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Necnon Mortuss is a black/death metal band from Neratovice in central Bohemia, active since 2020. The project pairs black and death metal traditions from a small town north of Prague.
Richmond's Necov emerged in 2025 with blackened grindcore that swaps the capital city's storied hardcore scene for something nastier and faster. Short, violent bursts of noise sit at the intersection of blast-beat brutality and black metal scorn.
Black metal act from Vinkovci in eastern Croatia, active since 2012 and channeling forest-themed darkness from the Slavonian plains. Their enduring presence speaks to the genre's reach across even Croatia's eastern reaches.
Necro Ritual is a black metal band from London, UK, formed in 2022. The band delivers ritualistic black metal from the British capital's underground.
Necro Soft is a melodic black metal project from Copenhagen, formed in 2025. The project is among the newest additions to the Danish black metal scene.
Maryland's Necroassault 666 operate in the uncompromising blackened death metal tradition with no interest in subtlety, arriving in 2024 with a name that announces intent clearly. Their sound is raw, blasphemous, and deliberately unpolished.
Necrobaptism is a Greek black metal project formed in 2025. The band channels the dark intensity of the Hellenic black metal tradition.
Necroblaspheme is a Parisian death metal band whose sound has evolved from straightforward death metal origins into atmospheric death/black metal territory. Their 2015 album Belleville, recorded at Studio Sainte Marthe by Francis Caste, showcases ten tracks of dynamic, genre-spanning extreme metal.
Necroblasphemer is a black metal project from Ravenna, Italy, formed in 2023. They bring blasphemous extremity from this city famed for its Byzantine mosaics.
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