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Fir is a melodic death metal band from the Erzgebirge region of Germany, formed in 2024. The band draws melodic death metal from the ore-rich mountains along the Czech-German border.
Fire Delusion is a melodic death metal band from Grand Est, France, formed in 2021. The band crafts melodic death metal from the northeastern French region.
Firenzen is a progressive/melodic death metal band from Kotka, Finland, formed in 2016. The band combines progressive complexity with the melodic death metal tradition from the southeastern Finnish port city.
Firstborn is a melodic death/black metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, active since 2005 and one of the capital city's longer-running extreme metal acts. The project blends melodic death metal hooks with black metal atmospheres.
Fishing with Dynamite is a melodic death metal and deathcore band from Budapest, Hungary, active since 2017. The project fuses melodic hooks with extreme metal heaviness from the Hungarian capital.
Fjords is a progressive/melodic death metal band from Nottingham, England, formed in 2017. The band merges progressive structures with melodic death metal from the East Midlands city.
Flagellum is a melodic death metal band from Salta, Argentina, one of the few extreme metal acts from that northwestern city. The band has been active since 2004 and released the demo "Insomnio" in 2015, self-releasing material independently on Bandcamp under the name flagellumdei.
Flame Fracture is a melodic death metal band from the Plymouth/Exeter area of England, formed in 2012. The band crafts melodic death metal from the Devon coast.
Flame or Redemption is a melodic death metal band from Munich, Germany, formed in 2022. The band delivers emotionally charged melodic death metal from the Bavarian capital.
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