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Actin' Up (2023)
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Green Man Rising (Demo) (2017)
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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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Nitro is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Pau, France, active since 2013. The band delivers high-energy heavy metal and hard rock from the foothills of the French Pyrenees.
Nitronein is a heavy metal band from Preston, UK, active since 2017. The band delivers traditional heavy metal from Lancashire in the northwest of England.
Nitrovolt is a heavy/speed metal and hard rock band from Cologne, active since 2015. The band electrifies the Rhineland with high-voltage speed metal and hard rock from Germany's fourth-largest city.
Niwmonia is a black/heavy metal band from Nuremberg, active since 2020. The band fuses traditional heavy metal hooks with black metal intensity from the Franconian capital.
No Bros is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Innsbruck, Austria, active since 2013. The band keeps the flame of classic heavy metal and hard rock alive in the alpine Tyrolean capital.
No Excuse is a heavy metal and hard rock band from London, UK, active since 2014. The band delivers no-frills heavy metal and hard rock from the British capital.
Syracuse heavy metal act launched in 2025, delivering classic metal energy from Sicily's ancient coastal city. Their approach channels the timeless power of traditional heavy metal riffing.
Athens act that evolved from power metal origins into a heavier thrash direction, reflecting a restless creative trajectory that outgrew their initial melodic framework. Their stylistic shift demonstrates the pull of aggression over anthemic bombast.
Genoa heavy metal act formed in 2016, delivering classic metal power from Liguria's capital and major port city. Their riff-driven approach channels the timeless energy of traditional heavy metal.
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