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Necromortum is a black metal project from Hyvinkaa, active since 1997. Nearly three decades of black metal from the Uusimaa region make the project one of the oldest in the area.
Necromutilation is a death metal band from Tampere, active since 2020. The band delivers mutilating death metal from Finland's third city.
Necromutilator is a black/death/thrash metal band from Mantua, Italy, active since 2014. They deliver a triple-barreled assault of extreme metal from this Renaissance city in Lombardy.
Częstochowa black/thrash metal outfit formed in 2018, fusing black metal's atmospheric intensity with thrash velocity from the pilgrimage city of Silesia. Their crossover approach channels the raw energy of both traditions.
Necron is a death metal band from Melun, France, formed in 2021. The band contributes raw death metal to the greater Paris region's extreme underground.
Necron King is a death/sludge metal band from Espoo, active since 2019. The band fuses death metal with sludge heaviness from the Helsinki metropolitan area.
Stockholm death metal act with roots stretching back to 1998, representing one of the capital's more enduring extreme metal presences. Their sustained commitment to the craft continues Stockholm's legendary death metal lineage.
Necronautical is a black metal band from Manchester, UK, whose name derives from the Greek for corpse-explorer, referring to those who experiment with near-death experiences to explore the underworld. Across four albums from 2014's Black Sea Misanthropy to 2021's Slain in the Spirit, they have established themselves as a major force in British black metal.
Necroneutron is a black/thrash metal band formed in 2017 in Toluca, State of Mexico. The band has released two full-lengths, Sepulchre Satan and Goetia's Mourners, both in 2020 via Azermedoth Records. Their sound draws on Luciferian themes and raw, aggressive black/thrash aesthetics.
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