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Fractal is a melodic death/power metal/metalcore band from Samara on the Volga, active since 2009. They blend multiple metal traditions — Scandinavian melodic death, European power metal, and modern metalcore — into a hybrid approach from one of Russia's largest Volga cities.
Fractal Gates is a progressive melodic death metal band from Paris, France, active since 2009. The band delivers technically accomplished progressive melodic death metal from the French capital.
Fractal Universe is a progressive/technical death metal band from Nancy, France, formed in 2015. The band has gained recognition for their intricate, boundary-pushing technical death metal from the Lorraine capital.
Fractality is a brutal death metal band from Ermua, Spain, formed in 2018. The band delivers technical, punishing brutal death metal from the Basque Country.
Fractured is a death metal project from Sweden, formed in 2015. They deliver fragmented, aggressive death metal from the Swedish underground.
Fractured Inside is a melodic death metal/metalcore band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2022. The band fuses melodic death metal harmonies with modern metalcore aggression.
Fractured Spine is a gothic/death/doom metal band from Hämeenlinna, Finland, active since 2006. With nearly two decades of activity, the band has been crafting dark, atmospheric doom from the southern Finnish castle town.
Fragda is a blackened deathcore band from Budapest, Hungary, active since 2019 and merging blackened extremity with deathcore's crushing breakdowns. The project represents the heavier end of Budapest's modern metal spectrum.
Fragile Art is a melodic death metal band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2007. Nearly two decades of melodic death metal from the Russian capital have established them as a persistent force in the country's underground.
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