Needful Things is a Czech grindcore institution active since 1995, with a discography spanning 'Dead Point' through splits with acts like Controlled Existence and Nervegrind. Their studio recordings at Davos and Walter Sobchack studios showcase a powerviolence-inflected grind attack honed over three decades.

Negative IQ is a French death metal/goregrind act formed in 2025. The project delivers raw, extreme blasts of goregrind-infused death metal from the French underground.

Negative Thought Process is a crust punk, grindcore, and powerviolence band from the Surrey/Reading area of the UK, active since 2016. Their sound blends the raw aggression of crust punk with grindcore velocity and powerviolence's chaotic intensity.

Neguit is a grindcore band from Reus in Catalonia, formed in 2025. The project brings rapid-fire grindcore to the Catalan city near Tarragona.

Neid is a grindcore band from Viterbo in Lazio, Italy, active since 2007. Their German name — meaning 'envy' — accompanies nearly two decades of grinding fury.

Nekkrosis is a death metal and grindcore band from Rushden, UK, active since 1994. As one of the longer-running extreme acts in the English Midlands, they have spent three decades delivering punishing death metal and grindcore.

Bratislava industrial death metal and grindcore act formed in 2020, fusing mechanical rhythms with extreme metal aggression. Their cold, programmatic approach adds industrial weight to grinding extremity.

Neolithic Regression is a Swiss thrash metal and grindcore band active since 2016. The project's name evokes a return to primal aggression, delivered through a volatile blend of thrash and grind.

Nesseria is a blackened metallic hardcore band from Orléans, France, established in 2003 and considered a major act in the French underground scene. Over two decades of touring from DIY venues to major festivals, they have released three full-length albums and multiple splits, evolving through grindcore, black/sludge, and post-black metal phases.