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Fogland is a folk/melodic black metal and ambient project from Timisoara, Romania, active since 2002. Over two decades they have woven folk melodies and ambient atmospheres through a black metal framework, creating misty, nature-oriented extreme metal from western Romania's largest city.
For Ruin is a melodic black/death metal band from Cork, Ireland, one of the longest-running extreme metal acts in the Munster region with origins dating back to 2004. The project blends melodic hooks with black and death metal aggression.
Forsaken Land is a melodic black metal project from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2025. The project channels melodic black metal from the Finnish capital.
Foryan is a melodic black metal project from Smigiel in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, formed in 2025. They bring melodic black metal to the rural western Polish lowlands, a region rarely associated with extreme metal.
Fovitron is a symphonic melodic black/death metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2014 by guitarist Fovitrus and vocalist Nuntius Mortis, signed to Alcyone Records. Their debut full-length Altar of Whispers builds on their 2016 EP with layered symphonic extremity.
From Ancient Waters is a melodic black metal project from Leeds, England, active since 2022 and channeling dark melodic atmospheres through black metal. The project contributes to the growing northern English black metal scene.
From Depths is a melodic black metal band from Salerno, Italy, active since 1996 — making them one of the longest-running extreme metal acts in Campania. Their nearly three decades of output have contributed to establishing southern Italy as a serious force in the European black metal landscape.
From Fall of Sins is a melodic black metal band from Jülich, Germany, formed in 2015. The band blends melody with black metal aggression from the Rhineland town.
From Kaos is a melodic black metal band from Nantes, France, formed in 2024. The band channels melodic black metal from the Loire-Atlantique capital.
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