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Chicago's Fail to Enlighten formed in 2025 at the crossroads of black metal and hardcore — two worlds that collide in a specific kind of urban rage, and Chicago's long history of hardcore makes for fertile ground for that collision.
Failan is an atmospheric/depressive black metal project from Krasnoyarsk in central Siberia, formed in 2020. They channel the vast, frozen desolation of the Siberian landscape into anguished, atmospheric black metal from one of Russia's most isolated major cities.
Location unknown but the music speaks plainly: Failure Ritual has been crafting atmospheric black metal since 2012 in the tradition of vast, desolate soundscapes that turn inward as much as they reach outward into the void.
Faint is a black metal project from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2016. They channel atmospheric black metal from the Swedish capital's vast and diverse extreme metal underground.
Faint Pulse is a depressive black metal/shoegaze band from London, formed in 2023. The band merges the raw emotion of DSBM with the dreamy textures of shoegaze.
Fair of the Forgotten is a black metal project from Bavaria, Germany, formed in 2023. The project summons dark, forgotten atmospheres through the lens of Bavarian black metal.
Raleigh's Faith in Ashes has been one of North Carolina's more technically adventurous extreme metal bands since 2009, weaving black and death metal together through progressive structures that give their violence a sense of arc and intention.
Faith Malevolent is an experimental black metal project from Szekesfehervar, Hungary, active since 2021 and pushing black metal into unconventional territory. The project operates from the historic coronation city of the Hungarian kings.
Faithless Yell was a black metal band from San Pedro de la Paz, Chile, active briefly from 2022 before splitting up. The band released two recordings during their existence: Promo Rehearsal MMXXII and a live document titled Live Possession.
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