Nekrogoblikon in New York

About Nekrogoblikon

Nekrogoblikon are a death metal band that refuse to take themselves seriously, which is basically their entire thing. They're from Los Angeles and they've been making aggressively technical music with goblin-themed artwork and lyrics that range from genuinely dark to absurdly silly without much warning. Their songs sound like they could destroy you, and also make you laugh, sometimes in the same verse. They've built a weirdly devoted fanbase by being legitimately good musicians who just happen to treat metal like it's supposed to be fun. Albums like 'Heavy Meta' and 'Welcome to Boneville' proved they could write actual songs with hooks and structure while still maintaining the chaos. They're not a parody band exactly—they're just tired of metal taking itself so seriously, and their fans appreciate the permission that gives them to enjoy heavy music without the gatekeeping.

Nekrogoblikon shows are packed with people who came ready to lose it. The crowd is there to move, the energy is surprisingly tight for a band this silly, and there's a genuine sense that everyone knows they're in on the joke together. No pretense, just metal fans having the time of their lives.

Known for Goblin King, We Are Skeletons, Power of the Bone, Taco's Song, Dressed in Pink

Nekrogoblikon in New York News

• Nekrogoblikon Announce New EP, 'The Boiling Sea' Knotfest · Feb 17, 2026
• Cattle Decapitation to perform at The Summer Slaughter Tour 2019 Metal Blade Records · Nov 15, 2025
• Ov Sulfur Release New Single "Seed" as Their Tour with Nekrogoblikon Kicks Off MetalSucks · Jun 4, 2025
• Nekrogoblikon present The Goblin Mode Tour Lambgoat · Feb 9, 2023
• GWAR Announces Fall Tour With LIGHT THE TORCH, NEKROGOBLIKON & CROBOT Metal Injection · Jul 15, 2022

Live Music in New York

New York's metal community has always been weird in the best way—skeptical of anything too serious, grateful for anything that refuses to apologize. That's Nekrogoblikon's lane exactly. The city's venues have hosted enough progressive and avant-garde metal acts that an outfit combining technical musicianship with goblin vocals and theatrical presentation doesn't register as a novelty. If anything, it fits the city's broader tolerance for artists who treat the stage like a space for characters, not just performers. Brooklyn and Manhattan both have the infrastructure and the audience for this specific flavor of committed strangeness.

New York road trip to see Nekrogoblikon?

Stay in the Upper West Side near Central Park—quieter than Midtown, better restaurants, and close enough to everywhere that matters. Dinner at Balthazar in SoHo if you want classic New York energy, or Gramercy Tavern if you prefer something less scene-y. Spend your afternoon at the Met or catching live music at Blue Note or The Basement—both venues where you'll see the players who influenced Mars's sound. Walk through Washington Square Park, grab a coffee, remember why New York mattered to music in the first place.