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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Netherdom is a French black metal project formed in 2023. The band channels raw black metal intensity from the depths of the French underground.
Athenian black metal project formed in 2019, adding to the prolific output of extreme metal emanating from the Greek capital. Their sound carries the ferocity and darkness characteristic of the modern Hellenic underground.
Nethermancy is a black metal band from Lisbon, Portugal, active since 2003. Over two decades of underground necromantic arts make them veterans of the Portuguese black metal scene.
Iowa City's Nethervoid has been practicing black metal in the American heartland since 2006, two decades of cold, atmospheric fury produced far from the genre's Scandinavian point of origin. The isolation of the Midwest Corridor feels present in their sound: vast, dark, and deeply serious.
Long-running Athenian black metal entity active since 2003, with a deep catalog spanning albums like 'Elder Congregation,' 'Onwards the Dismal Kingdoms,' and 'The Ascending Novelty.' Their atmospheric and melodic black metal approach has evolved across nearly two decades of consistent output, culminating in 2019's 'Annihilation of the Abominate Shadows.'
Netra is a depressive black metal, trip hop, and ambient project from Quimper in Brittany, France, blending extreme metal with electronic and ambient textures. The project defies genre boundaries by weaving trip hop atmospheres into depressive black metal frameworks.
Netrist is a black metal project from Budapest, Hungary, with roots stretching back to 1991. As one of the earliest black metal acts in Hungary, they hold a pioneering position in the country's extreme metal history.
NettleCarrier is a black metal project from Oslo, Norway, active since 2015. Their botanical name adds an unexpected natural element to their dark sound.
Neton is a death/black metal band from Barcelona, formed in 2024. The project brings extreme metal ferocity to the Catalan capital's metal scene.
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