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Forssa 1903 is a black metal project from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2014. The name references the Finnish town of Forssa and the year 1903, when Finland's labor movement held a significant congress there.
Forst is an atmospheric black metal project from Finland, formed in 2019. The project — whose German name means "forest" — creates expansive, nature-inspired atmospheric black metal.
Forsthexe is a black metal project from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2024. The project's name — "forest witch" — evokes the primeval and supernatural themes of their black metal.
Fortapt is a black metal project from Bergen, Norway, formed in 2014. Their name — Norwegian for 'lost' or 'desperate' — anchors their black metal in themes of desolation from western Norway's dark, rain-soaked cultural capital.
Fortress Black is a black metal/hardcore band from Stuttgart, Germany, formed in 2012. The band merges the ferocity of black metal with the directness and energy of hardcore punk.
Fortress of Grief is a black metal project from Hamar in eastern Norway, active since 2005. Two decades of activity from the shores of Lake Mjosa — Norway's largest lake — have established them as a persistent force in the inland Norwegian black metal underground.
Fortress of the Olden Days is a black metal band from Bavaria, Germany, formed in 2018. The project evokes medieval and archaic themes through raw, atmospheric black metal.
Fortress of the Pearl is an experimental/ambient black metal and dungeon synth project from Athens, Greece, active since 2022. The project merges atmospheric black metal textures with the medieval fantasy aesthetics of dungeon synth.
Fortid is a Viking/black metal project formed in Kopavogur, Iceland in 2003, blending Norse mythology and Viking themes with aggressive black metal. The project is one of Iceland's most recognized Viking metal acts, having also operated from Oslo.
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