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Nylis is a death/thrash metal band from Chesterfield, UK, formed in 2021. Their sound combines death metal brutality with thrash metal velocity from the Derbyshire town.
Nylon Beast is a crossover/thrash metal trio from Hämeenlinna, Finland, delivering extreme punk-infused metal riffage with intense multi-vocal aggression. Their releases including Left Side Story and EXTREME EP showcase a three-piece committed to high-energy, politically charged crossover thrash.
Nylum is a death/metalcore/thrash metal band from Ravenna, Italy, active since 2015. They combine multiple aggressive styles from this Byzantine mosaic city in Emilia-Romagna.
Nymeria is a melodic death metal band from Tiel, Netherlands, active since 2014. Named after a figure from both real Iberian history and George R.R. Martin's fiction, they bring melodic aggression from the Betuwe region.
Nymf is a stoner metal band from Karlshamn, Sweden, active since 2011. The band delivers heavy, groove-laden stoner metal from the Blekinge coast of southeastern Sweden.
Oščadnica atmospheric black metal act formed in 2019, channeling contemplative darkness from the Kysuce mountains of northwestern Slovakia. Their expansive approach bridges raw intensity with atmospheric beauty.
Nymphalis is a death/thrash metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2023. Named after the butterfly genus, they bring unexpected beauty to their aggressive metal.
Nympherite is a doom/gothic metal band from Elektrostal in the Moscow Oblast, active since 2015. They weave dark romantic atmospherics with funereal doom from this science city.
Nympholilith is a death/symphonic metal band from Bitola, Skopje, and Prilep in North Macedonia, formed in 2024. They unite musicians from across the country for their orchestral extremity.
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