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Forsaken Dreams is a melodic death metal band from Serres, Greece, incorporating doom metal influences into their sound since 2017. The project blends melody and heaviness from the northern Greek region of Central Macedonia.
Forsaken World is a melodic death metal/metalcore band from the Nancy/Langres area of France, formed in 2012. The band fuses melodic death metal with metalcore from the Lorraine-Champagne border.
Forte Ruin is a progressive metal band with melodic death metal influences from Lahti, Finland, formed in 2018. The band merges progressive complexity with the melodic death metal tradition.
Fortytwo is a melodic death metal band from Alesund on Norway's western coast, active since 2003. Named after the answer to the ultimate question in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, they bring melodic death metal from a city famous for its Art Nouveau architecture and dramatic coastal setting.
Foul Body Autopsy is a death metal project from Leicester, England, evolving from pure death metal into melodic death metal territory since 2010, featuring Tom Reynolds on guitar and vocals alongside bassist Linus Klausenitzer and drummer Dirk Verbeuren. Their prolific output includes The Discovery of Witches and the Shadows Without Light series.
Fractal is a melodic death/power metal/metalcore band from Samara on the Volga, active since 2009. They blend multiple metal traditions — Scandinavian melodic death, European power metal, and modern metalcore — into a hybrid approach from one of Russia's largest Volga cities.
Fractal Gates is a progressive melodic death metal band from Paris, France, active since 2009. The band delivers technically accomplished progressive melodic death metal from the French capital.
Fractured Inside is a melodic death metal/metalcore band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2022. The band fuses melodic death metal harmonies with modern metalcore aggression.
Fragile Art is a melodic death metal band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2007. Nearly two decades of melodic death metal from the Russian capital have established them as a persistent force in the country's underground.
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