Necronaut (noun); derived from the Greek words nekros (νεκρός), meaning “corpse” or “dead”, and nautes (ναύτης), meaning “explorer”. The word refers to a person who experiments with near-death experience in order to explore the underworld.

Necronautical (adj); of or pertaining to Necronautics or Necronauts.

Necronautical (band); A cluster of musicians using the medium of extreme blackened metal to explore the greater questions of life, death & beyond.