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Necroracle is a death/black metal band from Barcelona, active since 2018. The band channels oracular darkness through extreme metal from Catalonia's vibrant music scene.
Necroratory is a black metal project from Budapest, Hungary, active since 2013. Their name — fusing necro with oratory — suggests sermons delivered from beyond the grave.
Necroreich is a Finnish black/death metal project active since 2017. The project delivers ferocious black-death from the Finnish underground.
Necrorgy is a melodic black metal project from Skien, Norway, formed in 2021. They blend melody with darkness from this Telemark city that was once a major Viking trading center.
Necros Spirifer is a black metal band from Arequipa, Peru, formed in 2024 and dedicated to themes of sacrifices, sorcery, chaos, and darkness. The band released their debut demo "Abysmus Primigenus - We Preserve the Ancient Wisdom" in 2025, a six-track recording that announced their arrival in the Peruvian black metal underground.
Necrosadist is a raw black metal project originally from Nicosia, Cyprus, and later based in London, active since 2005. The project brings two decades of unfiltered black metal ferocity bridging the Mediterranean and British underground scenes.
Necrosadistic Goat Torture is a death/black metal band from London, UK, formed in 2012. The provocatively named act delivers extreme metal with the uncompromising aggression suggested by their moniker.
Necrosatan is a French black metal project formed in 2024, delivering raw and blasphemous black metal in the tradition of the genre's most extreme expressions.
Falun death/black metal project launched in 2026, merging both genres' extreme qualities from the Dalarna region. Their fusion represents the newest wave of Swedish extreme metal.
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