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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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Nargis is a black metal project from Lorsch in Hessen, active since 2015. The project delivers black metal from a small town famous for its Carolingian-era abbey in southwestern Germany.
Nargothrond is a black metal band from Munster, North Rhine-Westphalia, active since 2004. Named after the elven fortress from Tolkien's legendarium, the band has maintained two decades of Tolkien-inspired black metal.
Narkolepsia is a depressive black metal and rock project from Kokkola on Finland's western coast, active since 2013. The project's Finnish name for narcolepsy captures the drowsy, dreamlike quality of their DSBM.
Narkvlt is a Hungarian black metal project active since 2019. They adhere to the raw, uncompromising aesthetics of underground black metal.
Narrat is an atmospheric black metal project from Munster, Germany, formed in 2025. The project is among the newest additions to Munster's active black metal community.
Narrative is a German black metal project active since 2008. The project takes a storytelling approach to black metal, weaving narratives through atmospheric extremity.
Melodic black metal act from the village of Paterek, formed in 2016 and weaving melody through black metal's aggressive framework. Their approach balances atmospheric grace with the genre's inherent intensity.
Nartheling is an atmospheric black metal project from Yakutsk, Russia, formed in 2024. They emerge from the coldest major city on Earth, where winter temperatures plummet to minus fifty degrees.
Narvah is a black metal project from Slovakia, formed in 2025. The project represents the newest wave of Slovak black metal, adding to the country's growing extreme metal underground.
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