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A duo of Pagan Priestess (guitar) and Tormento 666 (bass), Naturon Demonto play raw, theatrically charged black metal that feels more like a occult ritual than a straightforward metal record. Their 2021 debut O Livro das Maldições blends tremolo-driven riffs with operatic vocal interplay and Gothic atmosphere, released as a limited digipak through Irmandade Hermética do Ódio.
Värmland black metal act formed in 2016, whose German-meaning name translates to 'Nature-Vile,' channeling darkness from the forested western Sweden region. Their sound draws from the connection between black metal and the natural world.
Natzahu is a one-man black metal project from Mexico, formed in 2025. The project released the debut album Under the Light in April 2025, a nine-track full-length incorporating raw, depressive, and melodic black metal styles.
Nauar is a black/death metal band from Pau, France, formed in 2018. Their music fuses the atmospheric darkness of black metal with the aggression of death metal in the tradition of the French extreme metal underground.
Naubât is a raw black metal project from Chelyabinsk, Russia, active since 2019. They deliver abrasive, lo-fi black metal from the southern Urals.
Naudiz is a black metal project from Rome, Italy, active since 2016. Named after the rune of necessity and hardship, they channel runic mysticism into their dark compositions.
Naught is a black metal band from Rouen, France, active since 2013. The band crafts black metal steeped in darkness and atmospheric intensity from the heart of Normandy's metal scene.
Stockholm raw black metal project formed in 2022, stripping the genre to its most primal essence from Sweden's capital. Their lo-fi approach channels raw black metal's underground ethos.
Wyszków melodic black/death metal act launched in 2024, weaving melodic sophistication through extreme metal's aggressive framework from the Masovian voivodeship. Their fusion approach channels the emotive range of both genres.
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