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Flegeton is a doom/death metal band from Riihimäki, Finland, formed in 2015. Named after the river of fire in Greek mythology, the band creates crushing doom/death from the southern Finnish garrison town.
Fleshpress is a blackened stoner/sludge/doom metal band from Lahti, Finland, active since 2002. With over two decades of activity, the band has been crafting a dense hybrid of stoner, sludge, and doom metal with blackened overtones.
Flex Bison is a stoner/doom metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 2018. The band delivers heavy stoner and doom grooves from the West Midlands.
Flor de Fumo is a psychedelic stoner doom trio from Londrina, Paraná, Brazil, formed by Gabriel Lemes (guitar/vocals), Rafael Camacho (bass), and Tiago Garcia (drums). The band blends South American psychedelia with the ritualistic density of doom metal, delivering a raw, analog sound they describe as smoke-soaked and ritualistic. They released their self-titled debut EP on December 12, 2025, featuring five tracks including "Doom And High," "Smoke And Sex," and "Erva Blues."
Flowers in Dark is a gothic metal band from Milan, Italy, established in 1996 with a dual-vocal lineup featuring Eleonora and Simone. Across releases including their self-titled demo, Here Lies the Fairy, and I Made Silence Around Me, the six-piece blends romantic-gothic atmospheres with heavy metal instrumentation.
Flowing Tears is a gothic metal band from Wadgassen, Germany, whose sound evolved from atmospheric doom metal into gothic metal territory. The band has been a notable presence in the German gothic/doom scene since the late 2000s.
Foetorem is a death/doom metal band from Kolding, Denmark, formed in 2025. The band merges death metal aggression with the crushing slowness of doom from the southern Jutland town.
Fogteeth is a doom/stoner metal/rock band from Lahti, Finland, formed in 2020. The band delivers heavy, fuzz-laden doom and stoner grooves from the Päijänne lakeland city.
Fohatt is an atmospheric doom metal band from Curitiba, Brazil, whose sound combines heavy and acoustic guitars with dark atmospheric keyboards and melancholic variations. The band released the EP Ancient Ritual of the Season in June 2023, followed by their debut full-length Reflections of Emptiness in July 2024, the latter promoted internationally through MS Metal Agency Brasil. They also contributed a track to a Saturnus tribute album, signaling their engagement with the broader international doom metal community.
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