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DK · 2022–present · active
Ninhur is a Danish post-black metal project formed in 2022. The project pushes black metal into atmospheric, genre-transcending territory.
Liverpool, GB · 2013–present · active
Ninkharsag is a Liverpool-based black metal band established in 2009, dedicated to producing uncompromising traditional black metal. With five releases from 2013's The Essential Salts of Human Dust through 2025's The Black Swords of Winter on labels including Candlelight and Vendetta Records, they have become one of the UK's most respected black metal acts.
North Rhine-Westphalia, DE · 2025–present · active
Nioth Korghai is a black metal project from North Rhine-Westphalia, formed in 2025. The project is among the newest additions to Germany's vast black metal landscape.
Athens, GR · 2011–present · active
Athenian black metal entity active since 2011, contributing to one of Europe's most prolific extreme metal scenes. Their sustained presence in the Greek underground speaks to a dedication to the genre's uncompromising darkness.
Lille, FR · 2019–present · active
Nirnaeth is a black/death metal band from Lille, France, formed in 2019. The band contributes to northern France's growing extreme metal scene with their fusion of black and death metal.
Letchworth Garden City, GB · 2002–present · active
Niroth is a black metal band from Letchworth Garden City, UK, active since 2002. As one of the longer-running black metal projects in the English home counties, they have spent over two decades crafting their art.
Orlová, CZ · 2022–present · active
Nirrti is a psychedelic black metal project from Orlova in the Czech Republic's Silesian region, active since 2022. Named after the Vedic goddess of destruction, the project merges hallucinogenic atmospheres with black metal from the coal-country border region.
Valdepeñas, ES · 2025–present · active
Nishkk is a blackened death metal project from Valdepenas in Castile-La Mancha, formed in 2025. The project brings extreme metal to the wine-producing heartland of central Spain.
Kristiansand, NO · 2021–present · active
Nithe is a black/death/thrash metal band from Kristiansand, Norway, formed in 2021. They deliver triple-genre aggression from southern Norway's Sørlandet coast.

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