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Nodhiria is a black metal project from Värmland, Sweden, formed in 2023. The project creates atmospheric black metal inspired by the vast forests of western Sweden.
Nodian is a black metal project from Ähtäri, Finland, active since 2011. The band crafts black metal rooted in the bleak, forested landscapes of central Finland, maintaining a presence in the country's prolific underground scene.
Nodrāztie Zīmuļi is a sludge/stoner metal band from Riga, Latvia, formed in 2022. Their Latvian name adds local character to their heavy, groove-laden sound.
Noein is a groove/death metal band from Rouen, France, formed in 2020, whose sound has evolved from industrial groove metal origins into a heavier groove/death metal direction. The band represents Normandy's growing extreme metal community.
Noekk is a progressive/doom metal and rock project from Bavaria, active since 2005. Named after the shape-shifting water spirit of Scandinavian folklore, the project crafts fluid, evolving compositions across two decades.
Noen hater oss is a black metal project from Stavanger, Norway, active since 2018. Their name — Norwegian for 'someone hates us' — brings sardonic self-awareness to their black metal.
Noenum is a Finnish black metal project from the Satakunta region, formed in 2022. With releases including Fiery Path and Heresiarch, they deliver fierce black metal steeped in dark, heretical themes.
Noeron is a black metal project from Tolyatti, Russia, formed in 2022. They emerge from this major Volga automobile-manufacturing city.
Noesis is an industrial/gothic metal band from Santander in Cantabria, active since 2016. Named after the Greek philosophical concept of pure intellect, the band crafts cerebral industrial metal from Spain's Bay of Biscay coast.
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