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Necroblood is a black/death metal act from Paris, France, with roots stretching back to 2002. As veterans of the Parisian extreme metal underground, they deliver a savage blend of black and death metal refined over two decades.
Necrobode is a black/death metal band from Lisbon, Portugal, formed in 2021. They bring extreme darkness from the Portuguese capital.
Denver's Necrobolism launched in 2025 with brutal death metal calibrated for maximum bodily damage at altitude. The Mile High City's extreme scene gains a new act with an ear for punishing low-end and an anatomy-textbook's worth of grisly inspiration.
İzmir black/death/thrash metal act formed in 2013, merging three extreme genres into a relentless assault from Turkey's Aegean coast. Their multi-genre fury channels the most aggressive elements of all three traditions.
Formed in 1988 by Skull Detonator, Sathan, and Kranium, Necrobutcher played a ferocious blend of death metal and grindcore where most tracks barely broke the one-minute mark. Their two 1989 demos, "Schizophrenic Christianity" and "Corrosive Noisy Torment," were later compiled by Nuclear War Now! Productions on the anthology "Schizophrenic Noisy Torment," preserving all 44 tracks of their brief but savage output.
Necrocachot is a black metal and dungeon synth solo project from Rouen, France, created by Corbaclenoir. Across a prolific catalog including Frozen Realms, Forest of Bones, and La Crypte Aux Serpents, the project weaves dark atmospheric soundscapes inspired by crypts, shadows, and otherworldly realms.
Necrocadaveric Vomit is a death-grind band from Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina, formed around 2010 with a lineup including vocalist Joel Tutau, guitarist Santiago Pontoni, bassist Ariel Reyes, and drummer Mathías Chamorro. The band recorded their first demo, Putrid Flesh, in 2011 before releasing their self-titled full-length album in October 2015, a blistering 11-track set of pure deathgrind.
Necrocaustia is a Bavarian black metal project formed in 2024. The project delivers searing black metal from the largest German state.
Necroccult is a black metal project from Trier, Germany's oldest city, active since 2003. Over two decades of occult black metal from the Roman-founded Mosel valley city make the project a long-standing fixture of the Rhineland-Palatinate underground.
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