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Nidafjoll is a German raw black metal project active since 2015. Named after the corpse-strewn mountain in Norse mythology, the project channels mythological bleakness through unprocessed black metal.
Spišská Nová Ves black metal act formed in 2014, whose Slovak name translates to 'Destroyer,' channeling atmospheric darkness from the Spiš region of eastern Slovakia. Their evocative name matches an uncompromising approach.
Njal is a black metal project from Copenhagen, active since 2021. Named after the protagonist of the Icelandic saga Njals Saga, the project channels Norse literary heritage through black metal.
Njangilimah is a gothic metal band from Schwenningen in Baden-Wurttemberg, active since 2013. The band crafts dark, atmospheric gothic metal from the twin city at the source of the Neckar River.
Bergen, New Jersey's NJDOTS have been grinding out brutal deathcore since 2010, fusing the gutting low-end of brutal death metal with the pit-ready breakdowns and caustic energy of deathcore. Over a decade-plus of activity, they've honed a sound that is relentlessly physical — all down-tuned punishment and blastbeat aggression — making them a fixture of the Northeast's underground extreme metal circuit.
Trento post-black metal project launched in 2025, blending atmospheric textures with black metal's intensity from the Alpine Trentino region. Their expansive sound bridges raw aggression and contemplative beauty.
NMLSS_VGR is an atmospheric black metal project from Versmold in North Rhine-Westphalia, active since 2019. The cryptically abbreviated project delivers immersive atmospheric black metal from the Westphalian countryside.
NNGNN is a black/thrash metal band from Edinburgh, Scotland, active since 2014. Their sound fuses black metal's atmospheric darkness with the speed and aggression of thrash from the Scottish capital.
Virginia's Nnunn traffic in a murky, claustrophobic blend of atmospheric death and black metal that surfaced in 2021 with a sound that feels as though it was excavated rather than written. The band operates in shadowy territory where death metal's crushing weight bleeds into black metal's spectral dissonance, producing something that feels genuinely unmoored and unsettling.
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