Necrot

Mar 19

Written By Luke

THE ABBEY | ORLANDO, FL | 03.13.2024

Dirty Nasty Death Metal

Necrot are the antithesis of contemporary Death Metal. They aren’t technical. They aren’t brutal. They don’t fill every second with blast beats, fretwork wizardry or pig squeals. They are dirty, nasty, raw, unhinged and they look like they smell like they spend a lot of time in a van. I didn’t get close enough to them to confirm the smell, and someone next to me smelled like they shit their pants so that over-powered everything else, but there’s a certain tint black clothes take on when they get road worn and stinky. They had it.

Photos by Luke James @lukejeffjames

Mortal is a great album. The artwork, by Marald Van Haasteren, alone should win you over. Hearing it live though? That feels like how the album was meant to be experienced. Recording requires a level of necessary gloss that is not a realistic representation of how music is played. Necrot thrive in the grit and stench of a live environment. There’s a looseness to it that enhances the energy and allows the punk foundation to elevate the music to a level that is unable to be captured by anything other than your ears in that moment.

Photos by Sam James @samjames.jpeg

Why is Death Metal played by punks always good? The genre has a bad habit of taking itself too seriously. I get it though. I‘d take myself way more seriously if I could play like Erik Rutan or Derek Roddy. Necrot remind us that sometimes Death Metal needs a little dirt on it to bring it to life.