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The Blind Leading The Blind (2019)
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Blood Eagle (2017)
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Architects Of A New Weave (Deluxe Album) (2026)
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Night Shall Drape Us is a Finnish black metal project born from the vision of sole instrumentalist LRH, featuring guest vocalists from the Nordic underground. Their 2024 Season of Mist debut Lunatic Choir delivers fast, melodic, and uncompromising black metal exploring themes of cosmic horror and defiance.
Night Slasher is a black/speed metal band from Vilnius, Lithuania, formed in 2023. They deliver high-velocity aggression from the Baltic capital.
Athenian project blending atmospheric black metal with dungeon synth, creating immersive sonic landscapes that bridge extreme metal's intensity with synthesizer-driven fantasy worlds. Formed in 2025, they represent the newest intersection of these complementary underground traditions.
Roman black/death metal act formed in 2014, merging the atmospheric intensity of black metal with death metal's guttural extremity from Italy's eternal city. Their fusion channels the darkest impulses of both genres.
Nightchant is a black metal project from Linghem, Sweden, formed in 2022. The project creates dark, ritualistic black metal from the Östergötland region.
Nightcult is a black metal project from Granada in Andalusia, active since 2014. The project channels nocturnal cult worship through black metal from the city of the Alhambra.
Nighted is a melodic black metal project from Lucerne, Switzerland, active since 2022. The project delivers atmospheric, melody-driven black metal from the scenic shores of Lake Lucerne in central Switzerland.
Nightfall in Eden is a Viennese death/black metal band established in 2021, with releases including 'The Great Darkness' and 'Sinister Universe.' The project channels a grim fusion of death and black metal traditions from Austria's capital city.
Nightforest is an Austrian ambient black metal project from the Styria region, emerging in 2024. The project merges atmospheric ambient textures with black metal, evoking the dense, darkened woodlands suggested by its name.
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