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Death Atlas (2019)
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Forlor is a black metal band from Vilppula, Finland, formed in 2014. The band channels raw black metal from the small central Finnish town.
Forlorat is a melodic death/black metal project from Pavlovo in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, formed in 2024. They blend melodic death metal with black metal elements from the small Volga-region city known historically for its metalworking tradition.
Forlorn Ashes is a depressive/post-black metal project from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2019. They merge the anguished introspection of depressive black metal with post-black metal's atmospheric sweep from the Russian capital.
Forlorn Yearning is a black metal project from Finland, formed in 2021. The project creates melancholic, yearning black metal.
Forlornness is a depressive black metal project from Turkey, formed in 2015. They channel the emotional desolation and anguished introspection of depressive black metal from the Turkish underground.
Form is an experimental black metal project from Tartu, Estonia, formed in 2018. The project pushes black metal into experimental, boundary-defying territory from Estonia's intellectual center.
Formicarius is a London-based black metal band whose occult-themed output includes Lake of the Dead, Black Mass Ritual, and Rending the Veil of Flesh. The band has built a dedicated following through their dark, ritualistic approach to black metal since 2015.
Formicator is a London black metal act active since 2002, representing one of the longer-running projects in the city's extreme metal underground. The project delivers uncompromising black metal from the English capital.
Formless Body is an atmospheric black metal and experimental project from the UK, describing their sound as 'the cries of dystopia -- weeping machines and howling buildings, bleeding streets and empty people.' The project blends industrial and atmospheric textures with black metal foundations.
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