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Nihilgrim is a folk/melodic black metal band from Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, active since 2019. They weave folk elements into their atmospheric black metal from this major Siberian city.
Ninkharsag is a Liverpool-based black metal band established in 2009, dedicated to producing uncompromising traditional black metal. With five releases from 2013's The Essential Salts of Human Dust through 2025's The Black Swords of Winter on labels including Candlelight and Vendetta Records, they have become one of the UK's most respected black metal acts.
Noctarth is a melodic black metal band from Thuringia, active since 2006. Nearly two decades of melodic black metal from central Germany's forested heartland have established the band in the eastern German underground.
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.
Noctis is a melodic black metal band from the Cabriès/Septèmes-les-Vallons area near Marseille, France, formed in 2017. The band brings melodic sensibility to their black metal, rooted in the Provençal underground.
Norrsköld is a multi-genre extreme metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 2014. The band draws from black metal, death metal, folk metal, and metalcore to create a richly layered sound from the heart of the Gothenburg scene.
Northern Light is a melodic black metal project from Salamanca, active since 2010. The project channels atmospheric melody through black metal from the golden sandstone university city of western Spain.
Kyiv pagan/melodic black metal act formed in 2015, channeling pre-Christian Slavic traditions through melodic extreme metal from Ukraine's capital. Their approach connects ancient heritage with modern aggression.
Nyctophobia is a melodic black metal project from Ettlingen near Karlsruhe, active since 2021. The project's name meaning 'fear of darkness' guides their exploration of melodic black metal from Baden.
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