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Necrokult of Kronos is a black/death metal band from Albufeira in the Algarve, Portugal, active since 2003. Over two decades, they have maintained a cult following from Portugal's southern tourist coast.
Necrolepsy is a death metal band from Tampere, active since 2017. The band delivers infectious death metal from Finland's inland industrial city.
Necrolord is a death metal band from Eichenau near Munich, active since 2002. Over two decades, the project has maintained a consistent death metal output from the Munich metropolitan area.
Kharkiv death metal act formed in 2019, delivering brutal extremity from Ukraine's second-largest city. Members have participated in projects like Elderblood and GreyAblaze, connecting Necrom to the broader network of Ukrainian extreme metal.
Necromancia is a death metal band from Limoges, France, formed in 2021. The band brings aggressive death metal to the Limousin region's growing extreme metal scene.
Necromaniac is a black/death/thrash metal band from London, UK, active since 2015. Their sound merges three of extreme metal's most aggressive subgenres into a relentless sonic assault.
Sala black/death metal act formed in 2017, merging atmospheric intensity with guttural extremity from the Västmanland silver-mining town. Their fusion channels the darkest impulses of both genres.
Necromantia was a Greek black metal band founded in Athens in 1989 by George "The Magus" Zacharopoulos and Makis "Baron Blood" Kanakaris, distinguished by an unconventional lineup that replaced rhythm guitar with an eight-string bass and incorporated saxophone and flute. Alongside Rotting Christ and Varathron, they are credited as pioneers of the Greek black metal scene, releasing landmark albums including Crossing the Fiery Path (1993) and Scarlet Evil Witching Black (1995). Following the death of founding member Baron Blood in 2019, the band released a final album, To the Depths We Descend (2021), and officially disbanded in December of that year.
Necromaton is an Irish death metal project formed in 2026. They bring fresh brutality to the Emerald Isle's growing extreme metal scene.
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