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Actin' Up (2023)
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Fertile Green (2012)
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I Am the Void (Drumcorps Remix) (2024)
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Future Sequence: Live at the Fidelitorium (2015)
05/31 @ Bourbon Theatre, Lincoln
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Savage Brutal Death Metal out of Texas.
Oleksandriya brutal death metal and grindcore act launched in 2024, delivering rapid-fire extremity from central Ukraine's Kirovohrad region. Their grinding assault combines death metal brutality with grindcore velocity.
Necrosist is a gothic/death/thrash metal band from the Uckermark region of Brandenburg, one of the oldest extreme acts in northeastern Germany with roots back to 1994. Three decades of activity spanning gothic, death, and thrash metal make them a regional institution.
Necroslut is a black/death metal band from Tampere, active since 2020. The band brings provocative extremity to Tampere's thriving extreme metal community.
Necrosophy is a five-piece death metal band from Graz, Austria, active since 2021 and featuring members Michael Fabian, Andreas Meinhart, Gernot Oreski, Philipp Weinberger, and Hanno Wisiak. Their releases include 'Wrath of the Gods' and 'Scornhub,' with regular live performances at venues like Club Wakuum in Graz.
Necrosorth is a death/black metal band from the Usti nad Labem and Litomerice area of northern Bohemia, active since 2011. The band channels extreme metal ferocity from the Elbe River valley of northwestern Czech Republic.
Necrosphere is a death metal band from Siegen in North Rhine-Westphalia, active since 2014. The band delivers crushing death metal from the iron-ore hills of the Siegerland.
Necross is a death metal band from Obernkirchen in Lower Saxony, active since 1994. Three decades of unrelenting death metal from the Schaumburg district make them one of the longest-running extreme acts in the region.
Necrost is a technical death metal band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2016. They bring precision-engineered brutality from the Russian capital.
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