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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Abridged Dimensions (2025)
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With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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Nordligst is a black metal project from Yelizovo, Russia, active since 2017. Based near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on the Kamchatka Peninsula, they are among the most geographically isolated black metal acts in the world.
Nordlys is a black metal band from Memmingen in the Allgau region, active since 2012. The band's Norwegian name meaning 'northern lights' connects their Bavarian roots to Scandinavian black metal traditions.
Nordreich is a black metal project from Eberswalde in Brandenburg, active since 2014. The project delivers raw black metal from the forested outskirts of northeastern Germany.
Nordschrei is a black metal project from Heilbronn in Baden-Wurttemberg, active since 2020. The project's name meaning 'northern scream' channels anguished black metal from the Neckar valley.
Nordstern is a black metal project from Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, formed in 2025. Their German name — meaning 'north star' — guides their Volga-based black metal.
Nordt is a black/death metal band from Brunswick in Lower Saxony, active since 2021. The band fuses black and death metal from the historic Lion City of northern Germany.
Nordtor is a German atmospheric black metal project active since 2020. The project's name meaning 'north gate' serves as a portal to immersive atmospheric soundscapes.
Nordum is a black metal band from Saint-Clément, France, formed in 2020. The band channels black metal intensity from the rural French countryside.
Nordwin is a German black metal project active since 2017. The project's name meaning 'north wind' drives their frigid approach to the genre.
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