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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Nokta is a melodic progressive power metal band from Wetter-Volmarstein in the Ruhr area, formed in 2025. The project fuses progressive complexity with power metal grandeur from the industrial heartland.
Noktu Moarte is a Russian black metal project active since 2021. Their name fuses Latin and Romanian elements evoking 'night death' for a pan-European darkness.
Nokturat XII is a black metal project from Messina, Sicily, active since 2019. They conjure nocturnal malice from the strait separating Sicily from the Italian mainland.
Nokturnal is a death/black metal band from Liege, Belgium, active since 2019. The band delivers a ferocious blend of death and black metal from Wallonia's largest city.
Kryvyi Rih raw black metal and ambient project launched in 2025, merging lo-fi extremity with atmospheric electronic textures from Ukraine's industrial heartland. Their dual approach bridges raw aggression and sonic introspection.
Nokturnal Misanthropy is a black metal project from Grugliasco near Turin, Italy, active since 2019. Their name plainly declares the hateful, nocturnal essence of their black metal vision.
Nokturnal Ritual is a black metal band from Sheffield, UK, active since 2014. The band channels black metal darkness from the Steel City.
Maltese black metal project formed in 2022, channeling raw darkness from the tiny Mediterranean archipelago. Their extreme output represents a rare contribution from Malta's small but dedicated metal underground.
Nokturnon is a symphonic metal band from Bielsko-Biała, Poland, active since 2013. They pair orchestral grandeur with heavy metal from this Silesian Beskids foothill city.
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