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Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
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AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
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Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Nadezda is a black metal project from Novosibirsk, Russia, active since 2015. Their name — Russian for 'hope' — provides an ironic contrast to their dark black metal.
Nadsvest is a black metal project from Belgrade, Serbia, active since 2019. They contribute to the Serbian capital's growing black metal output.
Nadyrr is a black metal project from Estepona on Spain's Costa del Sol, active since 2022. The project delivers cold black metal from an unlikely Mediterranean seaside setting.
Naer Mataron is a black metal band from Athens, Greece, whose sound has evolved from black metal origins into death metal territory. The band is part of the storied Hellenic extreme metal tradition.
Nafalgar is a black metal project from Aschaffenburg in Lower Franconia, active since 2017. The project delivers cold black metal from the Bavarian bank of the River Main.
Nagaarum is an experimental black/doom metal band from Veszprém, Hungary, active since 2011. They explore unconventional sonic territory from this city overlooking Lake Balaton.
Khmelnytskyi black metal act with roots stretching back to 1993, representing one of Ukraine's oldest extreme metal presences. Their three decades of atmospheric darkness from western Ukraine speak to remarkable dedication.
Nagasaki Nightmare is a black metal and crust punk band from Bari, Italy, active since 2006. Nearly two decades of activity have sharpened their blend of blackened ferocity and punk urgency.
Nagelfar is a black metal project from Aachen, Germany, active since 2017. Operating from the westernmost major city in Germany, the project brings black metal to the Carolingian heartland near the Belgian and Dutch borders.
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