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A heavy metal act with a penchant for horror and classic metal aesthetics, Nostalgica released three records in 2021 — the self-titled Nostalgica, Melissa, and Horrorplane — establishing a sound that draws as much from B-movie atmosphere as it does from traditional heavy metal riffing. Tracks like "Battles to Win" and "Horrorplane" reflect the band's B-grade horror fixations filtered through straightforward, hook-driven metal.
Nostalgie Depression was a one-person depressive black metal and ambient project from Santiago, active from 2012 until splitting up, created by the sole member Adramelejch. The project released several albums through Ukrainian label Depressive Illusions Records, including Del Cerro a la Luz Resplandeciente bajo el Sol and El Canto de las Aves en la Niebla in 2014 and Psychedelic Eyes in 2015, exploring themes of misanthropy, depression, and melancholy.
Nostos took their name from the ancient Greek concept of the epic hero's return home, and channeled that inward journey through bleak, atmospheric black metal. The project released the EP Misfortune and the single Altar before going silent, leaving behind a small but focused body of work built around introspection and desolation.
Nostra Dementia is a French black metal project formed in 2016. The band delivers black metal steeped in madness and dark intensity.
Nostradameus is a power metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 1993. One of Sweden's longest-running power metal acts, their album 'Illusions Parade' on AFM Records showcases loud, proud power metal with strong riffs and energy, drawing comparisons to Rhapsody and Blind Guardian.
Nostradamus is a power metal band from Deitingen, Switzerland, one of the country's longest-running power metal acts with roots reaching back to 1993. Over three decades, the band has upheld the grandiose tradition of European power metal from the canton of Solothurn.
Nostromo is a legendary Geneva-based metalcore and grindcore band active since 1998, whose albums 'Argue' and 'Ecce Lex' established them as a reference point in European extreme metal. The band reformed in 2016 to tour with Gojira, continuing their legacy of complex, technical extremity.
Nostrum is a death metal band from Zarren in Belgium's West Flanders province, active since 2013. The band contributes to the Flemish extreme metal scene with unrelenting death metal brutality.
Nosturaack is a melodic death/black metal band from Schwerin, the capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, active since 2017. The band blends melodic death and black metal from the lakeside capital of northeastern Germany.
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