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False Reality is a melodic black/death metal band from Brasov, Romania, formed in 2024. They channel melodic extreme metal from the Transylvanian mountain city, a region whose Gothic architecture and Carpathian landscape have long inspired dark art.
Fantoft is a melodic black metal band from Leipzig, Germany, formed in 2017. Named after the historic Fantoft stave church in Norway, the band channels Scandinavian melodic black metal tradition through a Saxon lens.
Fatimah is a melodic black metal project from Brussels, Belgium, formed in 2022. Their releases "Waves of Fatimah" and "Mortui Redierunt" present music made, in their words, "by and for the lost souls of this vale of tears," blending melody with an occult, mystical atmosphere.
Fausttophel is a melodic black metal project from Poltava, Ukraine, active since 2013. Their Faustian name signals the deal-with-the-devil themes running through their melodic black metal from central Ukraine.
Fear the Future is a melodic black/death metal band from Nassjo in the Smaland region, active since 2012. They blend melodic sensibility with extreme metal aggression from the forested interior of southern Sweden.
Fenfire is a melodic black metal band from Darmstadt, Germany, formed in 2011. The band blends melodic guitar work with the cold aggression of black metal from the southern Hessian city.
Fergon was a chaos-gnostic melodic black metal project from Talca, Chile, founded in late 2020 by Jan Stones as a solo endeavor drawing on the influence of Bathory and Dissection. The project released several albums in rapid succession through 2020 and 2021, including "Requiem," "Eternal Cold Scythe," and "Under the Light of the Outcast Stars," before evolving into a full band lineup.
Ferndal is a melodic black metal project from Münster, Germany, formed in 2017, incorporating folk and classical influences. The project blends the harshness of black metal with folk melodies and classical instrumentation from the Westphalian university city.
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