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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Mestre heavy metal act formed in 2021, delivering classic metal energy from the mainland gateway to Venice. Their riff-driven approach channels the foundational power of traditional heavy metal.
Nightlight is a gothic metal band from Copenhagen, active since 2017. The band crafts darkly luminous gothic metal from the Danish capital.
Nightlord is a power/speed metal band from London, UK, active since 2016. Their sound combines the soaring melodies of power metal with the velocity of speed metal.
Nightly Mass is a black metal project from Smolensk, Russia, active since 2016. They conduct dark rituals from this historic western Russian city.
Nightmarcher is a Viennese heavy and power metal band whose 2016 single 'Call of Horizon' showcases melodic heavy metal with a classic power metal edge. The band maintains ties to the traditional metal community through their presence in Vienna's metal scene.
Nightmare is a death metal band from Vratsa, Bulgaria, active since 2016. The band delivers crushing death metal from the foot of the Balkan Mountains in northwestern Bulgaria.
São Paulo speed metal outfit Nightmare launched in 2016 with a four-track demo recorded at The Backroom Studios by Rudy Salas, establishing a lean, high-velocity approach rooted in classic 80s speed metal. They followed it up with the two-track "Spectre" release in 2019, keeping the band's sound sharp and uncompromising.
Nightmare City is a heavy metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 2014. The band delivers classic heavy metal from Sweden's second city, home to one of the world's most prolific metal scenes.
Nightmare Concert is a death metal band from Bielefeld, active since 2021. The band brings nightmarish death metal to the East Westphalian city often joked to not exist.
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