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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Östersund black metal project formed in 2020, channeling raw darkness from the Jämtland mountains of northern Sweden. Their sound carries the frozen intensity of Scandinavian black metal.
Nachzehrer is a black/death metal project from the Saarland region of Germany, active since 2021. The project takes its name from a variant of the German vampire legend, informing their blend of black and death metal from the French-German borderlands.
Nijmegen black metal project launched in 2025, representing the newest generation of Dutch extreme metal. Their dark sonic vision channels the raw intensity of the genre's underground traditions.
Nadarkhani are a Christian black metal project from Santa Bárbara d'Oeste whose 2021 album Divine Transcendence Supremacy anchors explicitly theological lyrics to a raw, lo-fi black metal framework. The project features Abisai Darkaliel on guitar and bass alongside Melancton Samengaleff on vocals, operating within the unblack metal tradition that runs against the grain of the genre's typical anti-religious posture.
Nadezda is a black metal project from Novosibirsk, Russia, active since 2015. Their name — Russian for 'hope' — provides an ironic contrast to their dark black metal.
Nadsvest is a black metal project from Belgrade, Serbia, active since 2019. They contribute to the Serbian capital's growing black metal output.
Nadyrr is a black metal project from Estepona on Spain's Costa del Sol, active since 2022. The project delivers cold black metal from an unlikely Mediterranean seaside setting.
Named for Beowulf's cursed sword, Chesterton, Indiana's Naegling emerged in 2024 with black metal rooted in mythological violence and Northern bleakness. A new but serious entrant into the Midwestern underground.
Naer Mataron is a black metal band from Athens, Greece, whose sound has evolved from black metal origins into death metal territory. The band is part of the storied Hellenic extreme metal tradition.
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