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Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
Featured Grindcore Album
Hold Your Children Close and Pray for Oblivion (2016)
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Featured Doom Metal Album
Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Fraxure is a heavy metal band from Nuneaton in the English Midlands, active since 2018 and delivering straightforward heavy metal. The project channels classic metal energy from the West Midlands.
Freakthrone is a melodic heavy metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2025. The band delivers melodic, hook-driven heavy metal from the Finnish capital.
Free Ride is a band from Zagreb, Croatia, that evolved from melodic heavy metal roots into metalcore since 2018. The project reflects the shifting currents of Zagreb's diverse metal community.
Fregath is a heavy metal band from Budapest, Hungary, active since 2015 and delivering classic heavy metal from the Hungarian capital. The project channels traditional metal energy.
Fretless is a melodic heavy metal band from Vansbro in the Dalarna region, formed in 2020. Their name — unusual for a metal band — signals a distinctive approach to melodic heavy metal from rural central Sweden.
Friend of Misery is a heavy metal band from Metz, France, formed in 2013. The band delivers classic heavy metal from the Moselle city on the German-Luxembourg border.
Friendly Fire is a thrash/heavy metal band from Germany, formed in 2008. The band blends the speed of thrash with the hooks of classic heavy metal.
Frigidum Lacrima is a heavy metal band from Volos, Greece, active since 2010. The project's Latin name meaning 'cold tears' reflects their approach to emotionally charged heavy metal from the Thessalian coast.
From Hell is a heavy metal band from Tarragona, Spain, formed in 2015. The band plays classic heavy metal from the ancient Roman port city on the Catalan coast.
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