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Punishing Death Metal out of Texas.
Necrovomit is a black/death metal band from Filottrano near Ancona in the Marche region, Italy, formed in 2023. Their visceral name matches the raw intensity of their extreme metal.
Necrovomit 666 is the one-man project of Victor Skullcrusher, beginning in raw black metal territory with the 2023 debut Death to Mankind before rapidly expanding into black/death and grindcore on a string of releases including Witchcraft and Blood, Satanic Slaughter, and splits with acts like Amorth and Satanic Empire. The project moves with relentless prolificacy through the most bestial corners of extreme metal, steeped in blasphemy and sonic ugliness.
Proto-death metal legends whose 1987 demo Divus de Mortuus is one of the most bootlegged demos in extreme metal, directly influencing Morbid Angel.
Necrovorous is a death metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 2009, releasing their 2017 album Plains of Decay through Dark Descent Records. Their cavernous death metal has earned them a devoted following and placed them among the leading acts of the modern Greek death metal revival.
Necrowar have been grinding out death-thrash metal from the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro since 2004, building a catalogue that includes the early Blood War EP and the full-length All Trajectory, released in 2019. Their music channels the war-themed aggression of classic Brazilian extreme metal, with lyrics centering on geopolitical conflict and social struggle.
Necrowizard is a black/death metal and grindcore project from Koblenz at the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle, formed in 2024. The project channels occult wizardry through a chaotic blend of extreme metal subgenres.
Necrown is a death metal band from Vallet, France, active since 2009. Their debut STORM delivers four tracks of concise, punishing death metal with titles like Carnage Assault and Muscadeath reflecting their aggressive approach.
Necrowretch is a blackened death metal band from Valence, France, signed to Season of Mist with four albums including 2024's Swords of Dajjal. Led by vocalist-guitarist Vlad, the band combines fast-paced black/death metal with Middle Eastern influences, maximum riffage, and brutal blast beats recorded at Studio Sainte Marthe in Paris.
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