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Started as stoner/sludge, pivoted to thrash and black metal territory. Played their final show at Kick Butt Coffee in July 2022.
Floodstain is a stoner metal/rock band from Hellevoetsluis in the Netherlands, active since 2001. Over two decades they have delivered fuzz-laden stoner metal and rock from the South Holland coast, making them one of the Dutch stoner scene's most enduring acts.
Flying Guillotines is a stoner metal/rock band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2017. The band delivers heavy, riff-driven stoner metal from the German capital.
Flying Renos is a stoner metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2011. The band channels heavy, fuzz-laden stoner grooves from the Catalan capital.
Fogteeth is a doom/stoner metal/rock band from Lahti, Finland, formed in 2020. The band delivers heavy, fuzz-laden doom and stoner grooves from the Päijänne lakeland city.
Crushing Blackened Sludge / Stoner Metal from Austin.
Forever Machine is a four-piece from Glasgow delivering what they call 'funereal thrash,' blending doom, sludge, stoner, and thrash metal with piano, synths, and atmospheric samples. Their 2019 album No Sky features seven expansive compositions recorded at The Audio Lounge in Glasgow.
Forgotten King is a psychedelic stoner/doom metal band from Stavanger, Norway, formed in 2023. They channel the hazy, riff-heavy spirit of psychedelic stoner doom from Norway's oil capital on the southwestern coast.
Forsaken Memoriam is a stoner metal band from Heraklion, Crete, active since 2013 and delivering fuzz-drenched, heavy grooves from Greece's largest island. The project channels the sun-baked Cretan landscape into slow, heavy stoner metal.
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