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Necrostarted is a death metal and goregrind band from San Fernando in the Bay of Cadiz, active since 2016. The band delivers visceral extremity from the naval port city of Andalusia.
Necrostasis is a technical death metal band from Palermo, Sicily, formed in 2023. They bring precision-driven brutality from the Sicilian capital.
Necrostench is a black metal project from Tver, Russia, formed in 2025. Their putrid name signals the reeking darkness of their sound.
Necroster is a black metal project from Várpalota, Hungary, active since 2018. They forge darkness from this small city between the Bakony hills and Lake Balaton.
Hilversum black metal project formed in 2020, channeling raw darkness from the broadcast media capital of the Netherlands. Their atmospheric intensity adds an unlikely geographic dimension to Dutch black metal.
Necrosy is a technical death metal band from Venice, Italy, active since 2014. They craft intricate death metal from the city of canals, a setting as unique as their sound.
Necrosylium is a death/thrash metal trio from Vannes, France, formed in January 2013. The instrumental power trio of guitar, bass, and drums delivers thrash-infused death metal from the coast of Brittany.
Necrosynthesys is a doom/gothic/black metal project from Eckernforde on the Baltic coast of Schleswig-Holstein, active since 2022. The project blends three dark metal traditions from a small seaside town overlooking the Baltic Sea.
Wrocław death metal act formed in 2020, delivering brutal extremity from Lower Silesia's capital. Their punishing approach channels the weight of classic death metal traditions.
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