Necrofier Hometown: Houston, Texas Album: Prophecies of Eternal Darkness, out now via Season Of Mist The notion of a sound needing to be crafted in a particular place has always been funny to me. Sure, black metal almost universally conjures up images of dense, verdant forests (see: Norway and the Pacific Northwest), but some of the best black metal bands ever existed elsewhere. Necrofier take major influence from two of those very acts—Greece’s Rotting Christ and Sweden’s Dissection—as well as adding more than a dose of Southern, swampy doom for good measure. This resulting sound is as melodic and ritualistic as it is terrifying. It’s also beautiful and fun as hell. Plus, this likely-not-super-merry band of Texans have something to say, too. Bland, dollar store Satanism this ain’t, as Pr...