Necromanicide

Founded in 1991, Necromanicide is A thrash metal/hardcore band from Malaysia, heavily influenced by the early metal forefathers. Lyrically, the band has always advocated issues and matters closest to their hearts, Justice, Society and the Love of the Creator.
In the beginning the band played at small gigs and at colleges. Along the way, they introduced their own material. Amongst the most notable of these college gigs were the first 'Battle Of The Bands' in Taylors College (KL, Malaysia) in 1995 where Necromanicide won Runner-Up. The crowd was immensely pleased as the band departed from the commercial taste of the night and splattered up it's own moshing concoction of metal / hardcore. This was a great leap for the band who went on to do more gigs after that event... more doors were open and God had given the band favor with many people.
The band recorded a demo and then got signed to do a split album with 2 Singaporean artists under Pony Canyon Music in 1995 called 'The Underground Scene'. It contained 5 tracks of Necromanicide along with Singaporean (Secular) acts Stomping Ground and Opposition Party. The release was well received by the Malaysian Entertainment Media who classed them as "Positive Metal". But in spite of the positive response from the media, the label decided not to release a full length Necromanicide album. This was because the label felt that Necromanicide was 'out of the scene' and that Christian Metal just wasn't going to be accepted in Malaysia, due to the fact that Malaysia is a Muslim Country.
In late 1998, the band released their full-length album, 'Hate Regime', again under Pony Canyon Music (HQ in Japan). Songs from the album were featured on a few compilations around the globe. The band also played a numerous successful gigs including the Salem Beach Blast which was attended by an estimated 35,000 people! The band then took a short hiatus after Axeman Nick Lee went off to study in the United States.