Novgore is a black/death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 1990. One of the oldest extreme metal acts from the Gothenburg region, the band has over three decades of underground black/death metal behind them.

Novgorod is a black/symphonic metal band from San Donà di Piave near Venice, Italy, active since 2017. Named after the ancient Russian city, they channel Eastern European grandeur through their orchestral black metal.

Novichoke is a Russian black/death metal project active since 2021. Their name — a dark play on the nerve agent Novichok — signals the toxic extremity of their sound.

Novigrad is a groove/death/black metal band from Glasgow, Scotland, active since 1998. Their genre-spanning approach blends groove, death, and black metal traditions across over two decades of activity.

Novitchok is a grindcore, crust punk, and black metal band from the Heidelberg-Mannheim area, active since 2021. Named after the notorious nerve agent, the band delivers a toxic blend of grind, crust, and black metal from the Rhine-Neckar region.

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Kamianske raw black metal and ambient project formed in 2022, merging lo-fi extremity with atmospheric textures from central Ukraine's industrial city. Their dual approach bridges raw aggression and sonic contemplation.

Nox Doloris is a black/death/symphonic metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2013. Their Latin name — meaning 'night of pain' — captures the suffering at the core of their orchestral extremity.

Athenian occult black metal outfit whose ritualistic approach channels Luciferian fanaticism through dark and minimalist compositions on releases like 'The Hidden Paths to Black Ecstasy' and 'Drakon Darshan Satan' via Dark Descent Records. Operating as the outer expression of an esoteric sect, their conceptual framework sets them apart from the broader Greek black metal scene.