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Northwalls is a progressive metal band from Rubi near Barcelona, active since 2015. The band crafts intricate progressive compositions from the Barcelona metropolitan area.
Lobith black metal project formed in 2014, channeling atmospheric darkness from a tiny border village on the Rhine where it enters the Netherlands. Their remote eastern origins lend an isolated quality to their sound.
Northwinds is a doom metal, progressive rock, and folk band from Paris, France, formed in 2018. Their eclectic sound weaves together the heaviness of doom metal with progressive rock complexity and folk instrumentation.
NorthWorld is a heavy metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2020. Their sound draws on the classic traditions of Finnish heavy metal while forging a modern, energetic approach.
NorthZyklon is a melodic black/death metal band from Voronezh, Russia, active since 2017. Their cyclonic name drives the whirlwind intensity of their extreme metal.
Nortia is a melodic heavy/power metal band from Oulu, Finland, active since 2013. Their music delivers the soaring melodies and driving rhythms characteristic of the Finnish power metal tradition.
Nortron is a death metal band from Nowy Targ, Poland, active since 2019. They bring brutality from this Podhale market town at the foot of the Tatra Mountains.
Norvern is a folk metal band from Ancona on Italy's Adriatic coast, active since 2018. They weave folk traditions into their heavy metal from the capital of the Marche region.
Norwald is an epic/symphonic power metal band from Murcia, active since 2019. The band delivers grandiose power metal from the warm southeastern Spanish coast.
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