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Divine (2024)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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An American depressive and atmospheric black metal project formed in 2022, Nymphrenia leans into introspective desolation and layered ambient texture, working in a mode shaped by the genre's European tradition of anguish-driven composition. With no fixed city listed, the project exists as a largely solitary and inward-focused endeavor.
Athenian industrial black metal project active since 2016, fusing mechanical rhythms and electronic textures with black metal's primal fury. Their cold, cybernetic approach transforms the genre's organic aggression into something more calculated and clinical.
Nyogtha is a black metal band from Devon, UK, active since 2008. Named after the Lovecraftian entity, the band channels cosmic horror themes through atmospheric black metal.
Polarizing and controversial war metal cult active since 2002. Part of the Ordo Satanae Imperium collective with Hellvetron and Nexul. Released on Hells Headbangers.
Hailing from Madison, Indiana, Nyraevra merge melodic death metal's harmonic bite with the mid-paced, rhythmically dominant feel of groove metal, carving out a niche that favors riff momentum over pure aggression. Formed in 2018, the band brings a methodical approach to extreme metal that suits the Midwestern underground.
Nyrak is a Belgian progressive black metal band formed in 2022, driven by a relentless ambition to push the boundaries of black metal. Their discography including 'Malvs,' 'Devourer of All,' and 'Phoenix Mortis' blends raw black metal intensity with intricate progressive complexity.
NyreDolk is a Danish black metal and punk project active since 2018. The project fuses black metal aggression with punk energy from the Danish underground.
Nyrgenth is a black metal project from Heilbronn in Baden-Wurttemberg, active since 2021. The project channels raw black metal from the wine-producing Neckar valley.
Nyrst is a black metal band from Reykjavík, Iceland, active since 2016. They are part of the internationally acclaimed Icelandic black metal scene that has produced acts like Misþyrming and Svartidauði.
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