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People Watching (2024)
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L'Enfant Sauvage (Special Edition) (2012)
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The Necrotic Manifesto (Bonus Tracks Edition) (2023)
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Among the Shadows (2024)
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Nihile is a death metal band from Vantaa, Finland, blending old-school death metal with hardcore and grindcore flavors. Their releases Hopeless Kind and Diversity of Simplicity showcase a raw, aggressive approach rooted in extreme metal's classic traditions.
Nihilfer is a multi-genre metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, formed in 2023. They combine death, heavy, melodic death, and thrash metal into a versatile sonic assault.
Nihilgrim is a folk/melodic black metal band from Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, active since 2019. They weave folk elements into their atmospheric black metal from this major Siberian city.
Athenian progressive and groove metal act formed in 2019, melding technical complexity with heavy, rhythmic power. Their ambitious approach fuses cerebral songwriting with visceral physical impact.
Chełm/Lublin gothic/doom metal act formed in 2016, channeling dark romance and crushing heaviness from eastern Poland. Their melancholic sound explores the emotional depths where gothic atmospherics meet doom's ponderous weight.
Atmospheric death/black metal act from Nichelino near Turin, active since 2010 and crafting immersive sonic landscapes through extreme metal's most expansive tendencies. Their atmospheric approach adds depth and nuance to raw aggression.
Nihilia is a black metal project from Bilbao, formed in 2024. The project contributes to the Basque Country's growing black metal underground.
Nihilifer is a death/black metal band from Temuco, Araucanía, that emerged in 2013 from earlier projects Sarcoma Corpus and Ritualism, signing to Throats Productions. The band released the demo Chaos Ex Nihilo in November 2013 and the full-length Subterfacto.declive in 2018, a dense 54-minute album exploring themes of occultism, anti-creationism, and spirituality across eight tracks.
Nihilion is a melodic death metal band from Munster. The band contributes to the Westphalian university city's robust melodic death metal community.
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