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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Nidhög is a melodic black/death metal band from Ålesund, Norway, formed in 2025. Named after the dragon that gnaws at the roots of Yggdrasil, they bring mythological ferocity from Norway's art nouveau coastal city.
Nidingr is a black/death metal band from Borre, Norway, active since 2018. Named after the Old Norse term for a dishonorable person, they channel ancient Scandinavian themes.
Nidiser is a melodic black/death metal project from Ostrobothnia, Finland, describing their sound as Finnswedish melodic black death metal. Their music draws thematic inspiration from nature, freedom, and the land of their bilingual Ostrobothnian homeland.
Nidmörker is a black metal project from Sweden, active since 2018. The project creates dark, atmospheric black metal, its name translating roughly to 'spite darkness' in Swedish.
Nidra is a black/doom metal band from Perm, Russia, formed in 2021. Named after the Sanskrit word for deep sleep, they craft hypnotic, dark compositions from the Ural foothills.
Nidsang is a black metal band from Sundsvall, Sweden, active since 2014. The band delivers relentless Scandinavian black metal from the Norrland coast.
Named for the Norse cursing pole, Olympia's Nidstang channels Pacific Northwest bleakness into cold, hateful black metal. Their sound carries the damp chill of the Cascades and a deep contempt for the mundane.
Nidverk is a black/death metal band from Gällivare, Sweden, formed in 2023. The band brings extreme metal from Swedish Lapland, one of the most remote and northerly metal scenes in Europe.
Nied is an atmospheric black metal project from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2014. They create immersive, layered soundscapes from the Baltic coast.
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