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Night in Gales is a melodic death metal band from Voerde in North Rhine-Westphalia, active since 1997. Nearly three decades of melodic death metal make them one of the most enduring acts in the German melodeath scene.
Night Symphony is a melodic death and folk metal band from Rivas-Vaciamadrid near the Spanish capital, active since 2013. The band weaves folk melodies into melodic death metal from the Madrid metropolitan area.
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Nightmare Corporation is a melodic death/groove metal band from Toulon, France, formed in 2016. Their releases Rage Mind and Dead Rider deliver a potent combination of melodic death metal precision and groove-driven heaviness from the French Riviera.
Nightshade is a melodic death metal band from Montreux, Switzerland, formed in 2023. The band forges Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal from the shores of Lake Geneva, near the site of the famous jazz festival.
Nightspheres is a melodic death metal band from Sturminster Newton, UK, formed in 2022. The band brings melodic death metal to the rural Dorset countryside.
Melodic death metal and metalcore act from Castellanza near Varese, formed in 2013 and blending Scandinavian-influenced melodicism with modern breakdowns. Their dual approach draws from both traditions.
Nigmar is a death/melodic death/thrash metal band originally from Zagreb, later based in Sinj, Croatia, active since 2022. They traverse multiple extreme metal styles with versatile aggression.
Nihil Obstat is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Saarbrucken, active since 2014. The band's Latin legal term meaning 'nothing stands in the way' drives their forward momentum through melodic extremity.
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