Necrophagist
German technical death metal band / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Necrophagist was a German technical death metal band founded and fronted by guitarist and vocalist Muhammed Suiçmez. The band used baroque music-influenced compositions paired with extreme metal drumming.
Not to be confused with Necrophagia.
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Background information | |
Origin | Gaggenau, Germany |
Genres | Technical death metal[1] |
Years active | 1992–2010 |
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Past members | (See below) |
Website | necrophagist |
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The name originates from the Greek roots νεκρο- nekro- ("dead body")[2] and -φαγος -phagos ("eater of").[3] This figuratively translates to eater of the dead; literally the eater of dead bodies.