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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Nelly Olsen is a stoner/doom metal and rock band from Leipzig, active since 2013. Named after the Little House on the Prairie character, the band brings an incongruous name to heavy stoner doom from the Saxon cultural capital.
Nembo is a stoner metal band from Viterbo, Italy, active since 2019. Their name — Italian for 'storm cloud' — evokes the gathering heaviness of their fuzzy, riff-laden sound.
Warsaw doom/stoner metal act formed in 2022, delivering fuzz-drenched heaviness from Poland's capital. Their crushing approach channels the hypnotic weight of both doom and stoner traditions.
Neorite is a band from Munster that has evolved from stoner/doom roots into thrash/groove metal since 2019. The project's stylistic shift reflects a restless creative drive from the Westphalian university city.
Nephtys is a stoner and sludge metal band from La Louviere in Belgium's Hainaut province, formed in 2025. Named after the Egyptian goddess of mourning, the project brings low-tuned, heavy riffing to Wallonia's nascent sludge scene.
Thessaloniki heavy rock and metal outfit blending stoner grooves with melodic sensibility, drawing influence from Alice in Chains, Clutch, and Kyuss. Their 2021 debut album 'Chronos' was recorded at Infected Studios and showcases a sound built on heavy, groove-laden guitars with vocal emphasis on melody.
Nethervault is a stoner/doom metal band from Madrid, active since 2021. The band channels subterranean doom from the Spanish capital.
New Devilry is a stoner/heavy metal and hard rock band from Helsinki, formed in 2023. The band brings riff-driven stoner heaviness to the Finnish capital.
New Mexican Doom Cult is a doom/stoner metal band from Gävle, Sweden, formed in 2018. Despite the name's southwestern American allusion, the band delivers crushing doom and stoner metal from the Norrland coast.
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