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Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
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AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
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Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
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No Honey is a thrash/groove metal band from Zabreh in the Olomouc region, active since 2019. The band brings a sweet name to a decidedly unsweet blend of thrash aggression and groove-metal heaviness.
No Matches Found is a melodic groove/death metal band from Dresden, formed in 2025. The project brings a modern fusion of groove and melodic death metal to the Saxon capital.
No Quarter Given is a thrash/groove metal band from Cornwall, UK, formed in 2023. Their sound blends the speed of thrash with the rhythmic heaviness of groove metal from England's southwestern tip.
Noctiferia is a multi-genre extreme metal band from Ljubljana, Slovenia, active since 2003. With albums spanning 'Per Aspera' to 'Transnatura' across two decades, the band blends industrial metal, groove metal, and blackened death metal into a heavy, guitar-driven assault.
Noein is a groove/death metal band from Rouen, France, formed in 2020, whose sound has evolved from industrial groove metal origins into a heavier groove/death metal direction. The band represents Normandy's growing extreme metal community.
Nohmad is a thrash/groove metal band from Bullas in the Murcia region, active since 2010. The band delivers nomadic thrash from the wine country of southeastern Spain.
Utrecht groove metal act formed in 2011, delivering crushing rhythmic heaviness from the Netherlands' fourth-largest city. Their weighty approach channels the genre's tradition of headbanging grooves.
Noorag is a groove/progressive/sludge metal band from Cagliari, Sardinia, formed in 2023. They layer heavy grooves with progressive complexity from the Sardinian capital.
Norgaahl is a groove/death/thrash metal band from the Olching-Munich area, active since 2018. The band delivers a triple-threat fusion of groove, death, and thrash metal from the Munich metropolitan area.
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