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Divine (2024)
Featured Heavy Metal Album
Agamemnon (2025)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Nullfabrik is a black/speed/thrash metal band from Chelyabinsk, Russia, formed in 2024. Their German name — meaning 'zero factory' — adds industrial nihilism to their high-speed metal.
Nullify Emplacement is a heavy/thrash metal band from Irkutsk, Russia, active since 2018. They deliver strategic thrash from this major East Siberian city near Lake Baikal.
Beluša thrash metal act formed in 2018, delivering aggressive speed from the Považie region of northwestern Slovakia. Their high-energy approach channels the relentless spirit of classic thrash.
Nyarlathotep is a black/thrash metal band from Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, active since 2008. Named after the Lovecraftian deity known as the Crawling Chaos, the project channels cosmic horror themes through blackened thrash aggression.
Nylis is a death/thrash metal band from Chesterfield, UK, formed in 2021. Their sound combines death metal brutality with thrash metal velocity from the Derbyshire town.
Nylon Beast is a crossover/thrash metal trio from Hämeenlinna, Finland, delivering extreme punk-infused metal riffage with intense multi-vocal aggression. Their releases including Left Side Story and EXTREME EP showcase a three-piece committed to high-energy, politically charged crossover thrash.
Nylum is a death/metalcore/thrash metal band from Ravenna, Italy, active since 2015. They combine multiple aggressive styles from this Byzantine mosaic city in Emilia-Romagna.
Nymphalis is a death/thrash metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2023. Named after the butterfly genus, they bring unexpected beauty to their aggressive metal.
Nythro is a thrash/death metal band from Esplugues de Llobregat near Barcelona, active since 2019. The band delivers punishing thrash-death from the Barcelona metropolitan area.
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