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Forgotten Spirit is a black/folk metal band from Sumy in northeastern Ukraine, active since 1997. Nearly three decades of folk-tinged black metal make them one of the most enduring extreme metal acts in the Ukrainian underground.
Forgotten Thought is a funeral doom/depressive black metal project from Rome, Italy, formed in 2012. Their output dwells in the slowest, bleakest extremes of heavy music, merging the glacial pace of funeral doom with the anguished introspection of depressive black metal.
Forgotten Tomb is a pioneering Italian black metal band from Piacenza, founded in 1999 and recognized as one of the true originators of depressive black metal (DSBM). From the genre-defining Songs to Leave and Springtime Depression through later releases incorporating rock, sludge, and punk influences, the project has continually evolved while maintaining its nihilistic core.
Forgotten Vale is a black metal/dark ambient project from Finland, formed in 2022. The project blends raw black metal with ethereal dark ambient soundscapes.
Forgotten Winter is a symphonic black metal and ambient project from Castelo Branco in central Portugal, active since 2006. They blend orchestral symphonic arrangements with atmospheric black metal from one of Portugal's most remote and sparsely populated interior regions.
Forhekset is a black/death metal project from Perugia, Italy, formed in 2014. They deliver raw, uncompromising extreme metal from the heart of Umbria, blending black and death metal traditions in the Italian underground.
Forhekset allé is a post-industrial/black metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2014. The band merges the mechanized textures of post-industrial music with black metal aggression.
Forhgott is a black metal project from Murom in the Vladimir Oblast, formed in 2016. They channel black metal from the ancient city on the Oka River, one of Russia's oldest settlements and the legendary birthplace of the folk hero Ilya Muromets.
Fork of Horripilation is a two-piece black metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, consisting of Liz deSade on vocals and Mario Albino on instruments and vocals, formed in 2022. The duo has released a prolific catalog including the Canti Eretici-released album Folguedo Noturno (2023) and the full-length Mística (2023), drawing on themes of history, paganism, and introspection.
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