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Necromantia | |
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Origin | Athens, Greece |
Genres | Black metal |
Years active | 1989–2021 |
Labels | Unisound Records Osmose Productions Black Lotus Records Dockyard 1 Records The Circle Music |
Website | https://necromantiaofficial.bandcamp.com/ |
Necromantia was a Greek black metal band that was founded in 1989 in Athens. Alongside Rotting Christ and Varathron, they are considered to be pioneers in establishing the Greek black metal scene in the early 1990s.[1] The band is notable for the complete lack of rhythm guitar in their music, which is substituted by an eight-string bass guitar. Another notable feature is the band's frequent use of musical instruments not usually associated with black metal, such as the saxophone and flute.
In November 2019, following the death of founding member Baron Blood, Necromantia announced it would disband after a final, commemorative album titled To the Depths We Descend....[2]