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Irrational Pull (Deluxe) (2020)
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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Zhytomyr black metal act formed in 2017, whose Latin name translates to 'Know Thyself,' channeling philosophical introspection through extreme darkness from northern Ukraine. Their intellectual framing adds depth to raw aggression.
Noscrape is a sludge/stoner metal band from Bergamo, Italy, active since 2006. Nearly two decades of activity have cemented their place in Lombardy's heavy underground.
Nosdrama is a gothic metal/rock band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2008, creating what they describe as depressive rock and metal built on intensity and emotion. Across releases including Gravity, ÄES, and Burning Black, they explore the darker, more melancholic reaches of gothic-tinged heavy music.
Nosebleed is a metalcore/thrash metal band from the Burgdorf-Hanover area of Lower Saxony, active since 2015. The band fuses metalcore breakdowns with thrash intensity from the greater Hanover metropolitan area.
Nosferatu is a thrash metal band from Laufenburg on the Swiss border in Baden-Wurttemberg, active since 2018. Named after the iconic vampire, the band brings bloodthirsty thrash to the upper Rhine valley.
A classic heavy metal band formed in 1999 whose early inspiration came from the foundational canon of Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, and Led Zeppelin. Their 2003 demo Savoring the Blood and 2004 EP Returning to the Slaughter established their straightforward approach, and they later appeared alongside Norwegian thrash cult act Deathhammer on a split recorded at Tom Santiago Studio in Campinas.
Nosferatu V is a NWOBHM-inspired heavy metal band from Leeds, UK, formed in 2020. The band channels the classic New Wave of British Heavy Metal spirit from the heart of West Yorkshire.
A solo death/black metal project launched in 2023 by veteran musician Fábio Nosferatus Lima, who has been active in the Brazilian underground since 1994. Drawing on horror-film obsessions, his releases — including Chainsaw Massacre, Deus-Verme, The Exorcist, and Conjured — explore a grimy intersection of death metal brutality and black metal atmosphere rooted in exploitation-cinema imagery.
Nosfero is a black metal project from Blackhall Colliery in County Durham, UK, formed in 2024. The band brings black metal darkness to the former mining village of the northeast English coast.
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