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The Blind Leading The Blind (2019)
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Blood Eagle (2017)
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Architects Of A New Weave (Deluxe Album) (2026)
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Flamethrower is a heavy metal band from Koprivnica, Croatia, active since 2018 and delivering traditional riff-driven metal from the Podravina region. The project channels classic heavy metal energy from northern Croatia.
Flaming Blood is a self-described heavy metal band from Simão Dias, Brazil. The band released their self-titled debut EP "The Fires's Calling" in January 2016, a seven-track digital release featuring songs such as "Battlefield," "Marks of Time," and "The Reaper."
Flanez is a heavy metal band from Kempenich, Germany, formed in 2017. The band plays classic heavy metal from the Eifel region of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Flashpoint is a heavy metal band from Millom, England, formed in 2012. The band plays classic heavy metal from the small Cumbrian coastal town.
Flashpoint is a heavy metal band from Dublin, Ireland, active since 2012 and delivering classic heavy metal from the Irish capital. The project channels traditional metal energy from Dublin's vibrant music scene.
Flashtrack is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Balzers, Liechtenstein, formed in 2013. They are one of the few metal acts from the tiny Alpine principality, delivering riff-driven heavy metal and hard rock from one of Europe's smallest nations.
Flegias is a black/heavy metal project from Minervino Murge in the Barletta-Andria-Trani province of Puglia, formed in 2021. Named after the wrathful ferryman of Greek mythology who guards the fifth circle of Hell in Dante's Inferno, the project channels both black metal aggression and classic heavy metal weight.
Flennes is a heavy metal band from Kempenich, Germany, formed in 2020. The band plays heavy metal from the volcanic Eifel landscape of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Flesh Bazooka is a hard rock/heavy metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2013. The band plays high-energy hard rock and heavy metal from the Mediterranean coast.
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