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A Past Embrace (2022)
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Hold Your Children Close and Pray for Oblivion (2016)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Nestor is a melodic hard rock and AOR band from Falköping, Sweden, originally formed in 1989 but active for decades without releasing any material. Drawing on the sound of 1980s acts such as Bon Jovi, Journey, and Foreigner, the band finally debuted with Kids in a Ghost Town in 2021 to widespread acclaim from fans of classic melodic rock. A second album, Teenage Rebel, followed in May 2024 via Napalm Records, continuing the band's late-career emergence as a dedicated throwback to the AOR era.
The solo project of Cris Oliveira, Nestor Durruti channels classic heavy and power metal through an explicitly anarchist lens, naming the band after the Spanish anarchist icon Buenaventura Durruti. The 2020 debut Passos includes a cover of Judas Priest's 'Electric Eye' alongside original material steeped in libertarian politics and melodic metal craft.
Rotterdam black metal act with roots stretching back to 2008, channeling atmospheric darkness from the Netherlands' industrial port city. Their sustained presence speaks to black metal's enduring appeal in the Dutch underground.
Neter is a death metal band from Seville, active since 2009. Named after the ancient Egyptian word for deity, the band has channeled pharaonic themes through over fifteen years of death metal from Andalusia.
Neteru is a progressive metal band spanning London, Bristol, and Bournemouth, active since 2011. Named after the ancient Egyptian deities, the band crafts complex progressive metal compositions.
Nether is a fast melodic black metal band from Belgium's Limburg province, created in 2019 by seasoned underground musicians. Their releases 'Between Shades and Shadows' and 2024's 'The Blood of Rats' emphasize a return to the foundational essence of black metal through relentless speed and melody.
Nether Nova is a power metal band from Varese, Italy, formed in 2022. Their name juxtaposes the underworld with stellar explosion for a cosmic metal vision.
Netherbird is a blackened death metal band from Jönköping, Sweden, founded in 2004. Creating 'Swedish blackened death metal art,' the band has released albums including 'Arete' and 'Into The Vast Uncharted,' establishing themselves as a significant force in the melodic extreme metal scene.
Netherblade is a thrash metal band from Milan, Italy, active since 2020. They cut through with sharp, aggressive thrash from the Lombardy capital.
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