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Nordstern is a black metal project from Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, formed in 2025. Their German name — meaning 'north star' — guides their Volga-based black metal.
Nordt is a black/death metal band from Brunswick in Lower Saxony, active since 2021. The band fuses black and death metal from the historic Lion City of northern Germany.
Nordtor is a German atmospheric black metal project active since 2020. The project's name meaning 'north gate' serves as a portal to immersive atmospheric soundscapes.
Nordum is a black metal band from Saint-Clément, France, formed in 2020. The band channels black metal intensity from the rural French countryside.
Nordwin is a German black metal project active since 2017. The project's name meaning 'north wind' drives their frigid approach to the genre.
Black/death metal act originally spanning Ukraine and Hungary before settling in Kyiv, formed in 2017. Their multinational origins reflect the borderless nature of extreme metal, channeling darkness across Central and Eastern European traditions.
Noreah is a melodic progressive metal band from Dresden, active since 2013. The band crafts intricate progressive compositions from the Saxon capital.
Noren is a Swiss death/thrash metal band active since 2019. The project combines the aggression of thrash with the heaviness of death metal in a potent crossover.
Norep Aviv is a stoner/doom metal band from La Plata, Argentina, formed in 2016 and known for blending the genre's classic heaviness with outside influences and rhythmic variety. Their debut album Parawaian Drugs was recorded at Napal Studio in La Plata between December 2016 and April 2017, engineered and mixed by Fernando M. Bozzini.
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