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Nukke is a melodic death metal project from Finland, formed in 2021. The band contributes to Finland's rich melodic death metal lineage with compositions that balance aggression and melody.
Nullified is a black/melodic death metal band from Koprivnica, Croatia, formed in 2022. They deliver technically proficient extreme metal from this northern Croatian city.
Portland's Nux Vomica have been fusing melodic death metal with crust punk's anarchic energy since 2007, resulting in music that is simultaneously sweeping and abrasive. Long-form compositions layer desperate melody over d-beat-driven chaos, creating something emotionally raw that refuses to sit comfortably in either camp.
Nvrvd is a melodic death metal band from Minden in North Rhine-Westphalia, active since 2010. The band delivers Scandinavian-influenced melodeath from the Weser river town.
Downey, California's Nyctophile blend melodic death metal sensibility with deathcore heaviness and metalcore structure, arriving at a sound rooted in Southern California's hybrid extreme scene. Formed in 2017, the band merges crushing breakdowns with melodic lead work and aggressive vocal delivery.
Nygmalion is a melodic death metal band from Budapest, Hungary, active since 2020. Their name riffs on the Pygmalion myth, suggesting the sculpting of something beautiful from harsh material.
Nyhill is a melodic death/post-black metal band from Sarreguemines, France, formed in 2021. Their sound bridges melodic death metal's precision with the atmospheric sweep of post-black metal from the Franco-German border region.
Nyktophobia is a melodic death metal band from Datteln in the Ruhr area, active since 2017. The band delivers Gothenburg-style melodeath from the coal country of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Nymeria is a melodic death metal band from Tiel, Netherlands, active since 2014. Named after a figure from both real Iberian history and George R.R. Martin's fiction, they bring melodic aggression from the Betuwe region.
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