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Drag Me to Hell (2021)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Nekroskop is a black metal/crust punk/death metal band from Malmö, Sweden, active since 2013. The band fuses extreme metal aggression with the raw energy of crust punk from Sweden's third-largest city.
Nekrospawn is a Russian black metal project active since 2012. They channel spawning darkness through raw, underground black metal.
Nekrotisk is a black metal band from Birmingham, UK, formed in 2021. The band delivers raw black metal from the heavy metal birthplace of the English Midlands.
Nekroverse is a black metal project from Lohja in southern Finland, active since 2013. The project explores dark dimensions through black metal from the lakeside town west of Helsinki.
Nekrovoid is a black metal project from Svenborg on the island of Funen, active since 2016. The project channels void-gazing black metal from the maritime landscape of southern Denmark.
Nekrypteia is a black metal project from Madrid, active since 2011. Named after the ancient Spartan rite of passage, the project channels ancient warrior themes through over a decade of black metal.
Simferopol symphonic/melodic black/death metal act formed in 2020, blending orchestral grandeur with extreme metal aggression from Crimea. Their ambitious multi-genre approach channels drama through a black metal lens.
Nekyia is a black metal project from Herne in the Ruhr Valley, active since 2019. Named after the ancient Greek necromantic rite, the project channels communion with the dead through black metal from the industrial heartland.
Nel Buio is an Italian black metal project formed in 2024. Their name — meaning 'in the dark' in Italian — captures the essential black metal aesthetic.
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