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Infinite Terror (2022)
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Inhale The Noise (2026)
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Apocalypse (2023)
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Niobe is a folk rock/metal band from Valencia, formed in 2023. Named after the tragic figure of Greek mythology, the project channels mythological themes through folk-infused metal from Spain's Mediterranean coast.
Nion is a gothic metal band from Saarbrucken, active since 2019. The band crafts dark, atmospheric gothic metal from the capital of the Saarland on the French border.
Nioth Korghai is a black metal project from North Rhine-Westphalia, formed in 2025. The project is among the newest additions to Germany's vast black metal landscape.
Niovel is a symphonic power metal band from Linz am Rhein in the Rhineland-Palatinate, active since 2021. The band delivers orchestral power metal from the scenic Rhine Gorge, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Athenian black metal entity active since 2011, contributing to one of Europe's most prolific extreme metal scenes. Their sustained presence in the Greek underground speaks to a dedication to the genre's uncompromising darkness.
Nirnaeth is a black/death metal band from Lille, France, formed in 2019. The band contributes to northern France's growing extreme metal scene with their fusion of black and death metal.
Niroth is a black metal band from Letchworth Garden City, UK, active since 2002. As one of the longer-running black metal projects in the English home counties, they have spent over two decades crafting their art.
Nirrti is a psychedelic black metal project from Orlova in the Czech Republic's Silesian region, active since 2022. Named after the Vedic goddess of destruction, the project merges hallucinogenic atmospheres with black metal from the coal-country border region.
Nishkk is a blackened death metal project from Valdepenas in Castile-La Mancha, formed in 2025. The project brings extreme metal to the wine-producing heartland of central Spain.
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