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Nenavist blends atmospheric black metal, depressive black metal, and ambient into a cold, suffocating sound rooted in hatred and despair — the name itself means "hatred" in Slavic languages. Their 2024 release "Genom Screams" marks the project's early output, distributed through Wraith Productions.
Nenuial is a Bavarian black metal project active since 2019. Named after the lake in Tolkien's Middle-earth, the project channels fantasy-inspired black metal from southern Germany.
Neo is a progressive metal and shred project from Paris, France, formed in 2017. The band showcases technical virtuosity and complex compositions in the tradition of progressive metal guitar mastery.
Neoandertals is an avant-garde and brutal death metal band from Otepaa, Estonia, active since 2004. The project's two-decade exploration of experimental brutal death metal makes them one of the most adventurous extreme acts in the Baltic region.
Bratislava industrial death metal and grindcore act formed in 2020, fusing mechanical rhythms with extreme metal aggression. Their cold, programmatic approach adds industrial weight to grinding extremity.
Rotterdam death metal act formed in 2016, delivering brutal extremity from the Netherlands' second city and Europe's largest port. Their punishing approach channels classic death metal traditions.
Neocori is a doom metal band from Sundsvall, Sweden, formed in 2018. The band crafts heavy, slow-burning doom metal from the Norrland coast of northern Sweden.
Neocortex is a death metal band from Frankenberg in Hessen, active since 2014. The band's name referencing the brain's outer layer reflects a cerebral approach to death metal from central Germany.
Neocosmic is a death/black metal project from Bamberg in Upper Franconia. The project explores cosmic themes through the lens of extreme metal from the medieval Bavarian city.
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