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Nimphaion is a multi-genre extreme metal band from Shuya in the Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, active since 2013. They blend black, death, melodic death, and symphonic metal from this small textile city.
Death metal act from the Alpine town of Cavalese in Trentino, formed in 2020 and delivering brutality from the Dolomites. Their mountain origins provide a dramatic backdrop for crushing extremity.
Nimrud is a post-metal band based between Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2015. Named after the ancient Assyrian city, they build monumental sonic structures.
Nimród is a heavy metal band from Budapest, Hungary, active since 2016. Named after the legendary hunter of Hungarian mythology, they forge heroic traditional metal.
Nimrød is a French instrumental symphonic black/death metal project from Lyon whose 2020 debut Twelve Degrees of Violence blends orchestral power with sharp riffs and a solid rhythm section across twelve compositions. Fans have called it a revelation in the French metal scene for its ambitious fusion of classical orchestration and extreme metal.
Nine Covens is a British black metal project active since 2011. The band delivers atmospheric black metal steeped in occult themes.
Evansville, Indiana's Nine Stitches draw from heavy metal, power metal, and thrash simultaneously, resulting in a sound with both melodic ambition and raw bite since forming in 2016. They represent the kind of genre-blending traditionalism that thrives in Midwest scenes removed from the pressure to follow coastal trends.
Nine Treasures is an Inner Mongolian folk metal band formed in 2010 in the Hailar District of Inner Mongolia, China, fusing heavy metal with traditional Mongolian instruments including the morin khuur (horsehead fiddle) and Tuvan-style throat singing. Their self-titled debut in 2013 introduced a sound that combined melodic death metal structures with indigenous music of the Mongolian steppe, and Wisdom Eyes (2017) and Awakening from Dukkha (2021) extended the approach with increasing sophistication. The band signed to Metal Blade Records in 2024, gaining wider international distribution and visibility.
Salt Lake City's Nine Worlds has been delivering atmospheric sludge metal since 2014, pairing the genre's downtuned, glacial heaviness with sprawling, immersive textures that feel suited to Utah's vast and merciless landscape. Their music moves slowly and deliberately, building weight through repetition and mood rather than sheer speed.
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