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Nyame is a symphonic metal band from Cuenca in Castile-La Mancha, active since 2016. Named after the supreme deity of the Akan people of West Africa, the band brings diverse cultural themes to symphonic metal from the gorge-straddling city of central Spain.
Beluša thrash metal act formed in 2018, delivering aggressive speed from the Považie region of northwestern Slovakia. Their high-energy approach channels the relentless spirit of classic thrash.
Nyarlath is a black/death metal band from Angers, France, formed in 2019. Named in reference to Lovecraftian cosmic horror, the band channels otherworldly extremity through their fusion of black and death metal.
Nyarlathotep is a black/thrash metal band from Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, active since 2008. Named after the Lovecraftian deity known as the Crawling Chaos, the project channels cosmic horror themes through blackened thrash aggression.
A raw black metal project out of Denver, Colorado, Nybbas traffics in lo-fi abrasion and primitive darkness with the stripped-down aesthetic that defines the genre's underground fringe. Active since 2015, the project leans hard into unpolished, confrontational sound over any production refinement.
Nycrama is a progressive death metal band from Madrid, active since 2020. The band delivers technically ambitious death metal from the Spanish capital.
Ripping Death Metal / Goregrind from El Paso, Texas (early); Ohio (later).
Downey, California's Nyctophile blend melodic death metal sensibility with deathcore heaviness and metalcore structure, arriving at a sound rooted in Southern California's hybrid extreme scene. Formed in 2017, the band merges crushing breakdowns with melodic lead work and aggressive vocal delivery.
Nyctophilia is a black metal band from Barry, Wales, active since 2012. Named for the love of darkness, the band crafts black metal from the South Wales underground.
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