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Negatron is a black/doom/thrash metal band from Padua, Italy, active since 2020. They merge three heavy genres into a dense, negatively charged sonic force.
İzmir melodic death/thrash metal act formed in 2020, weaving melody through aggressive frameworks from the Aegean coast. Their dual approach balances accessibility with extreme metal intensity.
Negligence is a thrash metal band from Ljubljana, Slovenia, active since 2015. The band delivers aggressive thrash metal from the Slovenian capital.
Nekkromaniac is a black/thrash metal band from Pirmasens in the Rhineland-Palatinate, active since 2014. The band brings blackened thrash fury to the forested Palatinate region near the French border.
Portland's Nekrofilth has been running death metal through a hardcore punk shredder since 2009, producing a filthy, speed-addicted hybrid that traces its DNA to early Repulsion and D.R.I. simultaneously. Their name is a mission statement and a warning.
Nekrokraft is a black/death/thrash metal band from Linköping, Sweden, active since 2012. The band delivers a ferocious three-pronged extreme metal assault combining black, death, and thrash traditions.
Nekrokrati is a black/thrash metal band from Goppingen in Baden-Wurttemberg, active since 2014. The band fires blackened thrash volleys from the foot of the Swabian Alb.
Nekrokult channels the unholy trinity of early Bathory, Celtic Frost, and Sarcófago into punishing black/thrash metal with a heavy crust and d-beat undercurrent. Their 2017 debut "Desecration of Blood," released on cassette by Narcoleptica Productions, tears through eleven tracks of malicious, Satan-drenched speed and filth.
Athens-based death/thrash metal act formed in 2025, representing the newest wave of extreme metal emerging from the Greek capital. Their fusion of death metal heaviness with thrash velocity carries forward a tradition deeply rooted in the Hellenic scene.
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