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Nakhara is a one-man progressive death metal project from Rambouillet, France, created by Saïmon of Pitbulls In The Nursery. The project fuses technical, brutal death metal with exotic instrumentation including Indian sitar, classical guitar, and accordion, producing an original sound described as progressive, technical, and steeped in oriental sonorities.
Nakhteron is a melodic black/death metal band from Tambov, Russia, formed in 2024. They deliver dark melodic extremity from this city in the Central Black Earth region.
Nakka is a death metal band from Rzhev, Russia, active since 2018. They bring heaviness from this small Tver Oblast city on the upper Volga.
Nalar is a melodic death metal band from Berlin, active since 2021. The band brings Gothenburg-influenced melodic death metal to Germany's capital city.
Stockholm death 'n' roll act formed in 2016, infusing death metal aggression with rock 'n' roll groove and swagger from Sweden's capital. Their energetic approach channels Entombed's legacy of Swedish death rock.
New Bedford's Namless has been grinding out thrash metal since 2009, carrying on the Bay State's proud tradition of speed and aggression with seasoned tightness. Fifteen-plus years in, the band still plays like they have something to prove.
Nameless Disease is a death metal band from Nordhausen in Thuringia, Germany, active since 2016. The band delivers unrelenting death metal from the southern slopes of the Harz Mountains.
Nameless Gods traffic in doom-death metal built around the contrast between crushing slowness and the aggressive attack of vocalist Malu Sales, whose background includes former São Paulo outfit Sophie's Threat. Their 2024 debut, And That Sigil Meant Death, leans heavily on cosmic horror and occult imagery across seven tracks, with dual guitars from Damien Mendonça and Isabela Ishibashi carving out a sound that prioritizes atmosphere and weight over technicality.
Zagreb-based black/death metal and crust act formed in 2016, merging extreme metal ferocity with punk's raw D-beat energy. Their triple-genre fusion creates a sound both savage and politically charged.
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