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The Blind Leading The Blind (2018)
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Scum (2017)
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Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Nuvi is a black metal project from Caltabellotta in Agrigento province, Sicily, active since 2008. They bring black metal from one of the highest and most isolated towns in southwestern Sicily.
Nvlvs is a black/death metal project from Aarhus, Denmark's second city. The project delivers extreme metal from the cultural capital of Jutland.
Nvnfvkker is a raw black metal project from Aachen, formed in 2025. The project brings lo-fi black metal fury to the westernmost major city in Germany.
Nyarlath is a black/death metal band from Angers, France, formed in 2019. Named in reference to Lovecraftian cosmic horror, the band channels otherworldly extremity through their fusion of black and death metal.
Nyarlathotep is a black/thrash metal band from Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, active since 2008. Named after the Lovecraftian deity known as the Crawling Chaos, the project channels cosmic horror themes through blackened thrash aggression.
Nyctophilia is a black metal band from Barry, Wales, active since 2012. Named for the love of darkness, the band crafts black metal from the South Wales underground.
Nyctophobia is a melodic black metal project from Ettlingen near Karlsruhe, active since 2021. The project's name meaning 'fear of darkness' guides their exploration of melodic black metal from Baden.
Nyctophoros is an atmospheric black metal project from Norway, formed in 2021. Their Greek name — meaning 'bearer of night' — signals the dark, immersive quality of their atmospheric compositions.
Nyctopia is a black metal band from Glasgow, Scotland, active since 2018. The band channels atmospheric black metal darkness from the west of Scotland.
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