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Soundtrack to Your Escape (The Quiet Place Version) (2022)
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Forbannet is a black metal project from Elblag in the Warmia-Masuria region, formed in 2022. Their name — Norwegian for 'cursed' — bridges Polish and Scandinavian black metal traditions from the historic Hanseatic port on the Vistula Lagoon.
Forbidden Crypt is a black/death metal band from Upper Franconia, Germany, formed in 2019. The band merges the atmospherics of black metal with the heaviness of death metal from the northern Bavarian highlands.
Forbidden Ideas... is a death/black metal and grindcore band from São Paulo, Brazil, conceived in 2003 by vocalist Bizarro and guitarist Claudio Czarnobai. The band debuted with the demo "Choking With Shattered Glass" in 2005 and went on to appear on the Violent Records compilations Endless Massacre III (2009) and Endless Massacre V (2013). Their lineup also includes bassist Fernanda Czarnobai and drummer João Leonel, with vocalist Diego Parmito joining in 2008.
Forbidden Manifest is a black metal band from Chrudim, Czech Republic, formed in 2017. The band creates dark, atmospheric black metal from the East Bohemian town.
Forbidden Worship is a black metal project from Sweden, formed in 2021. They channel the dark, ritualistic side of black metal, dealing in profane devotion from the Scandinavian underground.
Fordervet is a black metal project from Trondheim, Norway, formed in 2015. Their name — Norwegian for 'corrupted' or 'spoiled' — signals the decayed, hostile character of their black metal from Norway's historic medieval capital.
Fordom is a black metal band from Vaasa, Finland, formed in 2022. The band creates cold, atmospheric black metal from the Ostrobothnian coast.
Fordomth is a blackened doom metal band from Catania, Sicily, active since 2013. Their 2020 album Is, Qui Mortem Audit on Auric Records spans four extended tracks exploring mortality and existence through a visceral blend of black, death, and doom metal, incorporating Tibetan bells and throat singing alongside traditional extreme metal instrumentation.
Fordaeduskapr is a black metal project from Bergen, Norway, formed in 2025. Their Old Norse-derived name and Bergen origins place them firmly in the tradition of western Norwegian black metal, a lineage stretching back to the genre's earliest days.
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