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Nidahl is a black metal project from St. Ingbert in the Saarland, active since 2014. The project delivers black metal from the forested hills near the French border.
Nidare is a post-black metal project from Berlin, active since 2019. The project pushes black metal into atmospheric, post-genre territory from the German capital.
Katowice black metal act formed in 2018, channeling atmospheric darkness from the capital of the Silesian metropolis. Their sustained presence speaks to the genre's deep roots in Poland's industrial heartland.
Niden Div. 187 is a black metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 1996. A veteran act from the Gothenburg scene, the band has been creating fierce black metal for nearly three decades alongside the city's more famous melodic death metal output.
Nidernes is a Portuguese black metal project active since 2018. Their Scandinavian-sounding name reflects Nordic black metal influences channeled through a Portuguese lens.
Niderung is a British black metal project active since 2020. The band channels raw black metal intensity from the UK underground.
Nidhoeggr is a folk/death metal band from Thun, Switzerland, active since 2019, with releases including the 'Onwards' EP and 'Desolation.' Named after the Norse serpent that gnaws at the roots of Yggdrasil, the band fuses folk melodies with death metal heaviness from the Bernese Oberland.
Nidhoggr is a Finnish black metal act from Pirkkala steeped in Norse mythology and apocalyptic imagery. Their discography, spanning demos and full-lengths like Ragnarök, delivers raw Scandinavian black metal with an unwavering devotion to the genre's grim traditions.
Nidhug is a pagan black metal band from the Stovring-Aalborg area of northern Jutland, active since 2017. Named after a variant of the Norse world-serpent Nidhogg, the band channels Viking-age mythology through pagan black metal.
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