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Naer Mataron is a black metal band from Athens, Greece, whose sound has evolved from black metal origins into death metal territory. The band is part of the storied Hellenic extreme metal tradition.
Naevus is a doom metal band from Bietigheim-Bissingen in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, active since 1999. With over a quarter century of crushing doom, the band is one of the most enduring doom metal acts in southwestern Germany.
Nafalgar is a black metal project from Aschaffenburg in Lower Franconia, active since 2017. The project delivers cold black metal from the Bavarian bank of the River Main.
Zaandam metalcore/groove/death metal act formed in 2015, fusing aggressive breakdowns with crushing rhythms and extreme vocal delivery. Their multi-genre approach draws power from three distinct heavy music traditions.
NAFT is a thrash, stoner, and heavy metal band from Copenhagen, active since 2021. The band delivers a volatile fusion of thrash energy with stoner grooves from the Danish capital.
Naga is a doom/sludge metal band from Naples, Italy, active since 2013. Named after the serpentine deities of Hindu-Buddhist mythology, they coil around massive, crushing riffs.
Nagaarum is an experimental black/doom metal band from Veszprém, Hungary, active since 2011. They explore unconventional sonic territory from this city overlooking Lake Balaton.
Khmelnytskyi black metal act with roots stretching back to 1993, representing one of Ukraine's oldest extreme metal presences. Their three decades of atmospheric darkness from western Ukraine speak to remarkable dedication.
Nagasaki Birth Defect is a genre-defying extreme metal trio from Leicester, UK, self-described as fast/sludge/ambient/noise/prog/grind weirdos. Their 2024 album Friendship, Yay! delivers sixteen tracks of chaotic, provocatively titled grindcore and progressive metal.
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