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Banská Bystrica industrial death/groove metal and hardcore act formed in 2023, fusing mechanical rhythms with aggressive extremity from central Slovakia. Their multi-genre approach channels raw industrial power.
NHND is a Munich-based project that evolved from drone/doom metal origins into black metal since 2025. The project's abbreviated identity matches their enigmatic approach to extreme metal.
Nhor is an ambient/folk and atmospheric black/doom metal project from Herefordshire, UK, active since 2013. The project blends ambient folk textures with atmospheric black metal and doom, creating music inspired by the rural English countryside.
Grosseto progressive/power metal act active since 2009, crafting ambitious compositions from Tuscany's Maremma coast. Their intricate approach blends the accessibility of power metal with progressive rock's structural complexity.
NHSH is a black metal project from Giessen in Hessen, active since 2012. The project delivers cold, abbreviated black metal from the university town on the Lahn River.
Nibelung is a symphonic black metal band from Compiègne, France, active since 2005. Their music combines the grandeur of symphonic arrangements with the ferocity of black metal, drawing on the mythological resonances of their name.
Trieste thrash/groove metal outfit formed in 2017, delivering aggressive riffing and rhythmic heaviness from Italy's northeastern border city. Their dual approach draws from thrash's velocity and groove metal's crushing weight.
Nibiru is a black metal band from Nuremberg, active since 2013. Named after the hypothetical planet of ancient Sumerian cosmology, the band channels cosmic themes through black metal from the Franconian capital.
Nibiru Ordeal is a power metal band from Kuopio in eastern Finland, active since 2019. Named after the mythical planet, the band delivers cosmic power metal from the Savo region.
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