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News Corpse is a technical thrash metal band from Yorkshire, UK, active since 2015. The cleverly named band delivers technically proficient thrash metal from the north of England.
Newsonic channel the progressive grandeur of Dream Theater and Symphony X through a distinctly Brazilian lens, crafting dense, emotionally driven metal that occasionally drifts into symphonic territory. Their 2019 debut Vorax is an 11-track album tackling subjects ranging from social media dependency and mental health to mythology and natural disasters, anchored by powerful melodic vocals and a tightly constructed band sound. The group has been active since 2011 and built their reputation as one of Rio's stronger underground progressive metal outfits.
Newtrodyne is a heavy/groove metal band from Goppingen in Baden-Wurttemberg, active since 2022. The band delivers hard-hitting groove metal from the Staufer town at the foot of the Swabian Alb.
Nex is a death metal band from Pisa, Italy, active since 2019. Their name — Latin for 'violent death' — encapsulates the lethal efficiency of their sound.
Nexilva is a progressive death metal and deathcore band from Sunderland, UK, formed in 2018. Their sound merges the technical complexity of progressive death metal with the breakdown-heavy aggression of deathcore.
Nexion is a black metal band from Paisley, Scotland, active since 2017. The band channels black metal darkness from the west of Scotland.
Nexis is a heavy/power metal band from Barcelona, active since 2016. The band delivers triumphant metal from Catalonia's cosmopolitan capital.
Nexorum is a black/death metal band from Trondheim, Norway, active since 2019. They contribute to the rich extreme metal tradition of Norway's third-largest city.
Nexphorus is a death/black metal project from the Saarland, active since 2021. The project merges death and black metal from the Franco-German border region of southwestern Germany.
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