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Neoplasmah is a black/death metal band from Seixal near Lisbon, active since 2019. They deliver malignant extremity from the southern shore of the Tagus estuary.
Neoplassis is a Swiss brutal death metal project. The band delivers unrelenting, surgically precise brutal death metal from the heart of the Swiss underground.
Neorhythm is a death/groove metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2018. They deliver rhythmically inventive extreme metal from Russia's cultural capital.
Neotruth is a melodic death metal band from Tula, Russia. They seek truth through the dual channels of melody and aggression from this historic arms-manufacturing city.
Nepenthe is a death metal band from Perugia, Italy, active since 2020. Named after the mythological drug of forgetfulness from Homer's Odyssey, they deliver oblivion through brutality.
Female-fronted symphonic and melodic death metal act from Ioannina, blending orchestral grandeur with crushing heaviness across albums like 'Drawing New Worlds' and 'No Gods in Heaven.' Vocalist Maria Tsironi anchors a sound that plumbs the depths of the human psyche through cinematic arrangements and dual vocal approaches.
Neperiah is a death metal and deathcore band from Toulouse, France, whose 2014 debut EP Dividers delivers eight tracks blending death metal aggression with deathcore breakdowns and thrash elements. The band represents Toulouse's active extreme metal community.
Nephalokia is a genre-crossing metal band from Toulouse, France, formed in 2008, blending the heaviness of modern metal with deathcore brutality and post-hardcore atmospheric ambiances. Across releases including Journey and Sunshine, they aim to smash borders between genres to express contradictory emotions.
Originally operating under the name Interior Soul before adopting the Nephasth moniker in 1999, this death metal unit built an early reputation through tape-trading alongside peers like Krisiun and Rebaelliun, and landed on Relapse Records' influential Brazilian Assault compilation. Their 2001 Mercenary Musik debut Immortal Unholy Triumph established their relentless approach, followed by the technically sharpened Conceived by Inhuman Blood in 2004 before the band dissolved in 2005.
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