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Nox Noctis is a black/thrash metal band from Volgograd, Russia, active since 2016. Their Latin name — meaning 'night of night' — doubles down on the darkness.
Nox Pestes is a black metal project from Neubrandenburg in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, formed in 2026. The project's Latin name meaning 'night plague' signals pestilent black metal from the northeastern German lakeland.
Los Angeles's Nox Sinister are a fresh heavy/thrash act formed in 2023, drawing from the deep well of classic West Coast thrash while rooting their attack in the power and clarity of traditional heavy metal. Even in their early days, they demonstrate an awareness of what made the genre great — tight rhythm section work, riff economy, and vocals that cut through the mix.
Nox Tenebrae is a raw black metal project from San Fernando in the Bay of Cadiz, active since 2020. The project's Latin name meaning 'night of darkness' drives their unpolished black metal from Andalusia's Atlantic coast.
Nox Urorum is a Polish black metal project formed in 2026. Their Latin name channels ancient darkness into raw black metal.
Seattle's Nox Velum have been occupying the grim overlap between heavy and doom metal since 2016, and their Pacific Northwest home — grey, rain-soaked, and rich with heavy music history — seems to seep directly into their sound. They traffic in slow, deliberate heaviness that channels classic doom's ritualistic pacing while maintaining the riff clarity of traditional heavy metal.
Amsterdam black metal act with roots stretching back to 2008, channeling atmospheric darkness and aggression from the Dutch capital. Their sustained presence speaks to black metal's deep roots in Amsterdam's underground.
Nox Vorago is a progressive death/symphonic metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 2012. The band combines progressive structures with death metal intensity and symphonic grandeur from Sweden's metal capital.
Noxbleed is a death metal band from Zumaia on the Basque coast, active since 2015. The band delivers bleeding death metal from the flysch-coast town famous for its dramatic cliff formations.
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