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Necroberus is a gothic metal band from Guadalajara in Castile-La Mancha, active since 2013. The band crafts dark romantic gothic metal from the historic city east of Madrid.
Necrosist is a gothic/death/thrash metal band from the Uckermark region of Brandenburg, one of the oldest extreme acts in northeastern Germany with roots back to 1994. Three decades of activity spanning gothic, death, and thrash metal make them a regional institution.
Necrosynthesys is a doom/gothic/black metal project from Eckernforde on the Baltic coast of Schleswig-Holstein, active since 2022. The project blends three dark metal traditions from a small seaside town overlooking the Baltic Sea.
Miami's Nefarious Grime dissolves gothic atmosphere into black metal frost and then floods the mixture with outright experimental noise, producing something subtropical and strange. The city's cultural density bleeds into the music: lush, unsettling, and hard to pin down.
Nefilim is an industrial gothic/thrash metal band from Stevenage, UK, formed in 2010. Their sound merges industrial textures and gothic atmospheres with thrash metal aggression.
Neith is a death/gothic metal band from Genoa, Italy, formed in 2024. Named after the Egyptian goddess of war and weaving, they intertwine dark beauty with aggression.
Nekromantas is a black/gothic/symphonic metal band from Messina, Sicily, active since 2023. They weave orchestral darkness from the city at the tip of the Sicilian peninsula.
Nemain is a gothic/black metal and darkwave band from Darlington, UK, formed in 2016. Named after the Irish goddess of war, their sound blends the darkness of black metal with gothic and darkwave atmospheres.
Nereïde is a gothic metal band from Reims, France, formed in 2017. The band channels the dark elegance and emotional depth of gothic metal from the historic champagne city.
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