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Narfùr is a black/folk metal band from Sochi, Russia, formed in 2024. They bring folk-inflected black metal from this Black Sea resort city, one of Russia's most geographically unusual metal origins.
Nargaroth is one of Germany's most polarizing black metal acts, founded in 1996 as a solo project by Ash (Kanwulf) in Saxony after the death of a member of his former band Exhuminenz. The project's catalog from 'Herbstleyd' through 'Era of Threnody' has made it a defining, if controversial, force in German black metal.
Nargathrond is an experimental extreme metal project from Neuhaus am Rennweg in the Thuringian Forest, active since 2017. The project pushes metal into uncharted experimental territory from a remote corner of central Germany.
Nargfalk is a black metal project from the Italian-speaking Ticino canton of Switzerland, one of the country's oldest black metal acts with roots stretching back to 1988. Nearly four decades of activity make the project a pioneer of Swiss black metal.
Nargis is a black metal project from Lorsch in Hessen, active since 2015. The project delivers black metal from a small town famous for its Carolingian-era abbey in southwestern Germany.
Nargothrond is a black metal band from Munster, North Rhine-Westphalia, active since 2004. Named after the elven fortress from Tolkien's legendarium, the band has maintained two decades of Tolkien-inspired black metal.
Narita is a heavy/power metal band from Copenhagen, active since 2020. The band channels the grandeur of European power metal from Denmark's vibrant capital city.
Narkissus Fall is a symphonic power metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2023. Their sound combines orchestral symphonic grandeur with the driving energy of power metal from the Greek capital.
Narkolepsia is a depressive black metal and rock project from Kokkola on Finland's western coast, active since 2013. The project's Finnish name for narcolepsy captures the drowsy, dreamlike quality of their DSBM.
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