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Frostgrim is a black metal band from Würzburg, Germany, formed in 2020. The band delivers bleak, frostbitten black metal from the Franconian wine city.
Frosthardr is a black metal project from Ullensaker near Oslo's main airport, formed in 2021. Their name — Old Norse for 'frost-hard' — captures the icy, unyielding character of their black metal from the Romerike flatlands north of the Norwegian capital.
Frosthymn is a black metal project from Krasnoyarsk in central Siberia, formed in 2025. They represent the newest wave of Siberian black metal, drawing on the region's frozen vastness for sonic inspiration.
Frostkorp is a Viking black metal project from Sweden, active since 2008. Their name — meaning 'frost body' — and their Viking thematic focus root their black metal in the frozen, myth-laden Scandinavian landscape.
Frostkrieg is a black metal band from Bochum, Germany, formed in 2022. The band — whose name means "frost war" — wages cold black metal aggression from the Ruhr area.
Frostlagte Mane is an atmospheric black metal project from Moscow, formed in 2020. Their Norwegian name — meaning 'frost-covered moon' — evokes the cold, nocturnal atmosphere of their black metal from the Russian capital.
Frostland is a black metal band from Cologne, Germany, active since 2008. With over 15 years of activity, the band has been a consistent presence in the Rhineland black metal scene.
Frostland Tales is a black/doom metal band from Beroun, Czech Republic. The band merges the bleakness of black metal with the crushing weight of doom, drawing from the atmosphere of the forested Berounka river valley.
Frostmoon Eclipse is a black metal band from Holm, Germany, active since 1995. With three decades of activity, the band is one of the most long-standing black metal projects in northern Germany.
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