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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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Noxious Light is a British black metal project formed in 2026. The band channels black metal intensity from the UK underground.
Athenian black metal project launched in 2023, adding to the Greek capital's seemingly inexhaustible wellspring of extreme metal. Their dark sonic vision carries the intensity associated with the modern Hellenic underground.
Nozghot is a raw black metal project from Lubeck on Germany's Baltic coast, active since 2014. The project delivers unprocessed, lo-fi black metal from the historic Hanseatic port.
Noční Můra is a one-person atmospheric post-black metal project from Bordeaux, France, formed in 2023. The project oscillates between slow, haunting melodies and intense, obscure passages, drawing on black metal, doom metal, and post-hardcore influences.
Nubivagant is a black metal project from Calci near Pisa, Italy, active since 2020. Their Latin-derived name — meaning 'wandering through clouds' — captures the ethereal dimension of their atmospheric black metal.
Nuclear Hammer is a Finnish black metal act formed in 2024, channeling raw and uncompromising black metal from the depths of the Finnish underground. The project represents a fresh addition to Finland's prolific black metal scene.
Nuclear Magick is a black/death/doom metal band from the Essen-Bochum area of the Ruhr Valley, active since 2010. The band fuses three strains of extreme metal with occult themes from the industrial heartland.
Nuclear Revenge is a thrash/black metal band from Vitoria-Gasteiz, the capital of the Basque Country's Alava province, active since 2018. The band brings nuclear-level thrash aggression to the Basque interior.
Nuclear Thorn is a black metal project from Bytom in Upper Silesia, Poland, active since 2020. They pierce through with radioactive darkness from the Silesian industrial heartland.
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