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Forsaken Art is a project from Coruche, Portugal, formed in 2023, evolving from black metal origins into dark ambient territory. Their shift from conventional extreme metal to atmospheric soundscapes reflects an increasingly experimental approach to darkness and desolation.
Forsaken Land is a melodic black metal project from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2025. The project channels melodic black metal from the Finnish capital.
Forsaken Legion is a black metal band from Lugano, Switzerland, formed in 2012. Operating from the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, the band channels the cold ferocity of black metal from southern Switzerland.
Forsaken Sacrement is a raw black metal project from England, emerging in 2024 with an uncompromising approach to the genre. The project channels raw, lo-fi black metal from the British underground.
Forsaken Sanctum is a raw black metal project from Sokobanja in southeastern Serbia, formed in 2024. They channel uncompromising black metal from the spa town nestled in the mountains of eastern Serbia.
Forsaken Wrath is a black/death metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 2011 and trafficking in aggressive, blasphemous extremity. The project fuses black metal's darkness with death metal's brutality from the Hellenic underground.
Forseti is a black/folk metal band from Germany, formed in 2019. Named after the Norse god of justice, the band blends folk traditions with the aggression of black metal.
Forskruz is a raw black metal project from France, formed in 2023. The project creates lo-fi, uncompromising raw black metal.
Forsman is a black metal project from Kopavogur/Reykjavik, Iceland, active since 2021. The project delivers Icelandic black metal from the greater Reykjavik area.
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