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Nervekiller is a death/thrash metal band from Budapest, Hungary, active since 2006. With nearly two decades of activity, they are seasoned veterans of the Hungarian extreme metal scene.
Nervengas is a black/thrash metal band from Munich, active since 2020. The band's name meaning 'nerve gas' signals a toxic blend of black and thrash metal from Bavaria's capital.
Nervengeist is a symphonic black metal and ambient project from Albi, France, founded by Thomas Hornstein and Axel Plantade. Their five-piece lineup explores themes of nature, the human spirit, and psychology through atmospheric and orchestral black metal, as heard in their Path to Suffocation demo.
Ankara heavy/thrash metal act formed in 2013, delivering aggressive riffing from Turkey's capital. Their sustained output speaks to the enduring vitality of thrash in the Turkish underground.
Nervewrecker is a sludge metal band from Norwich, UK, active since 2014. The band delivers crushing sludge metal from the capital of East Anglia.
Łódź/Zgierz progressive metal act formed in 2014, crafting intricate compositions from central Poland's industrial heartland. Their cerebral approach channels progressive metal's structural ambition.
One of São Paulo's most enduring extreme metal acts, Nervochaos have been churning out abrasive, chaotic death metal since 1996, with a catalog spanning ten studio albums and drawing influence from Morbid Angel, Vader, and Sinister. Their 2022 album All Colors of Darkness, released via Emanzipation Productions, is their tenth full-length and keeps the formula intact: satanic lyrical themes, brutal atmosphere, and a technical backbone refined over nearly three decades.
Nervosa is an all-female thrash metal band founded in São Paulo, Brazil in 2010 by guitarist Prika Amaral and drummer Fernanda Terra, with Fernanda Lira joining shortly thereafter on bass and vocals. Their debut Victim of Yourself (2013) announced a relentless, Teutonic-influenced thrash attack, and the band sustained momentum through Agony (2016) and Downfall of Mankind (2018) despite numerous lineup changes. Amaral has helmed the project through multiple roster shifts, continuing into the Napalm Records era with Perpetual Chaos (2021) and Jailbreak (2023).
Nervous Decay is a death metal band from Nantes, France, delivering old-school-infused death metal characterized by intense riffing, complex songwriting, and brutal neck-wrecking sections punctuated by unexpected melodic moments. Their lyrics address the difficulties of thinking freely in modern society.
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