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No Return is a melodic death and gothic metal band from Prague, active since 2002. With over two decades of output, the band has woven dark romanticism and melodic death metal into a signature Prague sound.
Nocturnal Damnation is a melodic death metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2016. The band delivers aggressive yet melodic death metal from the Swedish capital.
Nocturnal Domination is a melodic death metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2016. The band contributes to Stockholm's diverse extreme metal scene with their brand of melody-driven death metal.
Nocturnal Symphony is an American heavy metal and symphonic project formed in 2012, occupying an unusual space where metal intersects with cinematic, soundtrack-oriented composition and electronic textures. Their work leans away from traditional song structures toward something more expansive and mood-driven, blending the power of heavy metal with the scope of orchestral and electronic sound design. It's an ambitious fusion that prioritizes atmosphere and grandeur over conventional metal aggression.
Nodafreth is a melodic death metal and deathcore band from Morges, Switzerland, active since 2019. The band combines the melodic intricacy of Gothenburg-style death metal with modern deathcore breakdowns from the Lake Geneva region.
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A one-man project helmed by multi-instrumentalist Patrick Marçal, Noldor channels the melodic death metal tradition of the Gothenburg school through a home-studio lens darkened by Lovecraftian horror and philosophical despondency. Three full-lengths document the project's evolution: Condemned to Eternity (2017), Banned from Light (2020), and The Unknown (2022), the last of which weaves a four-part narrative drawing on Half-Life and H.P. Lovecraft.
Non Divine Sun is a melodic death metal band from Mora, Sweden, active since 2016. The band delivers melody-driven death metal from the Dalarna region, deep in central Sweden's forested heartland.
Norah is a melodic death metal band from Hamburg, active since 2019. The band delivers Scandinavian-influenced melodeath from Germany's northern port city.
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