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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.
Spijkenisse symphonic/melodic death metal act formed in 2014, blending orchestral grandeur with extreme metal aggression from the South Holland islands. Their cinematic approach channels the drama of symphonic metal through a death metal lens.
Nox Aurea is a gothic doom metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 2009. Their album 'Ascending in Triumph' on Napalm Records blends heavy guitars with hypnotic keyboards, contrasting deep growls with delicate female vocals, drawing on Gnostic philosophy for lyrical themes.
Kamianske raw black metal and ambient project formed in 2022, merging lo-fi extremity with atmospheric textures from central Ukraine's industrial city. Their dual approach bridges raw aggression and sonic contemplation.
Nox Doloris is a black/death/symphonic metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2013. Their Latin name — meaning 'night of pain' — captures the suffering at the core of their orchestral extremity.
Athenian occult black metal outfit whose ritualistic approach channels Luciferian fanaticism through dark and minimalist compositions on releases like 'The Hidden Paths to Black Ecstasy' and 'Drakon Darshan Satan' via Dark Descent Records. Operating as the outer expression of an esoteric sect, their conceptual framework sets them apart from the broader Greek black metal scene.
Nox Illunis is a black metal project from Treviso, Italy, active since 2010. Their Latin name — meaning 'moonless night' — evokes the pitch-black darkness of their sound.
Nox Infernum is a Portuguese black metal project formed in 2026. Their Latin name — meaning 'night of the underworld' — signals the infernal darkness of their sound.
Nox Irae is a thrash/death metal band from the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France, formed in 2019. Their sound delivers aggressive thrash/death metal intensity from the sun-drenched south of France.
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