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Finspång doom metal act formed in 2013, delivering crushing heaviness from central Sweden's Östergötland region. Their ponderous approach channels doom metal's most weighty traditions.
Necroratory is a black metal project from Budapest, Hungary, active since 2013. Their name — fusing necro with oratory — suggests sermons delivered from beyond the grave.
Necroreich is a Finnish black/death metal project active since 2017. The project delivers ferocious black-death from the Finnish underground.
Necrorgasm is a drone/sludge metal project from Wiesbaden in Hessen, active since 2008. The project plumbs the lowest frequencies of drone and sludge from the spa city on the Rhine.
Necrorgy is a melodic black metal project from Skien, Norway, formed in 2021. They blend melody with darkness from this Telemark city that was once a major Viking trading center.
Necroriser is a three-piece thrash/death metal crossover band originating in South America but now based in London, touring extensively across Europe alongside acts like Cannabis Corpse and Warbringer. Their 2013 debut Violent delivers nine tracks of neck-snapping extreme metal that blends old-school thrash with brutal death metal.
Necros is a death metal band from Colmar in the Alsace region of France, with origins stretching back to 1981, making them one of the earliest extreme metal acts in France. Their long history places them as pioneers of the French death metal scene.
Necros Christos is a Berlin-based death/doom metal band active since 2014. The project channels occult and mystical themes through a deliberate fusion of death and doom metal from the German capital.
Necros Spirifer is a black metal band from Arequipa, Peru, formed in 2024 and dedicated to themes of sacrifices, sorcery, chaos, and darkness. The band released their debut demo "Abysmus Primigenus - We Preserve the Ancient Wisdom" in 2025, a six-track recording that announced their arrival in the Peruvian black metal underground.
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