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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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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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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.
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.
Sandomierz melodic death metal act formed in 2021, weaving melodic sophistication through death metal's aggressive framework from one of Poland's most historic medieval cities. Their approach channels Scandinavian melodeath's emotive range.
Night in Gales is a melodic death metal band from Voerde in North Rhine-Westphalia, active since 1997. Nearly three decades of melodic death metal make them one of the most enduring acts in the German melodeath scene.
Night Symphony is a melodic death and folk metal band from Rivas-Vaciamadrid near the Spanish capital, active since 2013. The band weaves folk melodies into melodic death metal from the Madrid metropolitan area.
Nightmare Corporation is a melodic death/groove metal band from Toulon, France, formed in 2016. Their releases Rage Mind and Dead Rider deliver a potent combination of melodic death metal precision and groove-driven heaviness from the French Riviera.
Nightshade is a melodic death metal band from Montreux, Switzerland, formed in 2023. The band forges Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal from the shores of Lake Geneva, near the site of the famous jazz festival.
Nightspheres is a melodic death metal band from Sturminster Newton, UK, formed in 2022. The band brings melodic death metal to the rural Dorset countryside.
Melodic death metal and metalcore act from Castellanza near Varese, formed in 2013 and blending Scandinavian-influenced melodicism with modern breakdowns. Their dual approach draws from both traditions.
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