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Nekrosun is a progressive metal band from Varese, Italy, active since 2009. They craft complex, evolving compositions with a dark edge from the Lombardy pre-Alps.
Punishing Brutal Death Metal out of Texas.
Nekrotik Flesh is a death metal and crust band from Liverpool, UK, formed in 2020. Their sound merges death metal heaviness with the raw punk energy of crust from the Merseyside underground.
Nekrotisk is a black metal band from Birmingham, UK, formed in 2021. The band delivers raw black metal from the heavy metal birthplace of the English Midlands.
Nekrovault is a death metal band from Memmingen in the Allgau region, founded in 2016 with a mission to rebirth 'the genuine and dark art of total Death Metal.' Their catalog including 'Totenzug: Festering Peregrination' features a four-piece lineup delivering old-school death metal with sepulchral devotion.
Nekroverse is a black metal project from Lohja in southern Finland, active since 2013. The project explores dark dimensions through black metal from the lakeside town west of Helsinki.
Nekrovoid is a black metal project from Svenborg on the island of Funen, active since 2016. The project channels void-gazing black metal from the maritime landscape of southern Denmark.
Kentucky deathcore and death metal act Nekrowinter formed in Versailles in 2025, blending the genre's breakdown-heavy architecture with straightforward death metal ferocity. Young and newly formed, they're still defining the edges of what they want to be.
Nekroyd is a death metal band from Petrozavodsk, the capital of Karelia, Russia, active since 2020. They bring brutality from this lake-studded northern Russian republic.
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