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Naqke is a one-man São Paulo project that pairs raw black metal with dungeon synth, releasing a steady stream of material since 2023 including Old House Memories, Arcadian Tapes I, and The Magicians of Middle Earth. The project shifts freely between abrasive, lo-fi black metal and more solitary, keyboard-driven dungeon synth passages, often within the same release.
Nar is a melodic black metal project from Fgura, Malta, active since 2017. They bring black metal to this small, densely populated island nation in the central Mediterranean.
Nar Mataron is a black metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2024. The band carries forward the aggressive spirit of the Hellenic black metal scene.
Nar Mattaru is a black/death/pagan metal band from Kaliningrad, Russia, active since 2019. Named after a Sumerian underworld concept, they channel ancient mythology from Russia's Baltic exclave.
Nara is an atmospheric black metal project from Galdakao in the Basque Country, active since 2019. The project crafts enveloping atmospheric black metal from the green valleys of the Basque industrial heartland.
Narada is a death metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2018. Named after the Hindu divine sage, they bring spiritual intensity to their brutal sound.
Naragon is a German atmospheric black metal project with roots stretching back to 2000. Over two decades, the project has cultivated a deeply atmospheric approach to black metal.
Naraka is a melodic death metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2010. Their sound delivers the precision and aggression of death metal tempered by melodic sensibility, carving a space in the Parisian extreme metal scene.
Savage Avant-garde Death Metal out of Texas.
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