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Noth is a solo project by the multi-instrumentalist known as Niili, who started in raw black metal territory with vegetarian and environmental themes before pivoting toward heavier sludge, doom, and noise textures. The 2022 EP Noth Is Nothing showcases that transition, trading primitive aggression for suffocating weight and an obsession with nothingness and psychological collapse.
Nothankyou is a raw black metal, noise rock, and drone project from London, UK, active since 2016. The project blurs the lines between raw black metal aggression and the abrasive textures of noise rock and drone.
Notheist is a progressive/groove metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2019. Their sound combines the intricate structures of progressive metal with the heavy rhythmic drive of groove metal.
Nothgard is an epic melodic death metal band from Deggendorf in Lower Bavaria, active since 2011. The band crafts sweeping, cinematic melodic death metal from the Danube valley of southeastern Bavaria.
Portland's Nothing have been operating in the bleak territory between dark ambient and industrial metal since 2010, constructing soundscapes where oppressive machinery noise and electronic texture replace conventional guitar-driven metal. Their music is more atmosphere than assault, a slow corrosion that rewards listeners willing to sit inside its industrial gloom.
Nothing 3000 is a Polish post-metal project formed in 2023. They craft atmospheric, futuristic-tinged heavy soundscapes.
Nothing Else is a power/progressive metal band from Modena, Italy, active since 2020. They deliver focused, melodic metal from this Emilia-Romagna city famous for Ferrari and Pavarotti.
Nothing Has Changed is an industrial metal band from Tarnowskie Góry, Poland, active since 2020. Their pessimistic name drives the mechanical aggression of their industrial sound.
Three-time Grammy-nominated progressive metal band known for elaborate live shows with custom-built instruments.
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