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The Blind Leading The Blind (2018)
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Scum (2017)
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Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Nonperson is a sludge/doom metal band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 2020. Their sound delivers the oppressive weight of sludge and doom metal from the west of Scotland.
Lviv drone/doom/sludge metal act formed in 2012, crafting immersive, slowly evolving sonic landscapes through the fusion of multiple heavy genres. Their patient, meditative approach to extreme heaviness rewards devoted listening.
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.
Noosed is a death/sludge metal band from Galway, Ireland, active since 2019. They tighten the noose with crushing, suffocating heaviness from the west of Ireland.
Noscrape is a sludge/stoner metal band from Bergamo, Italy, active since 2006. Nearly two decades of activity have cemented their place in Lombardy's heavy underground.
Novarupta is a sludge/black metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2007. Featuring vocalist Jörgen Sandström of Entombed and Grave fame, the band creates crushing, oppressive walls of sludge that build from eerie drone into slow-motion sonic eruptions.
Novice is a doom/sludge metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2016. They deliver crushing heaviness with the earnest intensity their name suggests.
Nowt is a sludge/doom metal band from Huddersfield, UK, formed in 2019. The Yorkshire-dialect-named band delivers crushing sludge and doom metal from West Yorkshire.
Noye is a post-metal/sludge metal band from Kaliningrad, Russia, active since 2012. They build heavy, atmospheric compositions from Russia's Baltic exclave.
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