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Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Savona power/progressive metal act formed in 2012, blending melodic grandeur with compositional ambition from the Ligurian coast. Their sound bridges power metal's triumphant energy with progressive complexity.
Supergroup featuring members of Venomous Maximus, Necrofier, and punk act Bickley. Laser-focused 80s metal worship with punk grit, signed to Germany's High Roller Records.
Night Crawler is a groove/thrash metal band from Ljubljana, Slovenia, formed in 2023. The band combines the rhythmic punch of groove metal with thrash metal's aggressive speed from the Slovenian capital.
Night Crime is a Helsinki-based heavy metal band channeling the spirit of 1980s glam and hair metal with authentic enthusiasm and tight execution. Their 2014 Metal Pollution EP showcases a sound recalling classic acts like Ratt, driven by energetic guitar work and strong vocal performances.
Night Crowned is a melodic black/death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2018. Their albums 'Tales,' 'Hädanfärd,' and 'Impius Viam' showcase dark, atmospheric metal that draws from the Gothenburg melodic tradition while embracing black metal intensity.
Night Dagger is a thrash/heavy metal band from Rouen, France, bringing high-energy thrash and heavy metal to the Normandy scene.
Night Demon is a traditional heavy metal band formed in Ventura, California in 2011 by vocalist and bassist Jarvis Leatherby and guitarist Brent Woodward, placing themselves squarely in the resurgence of classic NWOBHM-influenced metal that defined the early 2010s underground. Their debut Curse of the Damned (2015) on Century Media and its follow-up Darkness Remains (2017) earned the band a reputation for tightly crafted, hook-driven metal with a strong live presence. The band released their third studio album Outsider in 2023.
A long-running black metal act whose roots trace back to the late 1990s, Night Eternal orbit themes of depression, darkness, war, and history with a grim conviction. The duo of Ed Carlos Bezerra on vocals and Edmilson Bezerra on guitar and bass have kept the band's output tight and underground, with appearances on the Times of War tribute compilations connecting them to the wider Brazilian black metal network.
Night Fighter is a black/speed metal band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 2019. Their sound merges the velocity of speed metal with black metal's darkness from Scotland's largest city.
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