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Falling into the Ocean is an atmospheric black metal project from Tomsk in western Siberia, formed in 2023. Their evocative name and Siberian origins suggest a contemplative, nature-oriented approach to atmospheric black metal.
Fantasist is an atmospheric black metal project from Sundbyberg in the Stockholm metropolitan area, active since 2001. Over two decades of atmospheric black metal represent one of the longest-running projects in the Swedish underground.
Far from Everything is a solo atmospheric black metal and ambient project from Brazil, founded by musician Edmilson in 2019. The one-man project has been prolific since its inception, releasing numerous instrumental works including The Howl of the Winds (2024) and collaborating on splits such as The Infinite with BÁL. The project's music blends atmospheric black metal passages with dungeon synth and ambient textures.
Fastígio was a raw and atmospheric black metal project from Blumenau, Brazil, active from 2018 until their dissolution. The project released at least two recordings — a self-titled work and Transcendência — exploring themes of mysticism, nature, spirituality, and darkness across a blend of raw black metal and ambient soundscapes.
Fatal Silence of Domination is an atmospheric black metal project from Turkey, formed in 2019. They channel atmospheric black metal from the Turkish underground, creating brooding, desolate soundscapes.
Fatal Siluett is an atmospheric black metal project from Sweden, formed in 2023. Their silhouette-themed name evokes the shadowy, indistinct imagery of their atmospheric approach to Swedish black metal.
Fatalys is an atmospheric black metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2014. They released two recordings in 2024: the full-length En la lejanía del alba and the EP Solitud, establishing themselves within Chile's growing atmospheric and post-black metal underground.
Fathomless Misery is an atmospheric black metal project from England, formed in 2015. The project creates expansive, despairing atmospheric black metal.
Faunus is a solo atmospheric black metal project from Heraklion, Crete, by Admetos of Elegos, blending ambient and post-black metal with intense elements of shoegaze and doom. The project draws inspiration from nature's greatness and the mysteries of the wilderness, with releases including Where everything begins with an end.
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