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Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
Featured Sludge Metal Album
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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Nephelinite is a progressive black/death metal band from Sheffield, UK, active since 2019. Their sound pushes black and death metal into progressive territory with complex structures and atmospheric depth.
Nephisto is a progressive/groove metal band from Toulouse, France, formed in 2021. Their sound combines the rhythmic power of groove metal with the compositional depth of progressive metal.
Nephthys is a progressive/symphonic black metal and ambient project from Kiel on the Baltic coast, formed in 2025. Named after the Egyptian goddess of death and mourning, the project blends symphonic grandeur with ambient textures.
Nephwrack is a progressive heavy metal band from Winchester, UK, active since 2017. The band crafts complex, evolving heavy metal compositions from the historic cathedral city of Hampshire.
Nero di Marte is a death/post-metal/progressive metal band from Bologna, Italy, active since 2013. They have earned critical acclaim for their adventurous, boundary-pushing approach to extreme metal.
Neronia is a progressive metal project from Darmstadt in Hessen. Named after the Roman Neronian era, the project channels ancient imperial themes through progressive metal from the science city south of Frankfurt.
Nerve End is a progressive metal band from Joensuu in eastern Finland, active since 2010. The band crafts intricate progressive compositions from the North Karelian capital.
Łódź/Zgierz progressive metal act formed in 2014, crafting intricate compositions from central Poland's industrial heartland. Their cerebral approach channels progressive metal's structural ambition.
Nerwa is a progressive sludge and post-metal band from Hamburg, active since 2017. The band crafts expansive, dynamic soundscapes that bridge sludge heaviness with post-metal atmospherics from northern Germany.
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