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F41.0 is an atmospheric black metal project from Germany, formed in 2013. Named after the ICD-10 diagnostic code for social phobia, the project channels isolation and anxiety through layered atmospheric black metal.
Faceless Nihilist is an atmospheric black metal project from Serbia, formed in 2020. They channel nihilistic philosophy through atmospheric black metal textures, creating introspective extreme music from the Balkan underground.
Fade Dreams is an atmospheric black metal project from Ukraine, formed in 2024. They channel atmospheric black metal from the Ukrainian underground, creating contemplative extreme music amid the realities of wartime.
Fading Spirit is an atmospheric black metal project from the United Kingdom, formed in 2017. The project creates expansive, ethereal atmospheric black metal.
Faidra is an atmospheric black metal project from Sweden, formed in 2020. Their name — a variant of Phaedra from Greek mythology — hints at the tragic, emotionally complex atmosphere of their black metal.
Location unknown but the music speaks plainly: Failure Ritual has been crafting atmospheric black metal since 2012 in the tradition of vast, desolate soundscapes that turn inward as much as they reach outward into the void.
Fallaness is a one-person atmospheric black metal project from Floridsdorf, Vienna, responsible for all instruments, vocals, mixing, mastering, and artwork. Their debut concept album "Sagenwelten" (December 2024), released via Running Wild Productions, draws on folklore and legends of the old Danube regions around Vienna, with eight tracks featuring German-language titles rooted in nature and local mythology.
Fallen into Darkness is a raw atmospheric black metal project from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2024. They channel atmospheric black metal with raw production aesthetics from the northern Russian metropolis.
Fallen Lives is an atmospheric black metal project from Krasnoyarsk in central Siberia, formed in 2025. They represent the newest wave of Siberian black metal, drawing on the region's vast, isolated landscapes for atmospheric inspiration.
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