Origin: Stockholm, Sweden  
Genres: Black Metal, Death Metal
Page online: September 11, 2010
Last update/review: November 3, 2020

Necrophobic

This venerable Swedish combo (named for a Slayer song) was founded by the pair of David Parland and Joakim Sterner in 1989, and while they haven't risen to major league status, they have done quite well for themselves. Stylistically, they fall into the camp often labelled "blackened death metal", and yes, their sound does incorporate elements of both black and death metal, though to these ears the black metal influences are stronger (so, "deathly black metal"?). Now more than a decade into their career, the band are finely honing their craft, with 2009's Death To All really showing what the band can do. This isn't a case of stunning originality, but merely incorporating their influences, adding their own touches, and doing it right.

Recent album: In The Twilight Grey, released on March 15, 2024.

Current Members

Anders Strokirk

vocals

Johan Bergbäck

guitars

Sebastian Ramstedt

guitars (ex-Nifelheim)

Tobias Cristiansson

bass

Joakim Sterner

drums

Former Members/Guests

Stefan Harrvik

vocals

Tobias Sidegård

bass/vocals (ex-Trident)

David Parland

guitars (ex-Dark Funeral) RIP: March 19, 2013, suicide, age 42

Martin Hafldan

guitars

Fredrik Folkare

guitars (Firespawn, Unleashed)

Alex Friberg

bass (Firespawn, guest for Naglfar, ex-Trident)

Allan Lundholm

bass


Discography



The Call  EP
1993 Wild Rags
  1. Shadows of the Moon
  2. The Ancients Gate
  3. Father of Creation
  • Stefan Harrvik
  • Tobias Sidegård
  • David Parland
  • Joakim Sterner


The Nocturnal Silence  
1993 Black Mark
  1. Awakening...
  2. Before the Dawn
  3. Unholy Prophecies
  4. The Nocturnal Silence
  5. Inborn Evil
  6. The Ancients Gate
  7. Sacrificial Rites
  8. Father of Creation
  9. Where Sinners Burn
  • Anders Strokirk
  • Tobias Sidegård
  • David Parland
  • Joakim Sterner


Spawned By Evil  EP
1996
  1. Spawned by Evil
  2. Die by the Sword (Slayer cover)
  3. Nightmare (Venom cover)
  4. Enter the Eternal Fire (Bathory cover)
  • Tobias Sidegård
  • David Parland
  • Martin Hafldan
  • Joakim Sterner


Darkside  
1997 Black Mark
  • Tobias Sidegård
  • Martin Hafldan
  • Sebastian Ramstedt
  • Joakim Sterner


The Third Antichrist  
1999 Black Mark
  1. Rise of the Infernal
  2. The Third of Arrivals
  3. Frozen Empire
  4. Into Armageddon
  5. Eye of the Storm
  6. The Unhallowed
  7. Isaz
  8. The Throne of Souls Possessed
  9. He Who Rideth In Rage
  10. Demonic
  11. One Last Step Into the Great Mist
  • Tobias Sidegård
  • Martin Hafldan
  • Sebastian Ramstedt
  • Joakim Sterner


Bloodhymns  
2002 Hammerheart
  1. Taste of Black
  2. Dreams Shall Flesh
  3. Act of Rebellion
  4. Shadowseeds
  5. Mourningsoul
  6. Helfire
  7. Cult of Blood
  8. Roots of Heldrasill
  9. Blood Anthem
  10. Among the Storms
  • Tobias Sidegård
  • Johan Bergbäck
  • Sebastian Ramstedt
  • Joakim Sterner


Tour EP 2003  EP
2003 Hammerheart
  1. Before the Dawn
  2. Spawned by Evil
  3. Into Armageddon
  4. Dreams Shall Flesh
  5. Die by the Sword (Slayer cover)
  6. Nightmare (Venom cover)
  7. Enter the Eternal Fire (Bathory cover)
  8. Ridden with Disease (Autopsy cover)
  9. Moonchild (Iron Maiden cover)
  • Tobias Sidegård
  • Johan Bergbäck
  • Sebastian Ramstedt
  • Joakim Sterner


Hrimthursum  
2006
  1. The Slaughter of Baby Jesus
  2. Blinded by Light, Enlightened by Darkness
  3. I Strike with Wrath
  4. Age of Chaos
  5. Bloodshed Eyes
  6. The Crossing
  7. Eternal Winter
  8. Death Immaculate
  9. Sitra Ahra
  10. Serpents (Beneath the Forest of the Dead)
  11. Black Hate
  12. Hrimthursum
  • Tobias Sidegård
  • Johan Bergbäck
  • Sebastian Ramstedt
  • Joakim Sterner


Death To All  
2009 Regain
  1. Celebration of the Goat
  2. Revelation 666
  3. La Santisima Muerte
  4. For those who stayed Satanic
  5. Temple of Damnation
  6. The Tower
  7. Wings of Death
  8. Death to All
  • Tobias Sidegård
  • Johan Bergbäck
  • Sebastian Ramstedt
  • Alex Friberg
  • Joakim Sterner


Satanic Blasphemies  COMPILATION
2009 Regain
  1. Slow Asphyxiation
  2. Realm of Terror
  3. Retaliation
  4. Sacrificial Rites
  5. Unholy Prophecies
  6. Inborn Evil
  7. Shadows of the Moon
  8. The Ancients Gate
  9. Father of Creation [view lyrics


Womb Of Lilithu  
2012 Season Of Mist
  1. Womb of Lilithu
  2. Splendour Nigri Solis
  3. Astaroth
  4. Furfur
  5. Black Night Raven
  6. The Necromancer
  7. Marquis Phenex
  8. Asmodee
  9. Marchosias
  10. Matanbuchus
  11. Paimon
  12. Opium Black
  13. Infinite Infernalis
  14. Amdusias
  • Tobias Sidegård
  • Fredrik Folkare
  • Alex Friberg
  • Joakim Sterner


Pesta  EP
2017 Century Media
  1. Pesta
  2. Slow Asphyxiation
  • Anders Strokirk
  • Johan Bergbäck
  • Sebastian Ramstedt
  • Alex Friberg
  • Joakim Sterner


Mark Of The Necrogram  
2018 Century Media
  1. Mark of the Necrogram
  2. Odium Caecum
  3. Tsar Bomba
  4. Lamashtu
  5. Sacrosanct
  6. Pesta
  7. Requiem for a Dying Sun
  8. Crown of Horns
  9. From the Great Above to the Great Below
  10. Undergången
  • Anders Strokirk
  • Johan Bergbäck
  • Sebastian Ramstedt
  • Alex Friberg
  • Joakim Sterner


Satanic Prophecies  BOXED SET
2018 Hammerheart


Dawn Of The Damned  
2020 Century Media
  • Anders Strokirk
  • Johan Bergbäck
  • Sebastian Ramstedt
  • Allan Lundholm
  • Joakim Sterner


In The Twilight Grey  
2024 Century Media
  1. Grace of the Past
  2. Clavis Inferni
  3. As Stars Collide
  4. Stormcrow
  5. Shadows of the Brightest Night
  6. Mirrors of a Thousand Lakes
  7. Cast in Stone
  8. Nordanvind
  9. In the Twilight Grey
  10. Ascension (Episode Four)
  • Anders Strokirk
  • Johan Bergbäck
  • Sebastian Ramstedt
  • Tobias Cristiansson
  • Joakim Sterner



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