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Neptune is a heavy metal band from Botkyrka, Sweden. The band delivers classic heavy metal from the southern suburbs of Stockholm.
Thessaloniki heavy rock and metal outfit blending stoner grooves with melodic sensibility, drawing influence from Alice in Chains, Clutch, and Kyuss. Their 2021 debut album 'Chronos' was recorded at Infected Studios and showcases a sound built on heavy, groove-laden guitars with vocal emphasis on melody.
Neptune Towers is a heavy metal project from Oslo, Norway, formed in 2024. They channel cosmic themes from the Norwegian capital.
Neptunian Sun is an atmospheric doom and post-black metal project from Elche in southeastern Spain, active since 2018. The project creates vast, oceanic soundscapes from the city of palm groves near Alicante.
Nepumuc is a symphonic death metal and metalcore band from Albisheim in the Rhineland-Palatinate, active since 2016. The band fuses orchestral death metal with metalcore structure from the Palatinate wine country.
Nera is a black/symphonic metal band from Rapallo near Genoa, Italy, active since 2016. Their name — Italian for 'black' — distills the darkness at the core of their orchestral metal.
Nera Lilith is an Italian black metal project formed in 2025. Named after the dark aspect of the Lilith demon, they channel feminine malevolence into their black metal.
Neraeon is a black metal band from Lyon, France, active since 2002, with a discography spanning four albums released through Crystalium. Their catalog, including Diktat Omega and De Aeternitate Commando, represents over two decades of Lyon's underground black metal tradition.
Nerascesi is a black/death metal band from Milan, Italy. They deliver extreme metal from Italy's largest and most cosmopolitan city.
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