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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Necrofagus is a black metal project from Novosibirsk, Russia, active since 2020. They devour the light from Siberia's largest city.
Necrofaith is an Italian black metal project active since 2020. They explore the paradox of death and belief through their dark sonic vision.
Houston melodic black metal featuring members of Insect Warfare and Oceans of Slumber. Signed to Metal Blade Records.
Necrofilth is a genre-bending Scottish project blending black metal with trip hop, formed in 2026. The band defies conventions by fusing extreme metal darkness with electronic trip hop atmospheres.
Necroforge is a black metal project from Vantaa in the Helsinki metropolitan area, formed in 2023. The project forges black metal from Finland's fourth-largest city.
Necrofrost is a black metal project from Erharting in Upper Bavaria, formed in 2023. The project channels icy black metal from the rural Bavarian countryside between Munich and the Austrian border.
Necrofuneral is a black metal project from Prešov, Slovakia, active since 2019. The project delivers dark, funeral-themed black metal from eastern Slovakia.
Necrogod is a black metal project from Vologda, Russia, formed in 2021. They invoke dark deities from this ancient northern Russian city.
Necrohammer is a black metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece, formed in 2021. The band delivers hammering black metal from Greece's second-largest city.
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