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Marshfield, Missouri's Face the Wheel deal in the classic intersection of heavy and thrash metal, putting meat on the bones of a sound that's been core to American metal since 2018.
Face to Face is a heavy metal band from Paris, France, active since 1995. With three decades of activity, the band has been a persistent presence in the French heavy metal scene.
Faceless Empress is a stoner heavy metal band from Valparaíso, Chile, formed in 2022, drawing comparisons to Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and desert rock acts like Kyuss and Dozer. The four-piece released their debut EP The Escapist in August 2024, produced and mixed at Magia Negra Studios.
Lowell, Massachusetts's Faceless Enemy started in 2022 as brutal deathcore before pivoting toward slam and brutal death metal — an evolution toward pure extremity with no interest in accessibility.
Faces of Madness was a heavy metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in the mid-1990s, who released their debut album "Rusted Memories" in 2001 followed by "Locus Horrendus" in 2008. The band played traditional, melody-laced heavy metal without keyboards, drawing on classic power metal influences while maintaining a direct, guitar-driven sound. Both albums remain available through their Bandcamp page.
Faceshift is a heavy metal band from Stockholm that evolved from earlier gothic metal origins, active since 2012. Their stylistic evolution from gothic to traditional heavy metal reflects a journey toward more direct, riff-driven songwriting from the Swedish capital.
Facing Fear is a heavy metal quartet from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2016, featuring vocalist Terry Painkiller, guitarist Raphael Dantas, bassist Nathalia Souza, and drummer Vall Maranhão. Rooted in old-school heavy metal in the tradition of Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Saxon, and Accept, the band released the album "Ana Jansen" in 2019 and followed it with "Marginal Metal" in 2022. Their recordings have reached listeners in Japan and garnered attention in the United States.
Fact is a heavy metal band from Sande/Wilhelmshaven, Germany, formed in 2020. The band delivers classic heavy metal from the North Sea coast of Lower Saxony.
Out of Mathews, Louisiana, Factor 8 blend groove metal's driving rhythms with the thick, swampy heaviness of sludge metal — a combination that wears the bayou in every note since 2018.
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