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Noctua is a Hungarian symphonic metal project active since 2016. Named after the Latin word for owl, they weave orchestral grandeur into their heavy metal foundation.
Noctule is an atmospheric black metal solo project from Bristol, UK, created by Serena Cherry, frontwoman of Svalbard. Their 2021 debut Wretched Abyss on Church Road Records delivers melodic black metal inspired by The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, featuring hypnotic tremolo guitar leads, blast beats, and reverb-drenched vocals.
Noctum is a black metal project from Logrono in La Rioja, formed in 2025. The project brings black metal to Spain's premier wine-producing region.
Purmerend black/death metal act formed in 2020, merging atmospheric intensity with guttural extremity from North Holland. Their fusion approach channels the darkest impulses of both genres.
Noctura is a death/black metal band from Wurzburg in Lower Franconia, active since 2011. The band delivers extreme metal darkness from the baroque university city on the Main.
Nocturn is a black metal project from Barcelona, active since 2018. The project delivers nocturnal black metal from the cosmopolitan Catalan capital.
Nocturn Decadence is a black metal project from Osorno, Los Lagos, active since 2016, blending raw black metal with blackgaze and dark ambient textures around themes of loneliness, nature, and existential contempt. The band self-released two albums independently: Impavida Muerte in March 2017 and Sirviente del Psicodelico Lenguaje Inconexo in 2018.
Nocturna is a symphonic metal band from Seville, active since 2006. Nearly two decades of orchestral metal from the Andalusian capital have established the band as a fixture of the Spanish symphonic scene.
Nocturnal Abattoir is an Irish death metal project active since 2012. Their name — meaning 'slaughterhouse by night' — sets a grim, visceral tone.
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