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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Norderobring is a black/folk metal band from Glasgow, Scotland, active since 2012. The band weaves folk melodies and pagan themes into black metal from Scotland's vibrant metal underground.
Nordglanz is a black metal, neofolk, and RAC project from Frankfurt, active since 2019. The project blends multiple dark musical traditions from the Rhine-Main metropolitan area.
Nordheim is a folk/black metal band from Dresden, active since 2010. The band weaves Germanic folk elements into black metal from the baroque Saxon capital on the Elbe.
North Holland melodic death/folk metal act formed in 2012, blending melodic sophistication with folk elements through a death metal framework. Their fusion approach channels traditional melodies through extreme metal power.
Norrsinnt is a folk/pagan/heavy metal band from Västerbotten, Sweden, active since 2015. The band weaves together folk melodies, pagan themes, and heavy metal power from northern Sweden's vast wilderness.
Norrsköld is a multi-genre extreme metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 2014. The band draws from black metal, death metal, folk metal, and metalcore to create a richly layered sound from the heart of the Gothenburg scene.
Northcrown is a folk/black metal project from Huittinen, Finland, formed in 2020. The band interweaves Finnish folk melodies and pagan themes with the raw intensity of black metal.
Northland is a folk and melodic death metal band from Barcelona, active since 2010. The band weaves epic folk narratives into melodic death metal from the vibrant Catalan capital.
Northwinds is a doom metal, progressive rock, and folk band from Paris, France, formed in 2018. Their eclectic sound weaves together the heaviness of doom metal with progressive rock complexity and folk instrumentation.
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