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Stockholm black/thrash metal act formed in 2014, fusing atmospheric intensity with thrash velocity from Sweden's capital. Their crossover approach channels the raw energy of both traditions.
Necrolust is a black/thrash metal band from Domazlice near the Bavarian border in the Czech Republic, active since 2006. Nearly two decades of activity have established the band as a reliable force in western Bohemia's 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.
West Haven, Connecticut's Necromansy draw a direct line from death metal's early brutality to thrash's riff-forward velocity, active since 2024. New England's underground has a new act with a taste for the musty, ritualistic side of extreme metal.
Donetsk black metal project formed in 2022, channeling raw darkness from eastern Ukraine's conflict zone. Their atmospheric intensity draws from the deep traditions of Eastern European black metal.
Necromant is a black metal act from Metz, France, active since 2013. The band channels the cold fury of black metal from the industrial landscape of northeastern France.
Necromante are an occult black metal outfit from the Belo Horizonte area signed to Iron Bonehead Productions, drawing on the dark ceremonial tradition that has long defined that city's underground. Their album The Primitive Conception of Evil — recorded in 2014 at Studio Attack in Belo Horizonte and released in 2020 — showcases a primitive, ritualistic attack with tracks like Fire of Death and King of Blasphemy anchoring its feral energy.
Necromanth is a black metal project from Prague, formed in 2023. The project is among the newest additions to Prague's deeply established black metal underground.
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