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Narval is a melodic death metal band from Lyon, France, formed in 2016. Their music delivers melodic death metal rooted in the increasingly dynamic French extreme metal underground.
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Natt is a melodic death/doom metal band from Kristiansand, Norway, active since 2007. Their name — Norwegian for 'night' — sets the nocturnal tone for their sorrowful compositions.
Nattaravnur is a melodic death metal band from Berlin, active since 2010. The project's Faroese-inspired name adds a Nordic dimension to their Berlin-based melodic death metal.
Neaera is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Munster, signed to Metal Blade Records, hailed as kings of the German melodic death metal scene. Their eight-album discography from 'The Rising Tide of Oblivion' through 2024's 'All Is Dust' showcases towering vocal performances and riffs described as hitting like a natural force.
Necroart is a melodic death metal band from Cava Manara near Pavia, Italy, active since 2005. Two decades of activity have honed their blend of melody and aggression.
Necrocomium is a melodic death/doom metal band from Kotka, active since 2017. The band blends melodic death and doom metal from the coastal industrial city of southeastern Finland.
NecroEvolution is an innovative melodic death metal and synthwave project from Ulm, Germany, formed in 2025. The project fuses the aggression of melodic death metal with the retro-futuristic pulse of synthwave from the Swabian Danube city.
Necromancing the Stone formed in Ohio in 2014 as a supergroup drawing members from Arsis, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Absence, and Brimstone Coven, signed to Metal Blade Records. The band plays melodic death metal and power metal fused with thrash, taking a self-consciously 1980s-influenced approach that references Iron Maiden, Megadeth, and Anthrax. Their fantasy-themed songwriting and high-energy musicianship draw on the collective pedigree of their constituent members.
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