There are at least 6 bands with this name: 1) German krautrock group 2) German Thrash metal band 3) Blackened death metal band from Canada 4) psychedelic doom metal band from Brazil 5) death metalband from Japan 6) 80s synth-pop-wave/avantgarde band from the Netherlands 1) Necronomicon were formed in 1971 in Aachen, the Western part of Germany near the Belgium and Netherlands border. With an album title (Tips zum Selbtsmord) that means "How to Commit Suicide