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Death Atlas (2019)
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Nyctophilia is a black metal band from Barry, Wales, active since 2012. Named for the love of darkness, the band crafts black metal from the South Wales underground.
Nyctophobia is a melodic black metal project from Ettlingen near Karlsruhe, active since 2021. The project's name meaning 'fear of darkness' guides their exploration of melodic black metal from Baden.
Nyctophoros is an atmospheric black metal project from Norway, formed in 2021. Their Greek name — meaning 'bearer of night' — signals the dark, immersive quality of their atmospheric compositions.
Nyctopia is a black metal band from Glasgow, Scotland, active since 2018. The band channels atmospheric black metal darkness from the west of Scotland.
Detroit's Nydeshka approach melodic black metal with the cold, industrial-adjacent edge that the city tends to imprint on its heaviest acts, wrapping tremolo-driven melodies in atmospheric density. Active since 2015, the project balances stark Midwestern atmosphere against traditional black metal aggression.
Nyght is a black metal project from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2019. The project creates dark, atmospheric black metal from the heart of Sweden's legendary metal city.
Nyhill is a melodic death/post-black metal band from Sarreguemines, France, formed in 2021. Their sound bridges melodic death metal's precision with the atmospheric sweep of post-black metal from the Franco-German border region.
Nyks is a Finnish black metal project active since 2018. The band delivers raw black metal drawn from the atmospheric depths of the Finnish underground tradition.
Nyksta is a black/post-metal band from Vilnius, Lithuania, active since 2014. They push black metal into atmospheric, post-metal territory with expansive compositions.
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