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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Olympia, Washington's Necrobeast have been crossbreeding classic heavy metal with thrash's crossover aggression since 2006, bringing a punk-adjacent swagger to the Pacific Northwest underground. Two decades of operation have made them scene fixtures in the state capital.
Necroberus is a gothic metal band from Guadalajara in Castile-La Mancha, active since 2013. The band crafts dark romantic gothic metal from the historic city east of Madrid.
Cleveland's Necrobiome arrived in 2024 bringing death metal with a biological horror concept to a city with deep roots in the genre's American development. Their putrid, groove-laden approach fits naturally alongside the Rust Belt's long extreme metal tradition.
Necroblade was a one-man Death/Thrash Metal project from Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia, active from 2012 until its dissolution in 2020. The project released a series of demos between 2017 and 2018 before its output was absorbed into Kathreptis, a collaborative band formed by the same musician alongside two additional members.
Necroblaspheme is a Parisian death metal band whose sound has evolved from straightforward death metal origins into atmospheric death/black metal territory. Their 2015 album Belleville, recorded at Studio Sainte Marthe by Francis Caste, showcases ten tracks of dynamic, genre-spanning extreme metal.
Necroblasphemer is a black metal project from Ravenna, Italy, formed in 2023. They bring blasphemous extremity from this city famed for its Byzantine mosaics.
Necroblasphemy is a death metal band from Saarbrucken, the capital of the Saarland, active since 2019. The band brings blasphemous death metal to the Franco-German border region.
Torsås black metal act formed in 2011, channeling atmospheric darkness from the Småland coast. Their sustained output speaks to the genre's enduring appeal across Sweden.
Necroblation is a death metal and grindcore band from Lausanne, Switzerland, active since 2013. The band pairs death metal heaviness with grindcore velocity from the shores of Lake Geneva.
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