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Naught is a black metal band from Rouen, France, active since 2013. The band crafts black metal steeped in darkness and atmospheric intensity from the heart of Normandy's metal scene.
Founded in Formosa, Goiás by Rafael Montalvão, Naughty Dog plant themselves firmly in the old-school traditional heavy metal tradition, drawing on the melodic sensibility of the New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal. Their 2021 debut Dogs Like No Clowns, distributed in Europe by Audio Miasma Records, showcases crunching riffs, energetic pacing, and a conviction that classic heavy metal songwriting still has plenty to say.
Naughty Dogs is a heavy metal band from Amberg in the Upper Palatinate of Bavaria, active since 2014. The band brings a playful name to their no-nonsense heavy metal from eastern Bavaria.
Maryland's Naughty Naughty have been flying the flag for traditional heavy metal out of Elkton since 1993, outlasting trends and fashions with stubborn conviction. Three decades of melodic riffing and arena-sized hooks define their durability.
Stockholm raw black metal project formed in 2022, stripping the genre to its most primal essence from Sweden's capital. Their lo-fi approach channels raw black metal's underground ethos.
Wyszków melodic black/death metal act launched in 2024, weaving melodic sophistication through extreme metal's aggressive framework from the Masovian voivodeship. Their fusion approach channels the emotive range of both genres.
Naumachy is a progressive/melodic black metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece, formed in 2024. The band pushes Greek black metal into progressive and melodic territory.
Naurrakar is a Prague-based black metal band active since the mid-2000s, exploring lyrical themes of misanthropy, nihilism, and satanism. Their releases 'Uranfaust' and 'Dopisy o Zle' channel hatred and nuclear apocalyptic visions through uncompromising Czech black metal.
Nausea or Questra is an experimental sludge metal band from Prato, Italy, active since 2010. Their unusual name matches their unconventional approach to heavy, textured music.
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