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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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New Jersey's Negative Bliss arrived in 2024 at the intersection of sludge, doom, and post-metal — genres that share a fondness for letting weight do the work. Their music expands slowly, trading velocity for gravitational pull.
Nekyia Orchestra is a sludge and post-metal band from Berlin, active since 2013. The band crafts expansive, orchestral-tinged sludge and post-metal from the German capital.
Nero di Marte is a death/post-metal/progressive metal band from Bologna, Italy, active since 2013. They have earned critical acclaim for their adventurous, boundary-pushing approach to extreme metal.
Nerwa is a progressive sludge and post-metal band from Hamburg, active since 2017. The band crafts expansive, dynamic soundscapes that bridge sludge heaviness with post-metal atmospherics from northern Germany.
Neurotic Machinery is a band from Tachov in western Bohemia that has evolved dramatically since 2007, shifting from melodic death metal and metalcore to progressive and post-metal. The project's stylistic journey reflects an ambitious refusal to be confined by genre boundaries.
Neander is a Berlin-based doom, post-metal, and rock band active since 2012. The project crafts expansive, heavy soundscapes that bridge doom, post-metal, and rock from the German capital.
Nimrud is a post-metal band based between Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2015. Named after the ancient Assyrian city, they build monumental sonic structures.
Italian sludge and post-metal act formed in 2013, crafting expansive sonic landscapes through the fusion of crushing heaviness and atmospheric dynamics. Their approach bridges sludge metal's raw power with post-metal's contemplative scope.
No God Only Teeth is a sludge, post-metal, and hardcore band from Hamburg, active since 2020. The band's provocative name matches their visceral blend of sludge heaviness and hardcore fury from northern Germany.
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