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Native Construct formed in 2011 at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, and released a single critically acclaimed album, Quiet World (2015), on Metal Blade Records before announcing an indefinite hiatus in 2016. The album blends progressive metal with jazz, classical music, and musical theatre, an ambitious fusion that earned the band significant attention in progressive metal circles. Vocalist Robert Edens and guitarist Myles Yang led a project remarkable for its compositional ambition given the band's brief lifespan.
Native in Black is a black metal project from Chelyabinsk, Russia, active since 2014. They channel the stark industrial landscape of this Ural Mountains city into their dark sound.
Natremia is a black metal band from Bordeaux, France, active since 2011, with a discography spanning four releases through 2019. Their EP A.O.T.N.F. explores dark, mythological themes through atmospheric black metal recorded at Darkened Studio.
Natribu is a heavy metal band from Tuineje on the island of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands, active since 2012. The band carries heavy metal to one of Spain's most remote Atlantic island locations.
Natrium Muriaticum is a black metal project from Leon in northwestern Spain, active since 2007. Named after the homeopathic remedy derived from common salt, the project channels an unusual philosophical angle through nearly two decades of black metal.
Natron is a technical death metal band from Bari, Italy, active since 2013. Named after the ancient Egyptian embalming salt, they deliver precision-engineered brutality from Puglia.
Natt is a melodic death/doom metal band from Kristiansand, Norway, active since 2007. Their name — Norwegian for 'night' — sets the nocturnal tone for their sorrowful compositions.
Nattaravnur is a melodic death metal band from Berlin, active since 2010. The project's Faroese-inspired name adds a Nordic dimension to their Berlin-based melodic death metal.
Nattarvet is a black metal band from Hamburg, active since 2019. The project's Swedish name meaning 'night heritage' connects their northern German black metal to Scandinavian traditions.
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