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Los Angeles-based Nekrogoblikon have carved out a gleefully absurd niche as metal's premier goblin-themed band, delivering surprisingly technical melodic death metal wrapped in darkly comedic theatrics featuring their mascot, John Goblikon. Albums like 'Heavy Meta' and 'Welcome to Bonkers' pair genuine musical chops with tongue-in-cheek humor, blending death metal growls with synth-driven melodies and power metal hooks. Their viral music videos and outlandish live shows have built a devoted cult following that proves metal and comedy can coexist without sacrificing heaviness.
Zagreb death/groove metal act formed in 2019, blending death metal's guttural extremity with groove metal's rhythmic punch. Their dual approach creates a sound that satisfies both headbanging and mosh-pit impulses.
Nekrokaos is a black metal act from Marseille, France, formed in 2021. The band delivers chaotic black metal fury from France's Mediterranean port city.
Nekrokraft is a black/death/thrash metal band from Linköping, Sweden, active since 2012. The band delivers a ferocious three-pronged extreme metal assault combining black, death, and thrash traditions.
Nekrokrati is a black/thrash metal band from Goppingen in Baden-Wurttemberg, active since 2014. The band fires blackened thrash volleys from the foot of the Swabian Alb.
Nekrokratie is a German raw black metal project formed in 2025. The project embraces the rawest, most primitive end of the black metal spectrum.
Nekrokult channels the unholy trinity of early Bathory, Celtic Frost, and Sarcófago into punishing black/thrash metal with a heavy crust and d-beat undercurrent. Their 2017 debut "Desecration of Blood," released on cassette by Narcoleptica Productions, tears through eleven tracks of malicious, Satan-drenched speed and filth.
Athens-based death/thrash metal act formed in 2025, representing the newest wave of extreme metal emerging from the Greek capital. Their fusion of death metal heaviness with thrash velocity carries forward a tradition deeply rooted in the Hellenic scene.
Nekromaniak is a Portuguese black/thrash metal project active since 2015. They deliver maniacal black-thrash with raw intensity.
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