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Necrofilth is a genre-bending Scottish project blending black metal with trip hop, formed in 2026. The band defies conventions by fusing extreme metal darkness with electronic trip hop atmospheres.
Necrofily is a death metal band from Ericeira, Portugal, active since 2018. They deliver morbid death metal from this surf town on the Atlantic coast northwest of Lisbon.
Necrofist is a five-piece grindcore band from Orléans, France, formed in 2012, blending brutal death metal with crust and grindcore influences. Their raw, aggressive recordings capture the unpolished intensity of the French underground extreme scene.
Necrofobia is a death metal band from Brescia, Italy, formed in 2023. Their Italian rendering of 'fear of death' drives their morbid sonic assault.
Founded in 1994, Necrofobia are among the most enduring thrash metal acts to emerge from São Paulo state's interior, drawing on the crunch of Sepultura and Slayer without ever losing their own identity. Their debut full-length "Dead Soul" arrived in 2004 after a decade of grinding development, and they returned 15 years later with "Membership" (2019), which included the tribute track "Guzzardi" honoring their late guitarist Raphael Guzzardi.
Necroforge is a black metal project from Vantaa in the Helsinki metropolitan area, formed in 2023. The project forges black metal from Finland's fourth-largest city.
Necrofrost is a black metal project from Erharting in Upper Bavaria, formed in 2023. The project channels icy black metal from the rural Bavarian countryside between Munich and the Austrian border.
Necrofuneral is a black metal project from Prešov, Slovakia, active since 2019. The project delivers dark, funeral-themed black metal from eastern Slovakia.
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