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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Extreme Power Metal (2019)
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rosemary (2023)
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Lviv death/doom metal act with folk influences, formed in 2012 and merging crushing heaviness with traditional melodic elements from western Ukraine's cultural capital. Their folk-inflected approach adds a distinctive Ukrainian character to the doom/death tradition.
Negative Reaction is a melodic death metal band from Murmansk, Russia, active since 1996. Three decades of activity from above the Arctic Circle make them one of the northernmost and most enduring metal acts in Russia.
Negative Voice is a melodic death/doom metal band from Shilovo in Ryazan Oblast, Russia, active since 2013. They craft sorrowful compositions from this small town southeast of Moscow.
İzmir melodic death/thrash metal act formed in 2020, weaving melody through aggressive frameworks from the Aegean coast. Their dual approach balances accessibility with extreme metal intensity.
Neglected is a brutal death metal band from Porreres on the island of Mallorca, active since 2018. The band brings punishing brutality to the Balearic Islands.
Neighborhood in Blood is a brutal death metal band from Vicenza, Italy, active since 2014. Their name evokes suburban horror translated into punishing death metal from the Veneto.
Johnstown, New York's Neist fuses death and black metal in a way that feels genuinely cold rather than performative — the upstate geography seems to seep into the riffs. Since 2017 they've been refining a sound that favors atmosphere built from aggression rather than ambience.
Neith is a death/gothic metal band from Genoa, Italy, formed in 2024. Named after the Egyptian goddess of war and weaving, they intertwine dark beauty with aggression.
Neka is a brutal death metal band from Foggia in Puglia, Italy, formed in 2023. They bring crushing brutality from the Tavoliere plain of southeastern Italy.
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