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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Nusha is a black/progressive metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, active since 2017. They push black metal into progressive territory with ambitious compositions.
Nuvo is a progressive metal band from Valmiera, Latvia, active since 2017. They craft intricate compositions from this small city in northern Latvia's Vidzeme region.
Nycrama is a progressive death metal band from Madrid, active since 2020. The band delivers technically ambitious death metal from the Spanish capital.
Nyia is a death/progressive metal band from Olsztyn, Poland, formed in 2023. Named after the Slavic goddess of the underworld, they bridge ancient mythology with technical metal.
Heavy and progressive metal act from the western Greek city of Arta, active since 2016 and combining melodic power with compositional ambition. Their sound bridges the accessibility of traditional heavy metal with progressive rock's structural complexity.
No Frills is a progressive/thrash metal band from Madrid, active since 2018. The band strips metal to its essential elements with a raw fusion of progressive and thrash from the Spanish capital.
Nømadus is a progressive groove/thrash metal band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 2019. Their sound blends progressive complexity with the heavy rhythms of groove metal and thrash aggression.
Nādha released their self-titled debut in 2022, a ten-track record that weaves progressive and death metal into a bilingual framework of philosophical and introspective themes, drawing on Sanskrit imagery in the band's name. The Rio quintet — featuring guitarists Juan Carlos and Rafael Rassan alongside drummer Jean Falcão — balances technical density with melody, moving between Portuguese and English across tracks like "Anāhata" and "Ephemeral Being".
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