Nexorum is a black/death metal band from Trondheim, Norway, active since 2019. They contribute to the rich extreme metal tradition of Norway's third-largest city.

Nexphorus is a death/black metal project from the Saarland, active since 2021. The project merges death and black metal from the Franco-German border region of southwestern Germany.

Nexrist is a black metal project from Tula, Russia, active since 2012. They forge antichristian darkness from this historic Russian city south of Moscow.

Palermo industrial rock/metal act with black metal elements, formed in 2018 and fusing mechanical rhythms with extreme metal intensity from Sicily's capital. Their hybrid approach bridges industrial's cold precision with black metal's primal fury.

Udine groove metal and hardcore outfit formed in 2017, delivering crushing rhythmic weight with hardcore's raw energy from Friuli. Their aggressive approach channels the physical impact of both genres.

Taranto death metal project launched in 2026, representing the newest wave of extreme metal from Puglia's industrial port city. Their brutal approach channels death metal's most punishing traditions.

Next in Line is a melodic death metal band from Kotka, active since 2019. The band delivers Scandinavian melodeath from the southeastern Finnish coast.

Next Round is a crossover thrash band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2014. They deliver pit-ready punk-thrash energy from Russia's second city.

Nexus 6 is a band from Albacete that has undergone dramatic evolution since 2008, shifting from neoclassical ambient through technical black metal to progressive metal and rock. Named after the replicant model from Blade Runner, the project's restless reinvention mirrors the film's exploration of identity.