme metal acts from the Gothenburg region, the band has over three decades of underground black/death metal behind them.
Novgorod is a black/symphonic metal band from San Donà di Piave near Venice, Italy, active since 2017. Named after the ancient Russian city, they channel Eastern European grandeur through their orchestral black metal.
Novichoke is a Russian black/death metal project active since 2021. Their name — a dark play on the nerve agent Novichok — signals the toxic extremity of their sound.
Novigrad is a groove/death/black metal band from Glasgow, Scotland, active since 1998. Their genre-spanning approach blends groove, death, and black metal traditions across over two decades of activity.
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