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Taking their name from the dark forest of Tolkien's First Age, San Luis Obispo's Nan Elmoth craft black metal steeped in literary mythology and cold atmosphere. Since 2014 they've been one of California's Central Coast's rare extreme acts.
Nancial is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2016. They blend Scandinavian-influenced melodeath with modern metalcore from the Russian capital.
Portland's Nanda Devi — named for the Himalayan peak — channels the weight and grandeur of their namesake into towering sludge and post-metal built for rainy Pacific Northwest introspection. Formed in 2019, the band favors breadth over speed.
Nanga Parbat is a death/gothic/progressive metal band from Rome, Italy, active since 2021. Named after the deadly Himalayan peak known as 'Killer Mountain,' they scale ambitious compositional heights.
Kyiv experimental black/doom metal and ambient project formed in 2013, pushing extreme metal into uncharted territory through unconventional sonic approaches. Their adventurous fusion channels metal at its most creatively unrestrained.
Nanowar of Steel is a comedic heavy/power metal band from Rome, Italy, active since 2005. They are one of Europe's most beloved metal parody acts, combining genuine musical skill with irreverent humor.
Naorgoroth is a doom/drone metal project from Norway, formed in 2026. They explore the heaviest, most glacially paced extremes of doom metal.
Naos is a symphonic/gothic metal act from Lyon, France, formed in 2016. Their music blends orchestral grandeur with the dark atmospheres of gothic metal, contributing to the French symphonic metal tradition.
Little Rock's Napalm Christ has been smashing together death, doom, and grindcore since 2011 with chaotic ferocity and a deep Arkansas mean streak. The band's refusal to settle into any single extreme niche makes every release unpredictable.
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