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Favilla is a black metal project from Vasteras in central Sweden, formed in 2022. Their Latin name — meaning 'embers' or 'ashes' — suggests the smoldering remnants of fire, matching black metal's scorched aesthetic.
Faxizeraus is a black metal project from Germany, formed in 2026. As one of the very newest entries in the German black metal underground, the project is just beginning to take shape.
Fayenne is a black metal project from Uppsala, Sweden, formed in 2022. They bring atmospheric black metal to the historic university city, one of Scandinavia's oldest centers of learning.
Feannag is a blackened death metal band from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed in 2023. The band's Gaelic name — meaning "crow" — signals their dark, carrion-themed blackened death metal from the Scottish capital.
Feanor Omega is a black metal band from Velden am Wörthersee, Carinthia, formed in 2013 and signed to Cursed Records. Their 2015 album "Anima," mastered at Oldgin Studios in Austria, represents the band's debut full-length output within the Austrian underground black metal scene.
Fear Dearmadta is a black metal project from Cork, Ireland, emerging in 2025, whose Irish-language name adds Celtic cultural depth to its black metal foundations. The project represents the newest wave of Irish black metal.
Fear Gorta is a black metal and dark ambient project from Wicklow, Ireland, active since 2018, named after the Irish folklore figure of famine. The project channels the dark mythology of the Garden of Ireland into atmospheric black metal.
Fear the Future is a melodic black/death metal band from Nassjo in the Smaland region, active since 2012. They blend melodic sensibility with extreme metal aggression from the forested interior of southern Sweden.
Fearbringer is a black metal project from Parma, Italy, active since 2008. Their work channels the cold aggression and atmospheric menace characteristic of the European black metal underground.
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