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Necronium is a death metal and death 'n' roll band from Barcelona, active since 2022. The band fuses old-school death metal with groove-laden death 'n' roll from the Catalan capital.
Necronoir is a black metal project from the Brest Region of Belarus, emerging in 2025. The project's name fuses death and darkness, signaling a bleak approach to black metal from western Belarus.
Eindhoven/Veldhoven death metal outfit formed in 2010, delivering old-school brutality from the Brainpower region of North Brabant. Their sustained output channels the classic death metal tradition.
Necronomicon is a thrash metal band from Lorrach on Germany's Swiss border, active since 2010. Named after Lovecraft's fictional grimoire, the band brings thrash metal fury to the southwestern tip of Germany.
Necronomicunt is a doom metal and d-beat band from Bristol, UK, formed in 2025. The band fuses the crushing weight of doom metal with the driving punk energy of d-beat.
Necronomisurf is a stoner/groove metal band from Turku, active since 2017. The band blends Lovecraftian themes with surf-tinged stoner grooves from Finland's oldest city.
Necronomium is a death metal band from Kotka, active since 2017. Named after a Lovecraftian variant, the band channels cosmic horror through death metal from southeastern Finland.
Necronos is a death metal band from Mexico, active in the mid-1990s and again from 2023 onward, with members from San Juan del Río, Querétaro. The band released the full-length La muerte del tiempo in 1995 and returned with the single Nobul Rot in 2023 via Utter Silence Records. Necronos is a two-piece project featuring members also known from Darkside Ritual and Muerto.
Örebro death metal and grindcore act formed in 2021, delivering rapid-fire extremity from central Sweden. Their grinding assault follows in the tradition of Örebro's legendary grindcore heritage.
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