Necrodeath

Following the caustic blueprints of extreme metal pioneers like Slayer, Possessed, Kreator, and Bathory, Italy's Necrodeath traffic in unrelenting slabs of sonic real estate rooted in blackened death metal and thrash. Issued in the late '80s, the band's first and second albums, Into the Macabre and Fragments of Insanity, are considered genre classics. In 2025, the group released their 14th and last LP, Arimortis. Hailing from Genoa, the band was formed in 1984 by vocalist Ingo, guitarist Claudio, bassist Paolo, and drummer Peso under the moniker Ghostrider. Necrodeath receiv...