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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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Nachtfalter is a gothic metal and rock band from Altenburg in Thuringia, Germany, active since 2018. The project's name meaning 'moth' guides their dark, atmospheric approach to gothic metal from eastern Germany.
Nachtgeist — German for 'night spirit' — conjures raw, uncompromising black metal from the American underground, formed in 2020. Shrouded in anonymity, the project leans into the genre's pagan darkness without apology.
Nachtgeschrei is a folk metal and rock band from Frankfurt, Germany, active since 2015. The band blends German folk traditions with metal and rock energy from the financial capital of continental Europe.
Nachtgnawer is a black metal project from Tampere, active since 2022. The project delivers gnawing black metal from the industrial heart of Finland.
Nachthafen is a black/death metal project from Kajaani in the Kainuu region of eastern Finland, active since 2018. The project channels extreme metal from one of Finland's most remote cities.
Dutch black metal project launched in 2024, channeling raw intensity and atmospheric menace. Their uncompromising sound draws from the genre's deepest underground traditions.
Nachtig is an atmospheric black metal project from Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz in Bavaria, active since 2018. The project crafts enveloping atmospheres from the Upper Palatinate region of southern Germany.
Austrian black metal act Nachtigall emerged from Styria in 2020, releasing material under the 4m0r Bandcamp moniker. Their output spans releases like 'Entfesselt' and 'Nacktheit,' delivering raw black metal with an industrial-tinged edge rooted in the German-speaking underground.
Nachtjagd is a black metal project from Eastern Westphalia, Germany, active since 2016. The project's name meaning 'night hunt' drives their predatory approach to black metal from the plains of northwestern Germany.
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