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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Udine atmospheric/progressive black/death metal act formed in 2013, crafting expansive sonic landscapes from Friuli's capital. Their ambitious approach layers progressive complexity over extreme metal foundations.
Nimostor is an atmospheric black metal project from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2022. They create immersive, dark soundscapes from the Russian capital.
Nimphaion is a multi-genre extreme metal band from Shuya in the Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, active since 2013. They blend black, death, melodic death, and symphonic metal from this small textile city.
Nimrød is a French instrumental symphonic black/death metal project from Lyon whose 2020 debut Twelve Degrees of Violence blends orchestral power with sharp riffs and a solid rhythm section across twelve compositions. Fans have called it a revelation in the French metal scene for its ambitious fusion of classical orchestration and extreme metal.
Nine Covens is a British black metal project active since 2011. The band delivers atmospheric black metal steeped in occult themes.
Ninhur is a Danish post-black metal project formed in 2022. The project pushes black metal into atmospheric, genre-transcending territory.
Frigid Black Metal from Austin, Texas / Western New York.
Ninkharsag is a Liverpool-based black metal band established in 2009, dedicated to producing uncompromising traditional black metal. With five releases from 2013's The Essential Salts of Human Dust through 2025's The Black Swords of Winter on labels including Candlelight and Vendetta Records, they have become one of the UK's most respected black metal acts.
Savage Black Metal / Punk from Austin.
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