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Ciechanów, PL · 2024–present · active
Death metal act operating across Ciechanów, Mława, and Przasnysz in northern Masovia, launched in 2024. Their multi-city collaboration channels old-school death metal brutality from Poland's northeastern plains.
Sinj, HR · 2016–present · active
Neživ is a multi-genre extreme metal band from Sinj, Croatia, blending black, death, and doom metal since 2016. Their name — meaning 'lifeless' in Croatian — befits their desolate, heavy sound from the Dalmatian hinterland.
London, GB · 2022–present · active
Nganga is a death metal and grindcore band from London, UK, formed in 2022. The band delivers extreme metal ferocity from the British capital.
Banská Bystrica, SK · 2023–present · active
Banská Bystrica industrial death/groove metal and hardcore act formed in 2023, fusing mechanical rhythms with aggressive extremity from central Slovakia. Their multi-genre approach channels raw industrial power.
Hazebrouck, FR · 2013–present · active
Nibirus is a French metal band from the Hazebrouck/Lille area, active since 2013, whose sound has evolved from black/death metal origins into melodic death metal territory. Their stylistic journey reflects an ambitious approach to extreme metal from northern France.
Thun, CH · 2019–present · active
Nidhoeggr is a folk/death metal band from Thun, Switzerland, active since 2019, with releases including the 'Onwards' EP and 'Desolation.' Named after the Norse serpent that gnaws at the roots of Yggdrasil, the band fuses folk melodies with death metal heaviness from the Bernese Oberland.
Ålesund, NO · 2025–present · active
Nidhög is a melodic black/death metal band from Ålesund, Norway, formed in 2025. Named after the dragon that gnaws at the roots of Yggdrasil, they bring mythological ferocity from Norway's art nouveau coastal city.
Borre, NO · 2018–present · active
Nidingr is a black/death metal band from Borre, Norway, active since 2018. Named after the Old Norse term for a dishonorable person, they channel ancient Scandinavian themes.
Vaasa, FI · 2022–present · active
Nidiser is a melodic black/death metal project from Ostrobothnia, Finland, describing their sound as Finnswedish melodic black death metal. Their music draws thematic inspiration from nature, freedom, and the land of their bilingual Ostrobothnian homeland.

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