Necrodeath

Biography

Necrodeath was an Italian extreme metal band from Liguria. It is one of the first Italian extreme metal bands. They are inspired by Slayer, Dark Angel, Possessed, Venom, Kreator, Celtic Frost, Bathory and Sodom. The band is know for their live performances and their "wall of sound".

History

After watching Venom live, Claudio (guitars) and Peso (drums) formed the band in 1984 as Ghostrider. Along with Ingo (vocals) and Paolo (bass), they released the Slayer, Kreator and Bathory-influenced, 4-track demo The Shining Pentagram, which gained them a following in the underground metal scene.
Metal press and fanzines praised their first two albums, Into the Macabre×Into the Macabre1987 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracksA1... Agony / The Flag of the Inverted Cross3:36A2At the Mountains of Madness4:28A3Sauthenerom4:07A4Mater Tenebrarum4:32B1Necrosadist3:47B2Internal Decay4:23B3Graveyard of the Innocents3:35B4The Undead / Agony (reprise)4:43 (1988) and Fragments of Insanity×Fragments of Insanity1989 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracks1Choose Your Death5:232Thanatoid4:353State of Progressive Annihilation4:254Metempsychosis3:595Fragments of Insanity5:146Enter My Subconscious4:247Stillbirth4:198Eucharistical Sacrifice4:32 (1989). The band disbanded after the second album.
Claudio and Peso reformed the band in 1998. Singer Flegias replaced Ingo. John became the new bass player. They have released eleven more albums, described as "challenging, eclectic heavy metal".
Necrodeath released Draculea on October 22, 2007. The album is based on Vlad Tepes.
In 2008, Pier Gonella joined on guitar as an official member after touring with the band for two years. He recorded the albums Draculea×DraculeaOctober 2007 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1V.T. 14314:232Smell of Blood4:543Party in Tirgoviste5:444Draculea4:395Fragments of Insanity5:456Countess Bathory3:097The Golden Cup6:028Impaler Prince6:379V.T. 14766:27, Phylogenesis×PhylogenesisMay 2009 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Awakening of Dawn3:302I.N.R.I.6:323The Theory4:234Extreme Emotional Shock4:455Time Never Dies4:446Propitiation of the Gods7:337Cloned World4:108Persuasive Memory5:409Final War7:10, Old Skull×Old Skull2010 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Mater Tenebrarum (2010)4:232Black Magic3:103Raise the Dead3:074Pleasure to Kill3:165Paranoid2:386Sodomy and Lust4:237Bloodlust3:038Ace of Spades2:409Am I Evil?7:3210Mater Tenebrarum5:21 and Idiosyncrasy×Idiosyncrasy2011 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1Part I4:402Part II6:253Part III5:524Part IV5:335Part V6:046Part VI5:187Part VII6:08 at his MusicArt studios.
On August 19, 2024, Necrodeath disbanded for the second time, after a new album and farewell tour in 2025. Their final album, Arimortis×Arimortis17 January 2025 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Storytellers of Lies3:372New God3:123Necrosadist3:564Arimortis3:395Near-Death Experience3:076Alien4:217No More Regrets5:378Metempsychosis (Part 2)7:219Hangover3:46, was released on January 17, 2025.

Final lineup

Peso – drums (1985–1990, 1998–2025)
Flegias – vocals (1998–2025)
Pier Gonella – guitars (2007–2025)
GL – bass (2008–2025)

Former members

Claudio – guitars (1985–1990, 1998–2003)
Ingo – guitars, vocals (1985–1998)
Paolo – bass (1985–1998)
Andy – guitars (2003–2006)
John – bass (1998–2008)
Maxx – guitars (2007–2009)

Studio albums

Into the Macabre (1987)
Fragments of Insanity (1989)
Mater of All Evil (1999)
Black as Pitch (2001)
Ton(e)s of Hate (2003)
100% Hell (2006)
Draculea (2007)
Phylogenesis (2009)
Idiosyncrasy (2011)
The 7 Deadly Sins (2014)
The Age of Dead Christ (2018)
Defragments of Insanity (2019; re-recorded version of Fragments of Insanity)
Singin' in the Pain (2022)
Arimortis (2025)

Compilation albums

20 Years of Noise 1985–2005 (2005)
Old Skull (2010)
The Age of Fear (2011)

EPs

Headhunting (2015)
Neraka (2019)
Transformer Treatment (2022)

Demos

Rehearsal '84 (1984, as Ghostrider)
The Exorcist (1984, as Ghostrider)
Mayhemic Destruction (1985, as Ghostrider)
The Shining Pentagram (1986)

Side-project

Mondocane: Project One (with Schizo) (1990)

Video

From Hate To Scorn Home Video (2001)
Hellive (2013)