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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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For Your Sins is a death/thrash/groove metal band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 2013. The band blends death, thrash, and groove metal from Scotland's largest city.
Forcedown was a groove metal and metalcore band formed in 2002, with members split between Gmünd, Lower Austria and Ceske Velenice, Czech Republic. Drawing on Swedish melodic metal and hardcore influences, they released the eight-track album "The Immortality of Words" before disbanding.
Forgery is a thrash/groove metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 2021. They deliver the rhythmic punch of groove metal fused with thrash aggression from the Norwegian capital.
Forget the Past is a thrash/groove/melodic death metal band from Budapest, Hungary, active since 2017 and blending three strands of heavy metal into an aggressive whole. The project delivers diverse extreme metal from the Hungarian capital.
Fossil Flame is a groove/stoner metal band from Torun, Poland, formed in 2019. They blend rhythmic groove metal punch with stoner metal's fuzzy warmth from the medieval Vistula River city.
Fourkaos is a heavy/thrash/groove metal band from Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil, formed in 2019 by vocalist/guitarist Johnny Glaydson, lead guitarist Matheus Oliver, bassist Matheus Henrique, and drummer Rodolfo Diniz. The band released their debut album "Remnants of Sanity" in July 2019, an eight-track record blending thrash aggression with melodic and progressive elements. Their sound draws on multiple strands of heavy metal while maintaining a cohesive identity described as both modern and organic.
Fox Paradox is a progressive death/groove metal band from Lyon, France, formed in 2024. The band merges progressive complexity with death and groove metal.
Fratrum is a groove metal band from Ivanovo in central Russia, formed in 2025. Their Latin name — meaning 'of brothers' — signals the fraternal bond at the core of their groove metal from the textile city northeast of Moscow.
Freaksight is a melodic death/groove/thrash metal band from Lyon, France, formed in 2022. The band blends three strands of aggressive metal from France's gastronomic capital.
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