Necronomicon "Necronomicon"

Necronomicon is a German thrash metal band. Necronomicon was founded in 1983 by band leader Volker "Freddy" Fredrich, Axel Strickstrock and Lars "Lala" Honeck. The band originally made Punk rock, so in 1981 "Freddy" founded Total Rejection. This early Necronomicon phase was affected by bands like Discharge (band), The Exploited and GBH. Through the influence of Motörhead, Metallica and Slayer, their musical style soon would turn more into heavy metal.

In 1985, the quartet signed their first record contract at GAMA Records. That was one year before guitarist Jürgen "Jogi" Weltin was engaged. The band released their debut album "Necronomicon", still dressed in punk outfits on the cover. With a mixture of hard thrash with strong Punk rock influences, they gained notoriety in the underground scene.

Recording information:

- Recorded in December '85/January '86 at Spygel Studios, Kirchheim/Teck, West Germany.

- Mastered at St. Gallen, Switzerland.