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Nekromant is a doom/heavy metal trio from Vänersborg, Sweden, active since 2015. Formerly known as Serpent and signed to Despotz Records, the band draws heavy inspiration from Black Sabbath and Pentagram, with albums like 'Temple Of Haal' praised for their killer riffs and epic songwriting.
Nekromantas is a black/gothic/symphonic metal band from Messina, Sicily, active since 2023. They weave orchestral darkness from the city at the tip of the Sicilian peninsula.
Nekromantheon is a thrash metal band from Kolbotn, Norway, active since 2007. Hailing from the same suburb as Darkthrone, they channel ancient Greek death oracle imagery into relentless thrash.
Nekromatics is a black/death/symphonic metal band from Almada across the Tagus from Lisbon, formed in 2025. They combine multiple extreme metal elements with orchestral ambition.
Knurów death/thrash metal act formed in 2018, delivering aggressive riffing from the Silesian industrial town. Their dual-genre assault channels both death metal brutality and thrash velocity.
Nekrommander is a one-person black/death metal project helmed by Ghul, whose 2023 EP "Vomiting in Heaven" was years in the making — drums tracked in 2019, the rest completed through 2023. The five-track release blends crunchy old-school death metal with thrash sharpness and hardcore-inflected groove, with session drums contributed by Douglas Batista.
Nekromorphine is an avant-garde black metal project from Portugal, active since 2015. They push black metal into experimental territory with unconventional compositions.
Nekron is a blackened death metal band from Nuremberg, active since 2013. The band delivers scorching blackened death from Franconia's medieval fortress city.
Nekropolis is a death/black metal band from Spiez in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland, active since 2013. The band brings extreme metal ferocity to a picturesque lakeside town in the Swiss Alps.
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