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Necrologyst is a one-man goregrind project from Mar del Plata, Argentina, releasing a prolific string of albums and splits since 2018, including the full-length Lacerated/Mutilated (December 2018) and the split Retribution to Repugnance with fellow Argentine act Hate Excretor (2021). The project also appeared on the international compilation The Great Blood Feast Vol. 2 in 2022.
Necrolord is a death metal band from Eichenau near Munich, active since 2002. Over two decades, the project has maintained a consistent death metal output from the Munich metropolitan area.
Necrolust is a black/thrash metal band from Domazlice near the Bavarian border in the Czech Republic, active since 2006. Nearly two decades of activity have established the band as a reliable force in western Bohemia's extreme metal scene.
Necrolust were a black metal band from Salvador, Bahia active from 1989 to the mid-1990s, operating deep in the Brazilian underground with a sound rooted in satanic and anti-Christian themes. They left behind two demos — Christ's Excommunication (1991) and Kill and Die by Satan (1994) — both of which were later compiled on the 2017 limited-edition digipak The Rites of Infernal Torment, preserving a snapshot of Bahia's early extreme metal scene.
Necrológio is a three-piece death metal band — vocalist Mike Douglas, multi-instrumentalist C. Nunes, and drummer Marcelo Pettinatti — whose debut album Morte (2022) was tracked partly live at Dakota Studio in Santos and completed at a home studio. The record moves through eight tracks of blunt, unornamented death metal with a raw, rehearsal-room directness that suits the band's name, which translates simply as obituary.
Kharkiv death metal act formed in 2019, delivering brutal extremity from Ukraine's second-largest city. Members have participated in projects like Elderblood and GreyAblaze, connecting Necrom to the broader network of Ukrainian extreme metal.
Pennsylvania's Necromance blend heavy and power metal into a soaring, melodic hybrid with roots stretching back to 2003, building the kind of anthemic structures that reward repeated listening. Whitehall produces a band of old-school conviction and arena-worthy ambition.
Necromance Theater is a symphonic black metal band from La Paz, Bolivia, that began in 2012 under the name Exhumation before adopting their current identity. The band has released two full-lengths, Beyond the Throne of Mist (2016) and Universal Cult of Darkness (2019), alongside several EPs, all independently. Their lyrical focus spans anti-religion, occultism, necromancy, and self-styled prophecy.
Necromance Theater is a symphonic black metal band from La Paz, Bolivia, that began in 2012 under the name Exhumation before adopting their current identity. The band has released two full-lengths, Beyond the Throne of Mist (2016) and Universal Cult of Darkness (2019), alongside several EPs, all independently. Their lyrical focus spans anti-religion, occultism, necromancy, and self-styled prophecy.
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