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Netherbird is a blackened death metal band from Jönköping, Sweden, founded in 2004. Creating 'Swedish blackened death metal art,' the band has released albums including 'Arete' and 'Into The Vast Uncharted,' establishing themselves as a significant force in the melodic extreme metal scene.
Nidhög is a melodic black/death metal band from Ålesund, Norway, formed in 2025. Named after the dragon that gnaws at the roots of Yggdrasil, they bring mythological ferocity from Norway's art nouveau coastal city.
Night Abyss is a melodic black/death metal band from Orekhovo-Zuyevo in the Moscow Oblast, active since 2018. They peer into the void with melodic extremity.
Night Crowned is a melodic black/death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2018. Their albums 'Tales,' 'Hädanfärd,' and 'Impius Viam' showcase dark, atmospheric metal that draws from the Gothenburg melodic tradition while embracing black metal intensity.
Nighted is a melodic black metal project from Lucerne, Switzerland, active since 2022. The project delivers atmospheric, melody-driven black metal from the scenic shores of Lake Lucerne in central Switzerland.
NightMyHeaven is a melodic black/death/symphonic metal band from Guimarães, Portugal, active since 2005. Two decades of activity from the city regarded as the birthplace of Portugal.
Nightsight is a melodic black metal project from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2015. They illuminate the darkness with melodic black metal from the northern capital.
Nihilgrim is a folk/melodic black metal band from Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, active since 2019. They weave folk elements into their atmospheric black metal from this major Siberian city.
Ninkharsag is a Liverpool-based black metal band established in 2009, dedicated to producing uncompromising traditional black metal. With five releases from 2013's The Essential Salts of Human Dust through 2025's The Black Swords of Winter on labels including Candlelight and Vendetta Records, they have become one of the UK's most respected black metal acts.
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