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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.
Ruthless Brutal Death Metal from Houston.
Frigid Melodic Death / Black Metal from Houston.
Nephisto is a progressive/groove metal band from Toulouse, France, formed in 2021. Their sound combines the rhythmic power of groove metal with the compositional depth of progressive metal.
Nephos is a black/death metal band from Dusseldorf, active since 2018. The band channels extreme metal darkness from the Rhine metropolis and fashion capital.
Nephren-Ka is a brutal death metal band from Auzon in central France, delivering what fans call the best of French brutal death metal with elaborate conceptual storytelling inspired by Frank Herbert's Dune universe. Their 2021 album From Agony to Transcendence, released on Season of Mist, weaves complex science fiction narratives through relentless death metal.
Nephrite is a black/death metal band from Stjørdal, Norway, active since 2018. Named after the jade mineral, they forge hard-edged extreme metal from the Trøndelag region.
Nephritis is a death metal band from Turku, active since 2020. The band delivers infectious death metal from Finland's former capital on the southwestern coast.
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