Female-fronted symphonic and melodic death metal act from Ioannina, blending orchestral grandeur with crushing heaviness across albums like 'Drawing New Worlds' and 'No Gods in Heaven.' Vocalist Maria Tsironi anchors a sound that plumbs the depths of the human psyche through cinematic arrangements and dual vocal approaches.

Neperiah is a death metal and deathcore band from Toulouse, France, whose 2014 debut EP Dividers delivers eight tracks blending death metal aggression with deathcore breakdowns and thrash elements. The band represents Toulouse's active extreme metal community.

Nephalokia is a genre-crossing metal band from Toulouse, France, formed in 2008, blending the heaviness of modern metal with deathcore brutality and post-hardcore atmospheric ambiances. Across releases including Journey and Sunshine, they aim to smash borders between genres to express contradictory emotions.

Nephastus is a black/death metal project from Emden in East Frisia, formed in 2025. The project brings extreme metal to the windswept North Sea coast of Lower Saxony.

Nephelinite is a progressive black/death metal band from Sheffield, UK, active since 2019. Their sound pushes black and death metal into progressive territory with complex structures and atmospheric depth.

Nephos is a black/death metal band from Dusseldorf, active since 2018. The band channels extreme metal darkness from the Rhine metropolis and fashion capital.

Nephren-Ka is a brutal death metal band from Auzon in central France, delivering what fans call the best of French brutal death metal with elaborate conceptual storytelling inspired by Frank Herbert's Dune universe. Their 2021 album From Agony to Transcendence, released on Season of Mist, weaves complex science fiction narratives through relentless death metal.

Nephrite is a black/death metal band from Stjørdal, Norway, active since 2018. Named after the jade mineral, they forge hard-edged extreme metal from the Trøndelag region.

Nephritis is a death metal band from Turku, active since 2020. The band delivers infectious death metal from Finland's former capital on the southwestern coast.