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Evidence (2023)
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Nidra is a black/doom metal band from Perm, Russia, formed in 2021. Named after the Sanskrit word for deep sleep, they craft hypnotic, dark compositions from the Ural foothills.
Nidsang is a black metal band from Sundsvall, Sweden, active since 2014. The band delivers relentless Scandinavian black metal from the Norrland coast.
Named for the Norse cursing pole, Olympia's Nidstang channels Pacific Northwest bleakness into cold, hateful black metal. Their sound carries the damp chill of the Cascades and a deep contempt for the mundane.
Nidverk is a black/death metal band from Gällivare, Sweden, formed in 2023. The band brings extreme metal from Swedish Lapland, one of the most remote and northerly metal scenes in Europe.
Niebelungen is a technical death metal band from Angers, France, formed in 2012. Their music delivers the complex rhythms, intricate riffing, and precision that define technical death metal.
Nied is an atmospheric black metal project from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2014. They create immersive, layered soundscapes from the Baltic coast.
Niedergang is a black metal project from Veszprém, Hungary, active since 2013. Their German name — meaning 'downfall' or 'decline' — captures the nihilistic spirit of their sound.
Niederwelt is a black metal project from Saxony, active since 2021. The project's name meaning 'underworld' guides their descent into black metal darkness from eastern Germany.
Niekinti is a raw black metal project from the UK, active since 2020. The band delivers lo-fi, unpolished black metal in the tradition of the genre's rawest expressions.
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