Ekkaia was a neocrust band from A Coruña, Spain. Ekkaia started in 1999. In their earlier records they had a prominent real screamo / emo violence touch with some melodic death metal influences. In their later releases, they evolved into a darker crust sound, in the vein of Tragedy; for whom they opened several times during the time Tragedy visited Spain in the early naughts. They can be considered the cornerstone in the Spanish crust scene and one of the most notorious and legendary bands of the neocrust variety