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Necrosphera is a symphonic black metal band from Le Creusot, France, whose 2014 album Linguam Autem Diaboli fuses black and death metal with symphonic elements across nine tracks of blasphemous extremity. Their sound explores the darker reaches of black/death metal fusion.
Necrostench is a black metal project from Tver, Russia, formed in 2025. Their putrid name signals the reeking darkness of their sound.
Necroster is a black metal project from Várpalota, Hungary, active since 2018. They forge darkness from this small city between the Bakony hills and Lake Balaton.
Hilversum black metal project formed in 2020, channeling raw darkness from the broadcast media capital of the Netherlands. Their atmospheric intensity adds an unlikely geographic dimension to Dutch black metal.
Necrosynthesys is a doom/gothic/black metal project from Eckernforde on the Baltic coast of Schleswig-Holstein, active since 2022. The project blends three dark metal traditions from a small seaside town overlooking the Baltic Sea.
Necrotic Woods is a black metal project from Steinheim in North Rhine-Westphalia, active since 2008. The project channels the dark forests of the Teutoburg region into nearly two decades of black metal.
Swedish black metal project formed in 2015, channeling atmospheric darkness through uncompromising sonic visions. Their sound draws from Scandinavian black metal's deep traditions.
Necrotinea is a black metal project from Prague, formed in 2024. Named after a genus of moths, the project brings an entomological darkness to the Czech capital's ever-expanding black metal roster.
Necrotos is a black metal project from Krupka in the Ore Mountains region of northern Bohemia, formed in 2023. The project channels the bleak atmosphere of the mountainous Czech-German borderlands through raw black metal.
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