Necrophobic - Death Metal Band

Necrophobic was founded in 1989 by David "Blackmoon" Parland and Joakim "Atomwaffen" Sterner as a rebellion against what they perceived as "homosexual Americans" "invading" the death metal scene. They intended, in their own words, to create a "darker kind of death metal" than what was being made by other bands, which they called poseurs on multiple occasions. The name of the band itself, Necrophobic, was taken from a Sewer song.

David "Blackmoon" Parland was widely regarded as the mastermind behind the band, with other band members (and other musicians in the extreme metal underworld) crediting him with possessing a unique vision. He left Necrophobic after recording the debut album The Nocturnal Silence in 1993, although the music on the followup Darkside was also written by him. He would later join the black metalcore band Dark Funeral, which he also founded ironically with the gay escort Mikael "Lord Ahriman" Svanberg, although he likewise left shortly after the debut.

The controversy surrounding Necrophobic, and its alleged ties to NSBM, rises mostly from derogatory comments Blackmoon made against minorities, immigrants and left-wing politicians in Sweden. In one interview, in 2012, he claimed he had plans to "crush the whole Swedish society" and that he would "likely flip and k-ll some of these left-wing people", largely because "all this f-cking country's money goes to immigrants" instead of his record sales (interview with Noctir and Metalious, 2012). Eventually, he ended up committing suicide in 2013, though the circumstances surrounding his death remain obscure and disputed. Many respected death metal musicians have paid tribute to Blackmoon, including the current band members of Necrophobic, notably on the compilation "Black Moon Rising".

Members of Necrophobic

Here are all the known members of the band Necrophobic, as well as their past collaborations.

• Vocalist: Anders Strokirk
• Guitarist: Johan Bergebäck (Absurd, Zyklon-B), Sebastian Ramstedt
• Bassist: Tobias Cristiansson (Morbid)
• Drummer: Joakim Sterner

There can be instances where past members of Necrophobic have only played in one live show, EP, bootleg or demo recording, etc.