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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Forgotten Shrines is a raw black metal and dungeon synth project from Linz, Upper Austria. Their debut demo "Remembrance," released as a limited cassette of 100 copies on the Födweg label in November 2020, draws on the pioneering spirit of early black metal through shattered, blurring production and primitive, ritualistic soundscapes.
Forsaken Sacrement is a raw black metal project from England, emerging in 2024 with an uncompromising approach to the genre. The project channels raw, lo-fi black metal from the British underground.
Forsaken Sanctum is a raw black metal project from Sokobanja in southeastern Serbia, formed in 2024. They channel uncompromising black metal from the spa town nestled in the mountains of eastern Serbia.
Forskruz is a raw black metal project from France, formed in 2023. The project creates lo-fi, uncompromising raw black metal.
Foul Light is a raw black metal project from Slovakia, formed in 2020. They channel the paradox of their name — light rendered foul — through raw, lo-fi black metal from the Slovak underground.
Foyer du Chaos is a raw black metal/dungeon synth project from Avignon, France, formed in 2023. The project — whose name means "hearth of chaos" — blends raw black metal with dungeon synth from the Papal City of Provence.
Frightening Frozen Moon is a raw black metal project from Sweden, formed in 2023. Their evocative, atmospheric name signals the cold, uncompromising lo-fi black metal they deliver from the Scandinavian underground.
Frostgoroth is a raw black metal project from Norway, formed in 2021. Their name fuses 'frost' with the Tolkienian '-goroth' suffix — meaning 'horror' or 'dread' — signaling their commitment to raw, uncompromising black metal in the Norwegian tradition.
Früchtebrot is a raw black metal project from Bielefeld, Germany, formed in 2024. The project's ironic name — meaning "fruit bread" — belies the rawness of their black metal output from the East Westphalian city.
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