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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Featured Groove Metal Album
State Of Unrest (2023)
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Massachusetts heavy metal outfit N.D.Y. channels the blue-collar grit of Millis into straightforward, riff-driven metal with a no-frills attitude. Active since 2015, the band keeps the genre's working-class roots firmly planted.
Mönsterås heavy metal act formed in 2010, delivering classic metal energy from the Småland coast. Their traditional approach channels the foundational power of heavy metal.
Born from New York City's dense metal underground in 2021, N.Y.C. delivers heavy metal with the borough swagger and street-level tenacity the name implies. The city's long tradition of hard-edged sound runs through every riff.
Nabari is a heavy metal band from Berriz in the Basque Country, active since 2020. The band carries the flag of traditional heavy metal from the mountainous Basque interior.
Nabla is a heavy/stoner metal band from Latisana in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, active since 2013. Named after the mathematical operator, they deliver calculated heaviness.
Nachtrauner is a heavy, groove, and gothic metal band from Munich, Germany, formed in 2023. The project blends gothic darkness with groove-metal heaviness from Bavaria's capital city.
Nadir is a progressive heavy and power metal band from Kaltenkirchen in Schleswig-Holstein, active since 2019. The band explores the depths suggested by their name through progressive arrangements and power metal dynamics from northern Germany.
Nadsokor is a heavy metal band from Valencia, formed in 2023. Named after the city of beggars in Michael Moorcock's Elric saga, the band brings literary fantasy themes to Spanish heavy metal.
NAFT is a thrash, stoner, and heavy metal band from Copenhagen, active since 2021. The band delivers a volatile fusion of thrash energy with stoner grooves from the Danish capital.
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