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Northvoid is a groove metal band from Joensuu, Finland, blending melodic death metal atmospheres with heavy groove-driven riffing inspired by northern wilderness and melancholy. Their releases Echoes From North and Ember Remains capture the desolate beauty of Finnish landscapes through powerful, emotionally charged metal.
Norwalk is a progressive thrash metal band from Voiron, France, active for over a decade, drawing influence from Metallica, Megadeth, and Pantera. Their 2025 album Psycho Mirror delivers eight tracks of expansive, psychologically themed thrash metal with compositions stretching to nearly ten minutes.
Not Stopping Fight is a melodic death/groove metal band from Omsk, Siberia, active since 2014. Their determined name drives the relentless energy of their metal from western Siberia.
Notheist is a progressive/groove metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2019. Their sound combines the intricate structures of progressive metal with the heavy rhythmic drive of groove metal.
Nots is a groove metal and metalcore band from Székesfehérvár, Hungary, active since 2014. They bring modern heavy music from this ancient coronation city of Hungarian kings.
Formed in 2022 in Sturgis, Michigan, Nova Blast combine the churning groove of mid-period metal with metalcore's melodic and structural sensibilities, a pairing that suits the band's direct, hard-hitting approach. Young but focused, they represent the next wave of Midwest metal — bands building identity in smaller cities far from the conventional scenes.
Novigrad is a groove/death/black metal band from Glasgow, Scotland, active since 1998. Their genre-spanning approach blends groove, death, and black metal traditions across over two decades of activity.
Novomundo is a groove metal band from Rome, Italy, active since 2007. Nearly two decades of delivering heavy grooves from the Eternal City.
Num is a groove metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, whose sound blends thrash, djent, and alternative metal influences into a dense, rhythmically focused attack. The band released three albums in rapid succession — NUM (2014), Desarreglos (2015), and Lo Que Sangra (2017) — building a reputation in the Argentine underground metal scene.
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