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Minneapolis death metal outfit Nothingness formed in 2019 and have quickly carved out a place in Minnesota's thriving underground extreme metal scene with a sound that is unrelenting and purposefully unadorned. They favor the direct brutality of classic death metal — dense low-end, churning rhythms, and vocals dredged from somewhere beneath the frost line.
Nothung is a heavy/thrash metal band from Potenza, Basilicata, active since 2021. Named after the legendary sword from the Nibelungenlied and Wagner's Ring cycle, they forge sharp-edged metal from southern Italy's highlands.
Nothzog is a German black metal project formed in 2025. The project is among the newest entrants in Germany's vast and ever-growing black metal scene.
Notice of Destruction is a thrash metal band from Cadenazzo in Switzerland's Italian-speaking Ticino canton, active since 2016. The band brings old-school thrash metal fury to the southern slopes of the Swiss Alps.
Notio is a solo melodic progressive metal project by Albert Olli from Heinola, Finland, blending melodic and alternative metal with progressive song structures. Releases like Worldview showcase a one-man vision of intricate, evolving compositions.
Istanbul death metal act formed in 2011, delivering brutal extremity from Turkey's largest city. Their sustained output speaks to Istanbul's active death metal underground.
Nots is a groove metal and metalcore band from Székesfehérvár, Hungary, active since 2014. They bring modern heavy music from this ancient coronation city of Hungarian kings.
Nott is a black metal project from Brescia, Italy, active since 2013. Named after the Norse personification of night, they embrace total darkness.
Nottingham is a power metal band from Szolnok, Hungary, active since 2011. Their English castle name evokes the medieval grandeur that permeates their melodic power metal.
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