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Daze Of The Week (2026)
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L'Envol (2024)
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Depravity Favours the Bold (2016)
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Ede melodic death/thrash metal act formed in 2021, weaving melodic sophistication through aggressive riffing from the Gelderland region. Their dual approach balances accessibility with extreme metal intensity.
Nethertale is a melodic death metal band from Benidorm on Spain's Costa Blanca, active since 2011. The band brings Scandinavian-influenced melodeath to the famous Mediterranean resort town.
Ankara melodic death metal act formed in 2019, weaving melodic sophistication through death metal's aggressive framework from Turkey's capital. Their approach channels Scandinavian melodeath's emotive range.
Neton is a death/black metal band from Barcelona, formed in 2024. The project brings extreme metal ferocity to the Catalan capital's metal scene.
Neural Abyss play old-school death metal rooted in misanthropy and nihilism, with a sound that draws on the early Brazilian death metal tradition. The Campina Grande three-piece — Vitor Giovanni on bass and vocals, Luênya Van Ripper on guitar, and Relrys Silva on drums — released their debut full-length Everything Is Over in late 2025 via My Dark Desires Records.
Neural Death is a young death metal outfit from Franca whose 2024 demo Guerras announced their arrival with three tracks of blunt, unpolished brutality. The trio — Aladdin on guitars, Iury on drums, and Sarthory handling bass and vocals — recorded the demo at Sala 7 studio and released it in early 2024.
Neuralgia is a death metal/grindcore band from Sweden, active since 2008. The band delivers extreme metal that fuses death metal heaviness with grindcore's relentless intensity.
Neurasthenia is a doom/death metal project from Helsinki, formed in 2025. The project's name referencing the nervous exhaustion condition channels physical and mental depletion through crushing doom.
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