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Necropoli is a death/doom metal band from Rome, Italy, active since 2014. Their name — Italian for 'necropolis' — draws on Rome's ancient burial traditions for their funereal sound.
Necropolis is a death metal band from Sonderborg in southern Denmark near the German border, active since 2018. The band delivers death metal from the historic fortress town on the Als Sound.
Necropota is a grindcore, black metal, and brutal death metal band from Madrid, active since 2011. The band delivers a chaotic fusion of extreme subgenres from the Spanish capital.
Necropsia is a death metal and metalcore band from Debrecen, Hungary, formed in 2023. They bring forensic brutality to Hungary's eastern plain.
A long-running death metal band from the Rio Grande do Sul underground, active since the early 1990s and known for a relentless, gore-infused approach rooted in the old-school tradition. Their catalog spans releases such as "We Work for the Devil," a live document titled "Live Desecrations," and the 2022 full-length "Death to Traitors."
Necropsy is a death metal band from Nuremberg, Bavaria, active since 2022. The band delivers forensic-grade death metal from Franconia's largest city.
Khmelnytskyi brutal death metal act formed in 2019, delivering guttural punishment from western Ukraine. Their extreme approach channels death metal's most visceral and punishing traditions.
Necropsychosis is a death/doom/thrash metal band from Yessentuki, Russia, formed in 2023. They deliver extreme metal from this North Caucasus spa town in the Mineralnye Vody region.
A self-described "old school death metal fleshcult" from Pernambuco whose approach owes a clear debt to the goregrind end of early 1990s extremity — their Repulsion cover signals as much. They debuted with the 2024 demo "Anatomy of the Grotesque" and followed it with the "Frenzied Necrotiscism" EP.
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