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Nervochaos

São Paulo, BR · 1996–present · active
One of São Paulo's most enduring extreme metal acts, Nervochaos have been churning out abrasive, chaotic death metal since 1996, with a catalog spanning ten studio albums and drawing influence from Morbid Angel, Vader, and Sinister. Their 2022 album All Colors of Darkness, released via Emanzipation Productions, is their tenth full-length and keeps the formula intact: satanic lyrical themes, brutal atmosphere, and a technical backbone refined over nearly three decades.
Death Metal

Nervosa

BR · 2010–present · active
Nervosa is an all-female thrash metal band founded in São Paulo, Brazil in 2010 by guitarist Prika Amaral and drummer Fernanda Terra, with Fernanda Lira joining shortly thereafter on bass and vocals. Their debut Victim of Yourself (2013) announced a relentless, Teutonic-influenced thrash attack, and the band sustained momentum through Agony (2016) and Downfall of Mankind (2018) despite numerous lineup changes. Amaral has helmed the project through multiple roster shifts, continuing into the Napalm Records era with Perpetual Chaos (2021) and Jailbreak (2023).
Death MetalThrash Metal

Nervous Decay

Nantes, FR · 2021–present · active
Nervous Decay is a death metal band from Nantes, France, delivering old-school-infused death metal characterized by intense riffing, complex songwriting, and brutal neck-wrecking sections punctuated by unexpected melodic moments. Their lyrics address the difficulties of thinking freely in modern society.
Death Metal

Nesaia

Naumburg, DE · 2016–present · active
Nesaia is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Naumburg in Saxony-Anhalt, active since 2016. The band blends Scandinavian melodeath influence with modern metalcore from the medieval wine town on the Saale River.
Death MetalMelodic Death MetalMetalcore

Nessus

Sassari, IT · 2024–present · active
Nessus is a death/progressive metal band from Sassari, Sardinia, formed in 2024. Named after the centaur from Greek mythology, they blend mythological themes with technical metal.
Death MetalProgressive Metal

Nest of Plagues

Budapest, HU · 2016–present · active
Nest of Plagues is a death metal and deathcore band from Budapest, Hungary, active since 2016. They have built a following with their modern, technically proficient approach to extreme metal.
Death MetalDeathcore

Nest of Scum

Southport, GB · 2020–present · active
Nest of Scum is a death metal and grindcore band from Southport, UK, formed in 2020. The band channels extreme metal brutality from the Merseyside coast.
Death MetalGrindcore

Neter

Seville, ES · 2009–present · active
Neter is a death metal band from Seville, active since 2009. Named after the ancient Egyptian word for deity, the band has channeled pharaonic themes through over fifteen years of death metal from Andalusia.
Death Metal

Nethergod

Extremadura, ES · 2013–present · active
Nethergod is a death metal band from Extremadura, active since 2013. The band delivers death metal from the vast, arid plains of southwestern Spain.
Death Metal

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