Origin: Serbia
Formed: 2004
Location: Belgrade
Genre: Raw Black Metal (early), Pagan Black Metal (later)
Status: Changed name (became Наврог in 2007)
Label: Independent
Themes: Blood, Gore (early); Slavic Paganism (later)
Raw Gore is one of the more notorious relics of the mid‑2000s Belgrade underground—a band that began in 2004 as a deliberately crude, blood‑obsessed raw black metal act before mutating into the pagan‑oriented project Наврог in 2007. Their early identity was intentionally abrasive: gore‑themed lyrics, primitive riffs, and a chaotic, DIY aesthetic typical of the era’s basement‑level Serbian black metal.
By 2006–2007, the band’s sound and thematic direction shifted toward Slavic paganism, marking the transition into Наврог. This evolution mirrors a broader trend in the Serbian scene at the time, where many raw black metal acts gravitated toward pagan or national‑mythic themes as they matured.
Raw Gore’s discography is small but emblematic of the period: two demos, an unreleased early digital demo, and a rotating cast of musicians who would later become central figures in Belgrade’s extreme‑metal network. Their 2005 demo Рикаше стотине вукова (“Hundreds of Wolves Howled”) and the 2006 promo Сирова крв (“Raw Blood”) capture the band’s transition from gore‑obsessed chaos to a more atmospheric, pagan‑leaning sound.
The band’s membership is a who’s‑who of the Belgrade underground: future members of Ophidian Coil, Cmpt, Мржња, Sahrana, Triumfall, Zaklan, Svartgren, and others passed through Raw Gore’s ranks. This makes the project an important early node in the network that would later define the 2010s Serbian black‑metal landscape.
Ravenstorm – Guitars (?-2007)
Cmpt, Ophidian Coil, Belliciste (live), Kozeljnik (live), ex‑Наврог, ex‑Kolac, ex‑The Stone, ex‑Мржња, ex‑Bombarder (live), ex‑Propast (live), ex‑Vehementer, ex‑Zloslut (live), ex‑In Deaths Embrace
Lord Butcher – Drums (2004–2007)
ex‑Наврог, ex‑Raw
Lord Immortal – Vocals, Bass, Keyboards (2004–2007)
Мржња, Sahrana, ex‑Наврог, ex‑Zloslut (live), ex‑Am.Bis, ex‑Mord Kollektiv, ex‑Raw
Usud – Guitars (2005–2007)
Гавранови, Kozeljnik (live), ex‑Zaklan, ex‑Svartgren, ex‑The Stone, ex‑Shining (live), ex‑Posmrtna Liturgija, ex‑Triumfall, ex‑Наврог, ex‑DaggerSpawn
KlowN – Guitars (2005)
The Beast – Vocals (2005)
Tamerlan – Bass (2006–2007)
The Hell, Tamerlan, ex‑Parahelia, ex‑Retribution, ex‑The Father of Serpents
SS Satana – Guitars (2006)
Grof Ingwar – Guitars (2006–2007)
ex‑Dagalur, ex‑Death Tower, ex‑In Deaths Embrace
Angeldust – Vocals (2006)
ex‑Мржња