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Farbauti is an ambient black metal project from the More og Romsdal region of western Norway, formed in 2021. Named after the father of Loki in Norse mythology, they blend atmospheric ambient textures with black metal from the fjord-carved coast of northwestern Norway.
Fänggen is a black metal band from Lower Austria, formed in 2014, whose 2016 album "Geist des Waldes" — recorded and mixed in 2015 and released as a limited CDR with a conifer branch by Narbentage Produktionen — draws heavily on the atmosphere of dark, misty Central European forests. The four-track record represents a nature- and pagan-oriented underground black metal aesthetic rooted firmly in the Austrian woodland landscape.
Fäulnis is a black metal band from Hamburg (later Flensburg), Germany, active since 2007. Known for raw black metal vibes with frosty riffs and screams, the band released the album "Cholerik Eine Aufarbeitung" and features members who also play in Fvneral Fvkk and Voidhaven.
Feinmharu is a Scottish black metal project emerging in 2025, whose Irish Gaelic name reflects Celtic cultural roots channeled through black metal extremity. The project represents Scotland's newest wave of Gaelic-influenced black metal.
Félonie is a black metal band from Nendaz, Switzerland, formed in 2023. The project emerges from the Valais Alps, channeling black metal's cold fury from one of Switzerland's mountain communities.
Fordarv is a black metal project from Sweden, formed in 2020. Their name — Swedish for 'corruption' or 'ruin' — captures the corrosive, destructive character of their black metal.
Forfall is a black metal/punk project from Sweden, formed in 2017. Their name — Swedish for 'decay' — and their blending of black metal with punk aggression create a raw, stripped-down form of extreme music.
Forfallet is a post-black metal project from Stockholm, formed in 2020. Their name — Swedish for 'the decay' or 'the ruin' — signals the atmospheric desolation running through their post-black metal from the Swedish capital.
Förgjord is a black metal band from Pieksämäki, Finland, formed in 2012. The band creates raw, atmospheric black metal from the eastern Finnish town in the lake district.
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