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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Mentally Murdered (2019)
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Nachtzehrer is a German pagan metal project formed in 2023. Named after the vampiric undead of Germanic folklore, the project channels pre-Christian mythology through pagan metal.
Nan Dungortheb is a German pagan black metal project active since 2018. Named after the valley of dreadful death in Tolkien's Silmarillion, the project fuses pagan themes with black metal intensity.
Nar Mattaru is a black/death/pagan metal band from Kaliningrad, Russia, active since 2019. Named after a Sumerian underworld concept, they channel ancient mythology from Russia's Baltic exclave.
Narsil is a pagan metal band from the Muhldorf am Inn and Altotting area of Upper Bavaria, active since 2010. Named after the legendary sword of Tolkien's Numenorean kings, the band channels pagan themes through heavy metal from the Inn River valley.
Nastrandir is a pagan metal band from Lubeck on Germany's Baltic coast, active since 2016. Named after the shore of corpses in Norse mythology, the band channels Viking-age imagery through pagan metal from the historic Hanseatic port.
Natan is a pagan black metal project from Genk in the Limburg province of Belgium, active since 2014. The project draws on pagan themes and mythology through a black metal framework rooted in the Flemish underground.
Uzhhorod pagan/black metal act launched in 2025, channeling pre-Christian Slavic traditions through extreme metal from the Zakarpattia region. Their approach connects ancient heritage with modern aggression.
Chernihiv melodic pagan/folk metal act active since 2004, channeling traditional Slavic themes and folk melodies through metal's powerful framework. Their two decades of output have established them as pillars of Ukrainian folk metal.
Navjarmaahr is a black/pagan metal band from Lyudinovo in the Kaluga Oblast, Russia, active since 2012. They weave Slavic pagan themes into their extreme metal from this small industrial town.
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