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Fifth Season is a progressive metal band from Suffolk, England, formed in 2017. The band explores complex progressive metal compositions from the East Anglian county.
Filip Jezdic is a progressive metal solo artist from Prilep, North Macedonia, active since 2026. He represents the newest generation of Macedonian metal, bringing progressive compositions from one of the country's historic central cities.
Ferocious Progressive Death / Thrash Metal from Houston.
Final Fall is a melodic death/progressive metal band from Oulu, Finland, formed in 2015. The band combines progressive song structures with the melodic death metal tradition Finland is known for.
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.
Fish is a progressive metal band from Belfort, France, formed in 2016. The band explores complex progressive metal from the Franche-Comté fortress city.
Fishead is a progressive metal band from São José dos Campos, Brazil, founded in December 2009 by guitarist Danilo Martins and drummer Rodrigo Kusayama as a university project before expanding into a full band. They released their debut album "Green Hope" in 2012, followed by the second album "In My Hell" in 2018, the latter recorded at Acrobata Studio and featuring a fusion of hard rock and progressive metal with aggressive lyrical themes. Vocalist Jezer Ferris, a musician with over 30 years of experience, joined the lineup in 2015.
Fissure of Riddles is a progressive/sludge/post-metal band from Weymouth, England, formed in 2014. The band merges progressive complexity with sludge and post-metal from the Dorset coast.
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.
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