Norz Feuer is a black metal band from Charolles, France, recognized as one of the essential formations of the French black metal scene for their extreme, dark, and innovative music. Their 2012 album Devers Septentrion pushes black metal to its paroxysm with pagan and Celtic themes rooted in ancestral landscapes.

Zhytomyr black metal act formed in 2017, whose Latin name translates to 'Know Thyself,' channeling philosophical introspection through extreme darkness from northern Ukraine. Their intellectual framing adds depth to raw aggression.

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.

Nosdrama is a gothic metal/rock band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2008, creating what they describe as depressive rock and metal built on intensity and emotion. Across releases including Gravity, ÄES, and Burning Black, they explore the darker, more melancholic reaches of gothic-tinged heavy music.

Nosebleed is a metalcore/thrash metal band from the Burgdorf-Hanover area of Lower Saxony, active since 2015. The band fuses metalcore breakdowns with thrash intensity from the greater Hanover metropolitan area.

Nosferatu is a thrash metal band from Laufenburg on the Swiss border in Baden-Wurttemberg, active since 2018. Named after the iconic vampire, the band brings bloodthirsty thrash to the upper Rhine valley.

Nosferatu V is a NWOBHM-inspired heavy metal band from Leeds, UK, formed in 2020. The band channels the classic New Wave of British Heavy Metal spirit from the heart of West Yorkshire.

Nosfero is a black metal project from Blackhall Colliery in County Durham, UK, formed in 2024. The band brings black metal darkness to the former mining village of the northeast English coast.

Nosgoroth is a German black metal project active since 2016. The project delivers dark, uncompromising black metal from the German underground.