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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Działdowo black metal act formed in 2015, channeling raw darkness from the Warmian-Masurian voivodeship of northeastern Poland. Their uncompromising sound draws from the genre's primal underground traditions.
Out of Tallahassee's humid darkness, Nahemoth marries atmospheric black metal's vast skylines to doom metal's crushing weight, building soundscapes where heat and hopelessness converge. Active since 2018, the project is one of Florida's more spiritually corrosive acts.
Nahtoderfahrung is a black metal project from Upper Franconia in Bavaria, formed in 2023. The project's name meaning 'near-death experience' guides their exploration of mortality through black metal from the Franconian countryside.
Nahtrunar is an Austrian black metal project with a substantial discography including 'Symbolismus,' 'Mysterium Tremendum,' 'Wolfsstunde,' and 'Sphären.' The solo endeavor weaves atmospheric and philosophical threads through its work, collaborating on splits with acts like Hesychia.
Ängelholm black metal act formed in 2018, channeling atmospheric darkness from the Skåne coast of southern Sweden. Their approach draws from Scandinavian black metal's deep roots.
Nail by Nail is a black metal project from Karlsruhe in Baden-Wurttemberg, formed in 2024. The project is among the newest entries in southwestern Germany's active black metal scene.
Roanoke's Nailcrown fuses black metal's icy ferocity with death metal's blunt force, forging a sound that carries the Appalachian region's sense of isolation into extreme territory. The band has been honing its craft since 2019.
Naillung is a black/death metal and crust band from Turku, active since 2019. The band fuses extreme metal with crust punk from Finland's former medieval capital.
Nairez is an experimental and melodic black metal project from Minsk, Belarus, active since 2022. The project pushes beyond conventional black metal structures with experimental and melodic approaches.
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