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Necroheresy is a death/thrash metal band from Bratislava, Slovakia, active since 2015. The band combines death and thrash metal intensity from the Slovak capital.
NecroHorizon is a raw black metal project from Bergerac, France, formed in 2021. The band delivers unpolished, lo-fi black metal from the depths of the French underground.
Necrohunter began as a straightforward death metal outfit before gradually moving toward atmospheric black metal, exploring themes of desolation, depression, and occultism across releases including the album Hunter's Curse (2014) and Last Days (2020). The band traces its roots through earlier incarnations Damned Creation and Behest, making Necrohunter the latest evolution of a project that has been reshaping its sound for over two decades.
Warsaw black metal act formed in 2012, channeling atmospheric darkness from Poland's capital. Their sustained presence in the Warsaw underground speaks to the genre's enduring appeal.
Las Vegas's Necrokazii hit hard with slam-inflected brutal death metal that matches the city's appetite for spectacle and excess, active since 2024. The band's pit-tested grooves carry the desert heat of the Nevada underground.
Necrokiller is a black metal band from Carcassonne, France, formed in 2016. Their sound taps into the raw aggression of black metal from the fortified medieval heart of southern France.
NecroKillGraveTerror is a grindcore band from Smolensk, Russia, active since 2002. Their maximalist name stacks four horror elements, matching the excess of their grinding sound.
Necrokinesis is a death/thrash metal band from Carlow, Ireland, active since 2020. They deliver aggressive extremity from this small southeastern Irish town.
Necroknight is a death metal band from Munster, North Rhine-Westphalia, active since 2021. The band adds to Munster's unexpectedly rich extreme metal output with heavy-hitting death metal.
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