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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Necrosadist is a raw black metal project originally from Nicosia, Cyprus, and later based in London, active since 2005. The project brings two decades of unfiltered black metal ferocity bridging the Mediterranean and British underground scenes.
Necrosadistic Goat Torture is a death/black metal band from London, UK, formed in 2012. The provocatively named act delivers extreme metal with the uncompromising aggression suggested by their moniker.
Necrosanct is a death metal band from Brighton, UK, formed in 1989, drawing influences from Kreator, Napalm Death, and Repulsion to develop a unique grindcore-infused death metal sound. Their albums Incarnate and Desolate established them as pioneers of the early British extreme metal scene.
Death metal act from Lednické Rovne with roots stretching back to 1992, representing one of Slovakia's oldest extreme metal bands. Their three decades of brutality from a small northwestern town speak to remarkable dedication.
Necrosatan is a French black metal project formed in 2024, delivering raw and blasphemous black metal in the tradition of the genre's most extreme expressions.
Falun death/black metal project launched in 2026, merging both genres' extreme qualities from the Dalarna region. Their fusion represents the newest wave of Swedish extreme metal.
İzmir death metal act formed in 2020, delivering brutal extremity from Turkey's third-largest city on the Aegean coast. Their punishing approach channels old-school death metal traditions.
Necroscum is a death metal band from Nancy, France, formed in 2020. The band channels unrelenting death metal aggression from the Lorraine region of northeastern France.
Necrose is a French death metal act formed in 2019, delivering straightforward, uncompromising death metal brutality.
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