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Necrokult of Kronos is a black/death metal band from Albufeira in the Algarve, Portugal, active since 2003. Over two decades, they have maintained a cult following from Portugal's southern tourist coast.
Necrokulture is a German black metal project formed in 2025. The project is among the newest entrants in Germany's vast black metal landscape.
Donetsk black metal act formed in 2015, channeling atmospheric darkness from one of Ukraine's most conflict-affected cities. Their extreme output carries weight beyond the purely musical.
Necrolatria deal in the slow, suffocating territory where death metal meets doom, wringing funeral weight out of every riff. Their 2020 full-length Ultimate Prevail of Darkness stands as their most substantial statement, a sprawling effort built around crushing tempos and morbid atmosphere.
Necrolatría is a black metal band from Coronel in Chile's Biobío region, active since the mid-2010s with a catalog rooted in esoteric and misanthropic themes. The band self-compiled their early recordings on the 2020 release Ultimate Prevail of Darkness through Dreadful Records, then issued the full-length Where Light Has No Domain in 2022 — recorded at home in Coronel and released through both Apocalyptic Productions and Iron Bonehead Productions, with drums tracked at Ramses Studio and the record limited to 500 copies. Their sound draws on raw second-wave black metal traditions, with releases also appearing on Street Metal Blasphemy.
Necrolepsy is a death metal band from Tampere, active since 2017. The band delivers infectious death metal from Finland's inland industrial city.
Necrolith is a black metal project out of Vienna, Austria, formed in 2023. Their early output includes a demo EP and the release 'Undercroft,' marking the project's entry into Austria's densely populated black metal underground.
Stockholm black/thrash metal act formed in 2014, fusing atmospheric intensity with thrash velocity from Sweden's capital. Their crossover approach channels the raw energy of both traditions.
Necrology is a thrash metal band from Telfs, Austria, established in 2025 as one of the country's newest entrants to the Tyrolean metal scene. The band brings old-school thrash aggression to western Austria's alpine region.
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