Necronomicon - Necronomicon (1985)

Necronomicon - Necronomicon (1985)

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Necronomicon is a German thrash metal band.

Necronomicon was founded in 1983 by band leader Volker "Freddy" Fredrich, Axel Strickstrock and Lars "Lala" Honeck. The band originally played punk rock, so in 1981 "Freddy" founded Total Rejection. This early Necronomicon phase was influenced by bands including Discharge, The Exploited and GBH. Through the influence of Motörhead, Metallica and Slayer, their musical style soon would turn more into heavy metal.

In 1985, the quartet signed their first record contract at GAMA Records. That was one year before guitarist Jürgen "Jogi" Weltin was recruited. The band released their debut album Necronomicon, still dressed in punk outfits on the cover. With a mixture of hard thrash with strong punk rock influences, they gained notoriety in the underground scene.

In 1987, the second album, Apocalyptic Nightmare, was put on the market. On an Eastern Bloc tour that began in Austria and Hungary, the former Czechoslovakia to Russia, Necronomicon gained a large following.

Necronomicon Discography Full

1985: Necronomicon

1987: Apocalyptic Nightmare (Gama-Records)

1988: Escalation (Gama-Records)

1994: Screams (D & S Records)

2004: Construction of Evil (Remedy-Records)

2008: Revenge of the Beast (Xtreem Music)

2012: Invictus (Massacre Records)

2015: Pathfinder... Between Heaven and Hell

2018: Unleashed Bastards (El Puerto Records)

2021: The Final Chapter

Demos

1985: Total Rejection

1985: Blind Destruction

1992: Lucky Strikes

2000: Possessed Again!

Splits

1986: Break Out - German Metal Tracks No.2