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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Make It Rain / On the Other Side of Tonight (2024)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Nemistade is a heavy/thrash metal band from Lipetsk, Russia, active since 2012. They combine traditional and thrash metal from this Central Russian industrial city.
Neolithic Regression is a Swiss thrash metal and grindcore band active since 2016. The project's name evokes a return to primal aggression, delivered through a volatile blend of thrash and grind.
Neon is a thrash metal band from Milan, Italy, active since 2019. They deliver electrifying thrash energy from Italy's fashion and financial capital.
NeonGod is a thrash metal band from Kristiansand, Norway, active since 2019. They deliver electrified thrash from southern Norway's largest city.
Neonhalo is a thrash metal band from Chatham, UK, active since 2013. The band channels thrash metal aggression from the Medway towns of Kent.
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.
Tulsa's Nephilim runs death and thrash metal through a plains-state filter: direct, unornamented, and built for impact rather than nuance. Formed in 2018, they pursue the raw end of the death/thrash spectrum without apology.
Sacramento's Nephilim locks groove metal's rhythmic punch into a thrash metal chassis, producing music designed to level any room it plays in. The Central Valley has a long history of hard, workmanlike heavy bands, and this one carries that tradition forward.
Nereid is a death/metalcore/thrash metal band from Termoli in Molise, Italy, active since 2017. Named after the sea nymphs of Greek mythology, they bring aquatic aggression from the Adriatic coast.
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