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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Necro Soft is a melodic black metal project from Copenhagen, formed in 2025. The project is among the newest additions to the Danish black metal scene.
Kryvyi Rih melodic black/death metal act formed in 2021, weaving melodic sophistication through extreme metal frameworks from Ukraine's elongated industrial city. Their fusion channels the emotive range of both genres.
Necrorgy is a melodic black metal project from Skien, Norway, formed in 2021. They blend melody with darkness from this Telemark city that was once a major Viking trading center.
Negath is a melodic black metal project originally from Csongrád, Hungary, later based in Edinburgh. Their cross-continental journey reflects the migratory nature of modern underground metal musicians.
Nekrodelirium is a melodic black/death metal band from Tranby, Norway, active since 2016. They deliver feverish extremity from this Lier municipality west of Oslo.
Simferopol symphonic/melodic black/death metal act formed in 2020, blending orchestral grandeur with extreme metal aggression from Crimea. Their ambitious multi-genre approach channels drama through a black metal lens.
Nemus Anima is a melodic black metal project from Vaasa on Finland's western coast, formed in 2023. The project's Latin name meaning 'forest soul' guides their nature-inspired melodic black metal from the Ostrobothnian coast.
Neros Benedictios fuse black metal's cold aggression with strongly melodic and acoustic passages, drawing lyrical material from literature, nature, occultism, and philosophical reflection rather than shock-value satanism. Their 2018 debut full-length Ermo, released on Dead Paradise Records, envelops the listener in a suffocating atmosphere of solitude, alternating between clean and guttural vocals over heavy and introspective compositions.
Nether is a fast melodic black metal band from Belgium's Limburg province, created in 2019 by seasoned underground musicians. Their releases 'Between Shades and Shadows' and 2024's 'The Blood of Rats' emphasize a return to the foundational essence of black metal through relentless speed and melody.
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