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Naxen is a black metal band from Munster, North Rhine-Westphalia, active since 2018. The band contributes to Munster's surprisingly fertile black metal community in the Westphalian university city.
Naysayer is a depressive black metal band from Manchester, UK, formed in 2016. The project channels melancholy and despair through raw black metal from one of England's most storied music cities.
Uppsala black metal act formed in 2022, channeling raw darkness from Sweden's ancient university and ecclesiastical center. Their intense approach adds modern extremity to a city steeped in historical weight.
Nazgoat is a black metal project from Cosio Valtellino in the Sondrio province of Lombardy, Italy, formed in 2023. Their name fuses Tolkien's Nazgûl with goat imagery for a doubly dark invocation.
Nazgrim is a black metal project from Coimbra, Portugal, formed in 2025. Named with Tolkien-inspired darkness, they emerge from this ancient university city.
Nazgul is a heavy metal band from Prague, one of the Czech Republic's longest-running metal acts with roots reaching back to 1998. Named after Tolkien's ringwraiths, the band has upheld classic heavy metal traditions for over a quarter century.
Nazgul Rising is a black/symphonic metal band from Rome, Italy, active since 2005. Named after Tolkien's ringwraiths, they combine orchestral sweep with black metal ferocity.
Nazgulum is a raw black metal project from Izhevsk, Russia, active since 2005. Their Tolkien-derived name accompanies two decades of raw underground extremity from the Udmurt capital.
A black metal horde from Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Nazgûl draw inspiration from the Scandinavian second wave — particularly Dissection, Marduk, and Mayhem — while channeling aggression through themes of war and anti-religious hostility. The band released their EP March To Heaven's Damnation in 2016 and have appeared on regional compilations including Bahia - True Black Metal - The Land of All Demons, with vocalist/bassist Don The Blasphemer and guitarist Filipe Wargrider anchoring the lineup.
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