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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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Nöldr is the solo black metal and dungeon synth project of Lord Deathlaff, whose 2021 debut Misanthropic Forest established the project's tone: raw tremolo-driven riffs shadowed by a melodic melancholy, closing into dark ambient territory. Subsequent releases including the Dynasty ov the Darkened Evocations EP and Profane Eternity deepen a cosmology drawn from Tolkien, Norse myth, and the bleak aesthetics of second-wave black metal.
Northwind is a power metal band from Gijon in Asturias, active since 2018. The band delivers soaring power metal from the windswept northern coast of Spain.
Nøkian Monark is a Finnish black/groove metal project formed in 2023, fusing the cold atmosphere of black metal with the heavy rhythmic drive of groove metal. The band represents an emerging voice in Finland's diverse extreme metal underground.
Named after the water-spirit of Norse folklore, Columbus, Ohio's Nøkk play black metal with a mythology-rooted identity and the cold, uncompromising energy that marks the newer wave of American projects in the genre. Formed in 2023, the band channels both the tradition and the restless forward motion of the current underground.
Nomadas is a heavy/power metal band from Alicante, active since 2020. The band brings wandering heavy metal energy to the sunny Mediterranean coast.
Nømadus is a progressive groove/thrash metal band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 2019. Their sound blends progressive complexity with the heavy rhythms of groove metal and thrash aggression.
Núrn is a French black metal/ambient project formed in 2022. The project blends atmospheric ambient textures with the raw intensity of black metal.
Ný Mynd is a melodic death metal band from Piacenza, Italy, active since 2019. Their Icelandic name — meaning 'new image' — hints at the fresh perspective they bring to the melodeath genre.
Nyr Gata is a melodic black/death metal project from the Neunkirchen-Nahe area of the Saarland, active since 2015. The project fuses melodic black and death metal from the wooded hills of southwestern Germany.
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