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Divine (2024)
Featured Heavy Metal Album
Agamemnon (2025)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Francis is a metalcore band from Tiraspol, Moldova, formed in 2012. They bring metalcore energy from the Transnistrian capital, representing one of the few heavy music exports from this isolated Eastern European territory.
Frank Needs Help is a metalcore band from Bern, Switzerland, formed in 2019. The band delivers aggressive, breakdown-laden metalcore from the Swiss capital.
Frater is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, whose discography spans over a decade including "Into the Light" (2012), "Pulso en Eclipse" (2017), and "Sangre y Viento" (2024). Core members Andrés Bori on guitar and vocals and Andrés Zadunaisky on bass have appeared across multiple releases, with Juan Orcajada joining on vocals for the 2024 album.
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.
Frisson is a groove metal/metalcore band from Pristina, formed in 2017. They deliver rhythmically driven heavy music from the contested capital of Kosovo, one of the Balkans' most complex cultural crossroads.
From Ashes to Empires is a metalcore band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2013. The band crafts aggressive, breakdown-heavy metalcore from the German capital.
From Ruins is a groove metal and metalcore band from County Antrim, Northern Ireland, active since 2023 and merging heavy grooves with metalcore intensity. The project represents the emerging Northern Irish heavy music scene.
From Sin is a metalcore/melodic death metal band from Belgrade, Serbia, active since 2011. They merge the breakdown-heavy structure of metalcore with melodic death metal's twin-guitar approach from the Serbian capital.
From the Ashes is a thrash metal and metalcore band from Lancaster, England, active since 2016 and blending thrash aggression with metalcore breakdowns. The project operates from the north of England.
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