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Featured Album
Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
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AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
05/15 @ Paribu Art - Ana Sahne, İstanbul
Featured Groove Metal Album
State Of Unrest (2023)
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Final Destiny is a symphonic gothic metal band from Dobrá, Czech Republic, formed in 2022. The project layers orchestral arrangements and gothic atmospheres over heavy metal foundations.
Finis Mentis is a symphonic metal band from Vantaa, Finland, formed in 2018. The band — whose Latin name means "end of the mind" — layers orchestral arrangements over heavy metal from the Helsinki metropolitan area.
Finnugor is a symphonic black metal band from Budapest, Hungary, active since 2002 and blending orchestral elements with black metal aggression. The project is named after the Finno-Ugric language family to which Hungarian belongs.
Fjoergyn is an epic/symphonic black metal band from Jena, Germany, featuring Stephan L. on vocals, guitar, and orchestral arrangements alongside a full five-piece lineup. Their catalog — including "Jahreszeiten," "Monument Ende," "Lvcifer Es," and "Terra Satanica" via Lifeforce Records — weaves philosophical and esoteric themes through grandiose symphonic black metal.
Fleshblade is a heavy/thrash/symphonic metal band from Faenza in the Ravenna province of Emilia-Romagna, formed in 2016. Their hybrid approach blends the riff-driven power of thrash with symphonic orchestration and classic heavy metal hooks.
Fleshgod Apocalypse is a symphonic/technical death metal band from Rome, Italy, and one of the most internationally recognized Italian extreme metal acts. Across a discography spanning Oracles (2009) through Opera (2024), they have pioneered the fusion of operatic grandeur with brutal death metal precision, achieving a balance where neither element overpowers the other.
Fogalord is an epic symphonic power metal band from Carpi in the Modena province, formed in 2012. Their releases A Legend to Believe In and Masters of War deliver ambitious, orchestrally driven power metal from musicians described as putting 'their heart and soul into their music,' challenging the notion that Italian metal lacks creative ambition.
Fomoria is a symphonic/progressive metal band from Mülheim, Germany, formed in 2019. Named after the supernatural race from Irish mythology, the band blends orchestral symphonic elements with progressive metal complexity.
Forefathers Blood is a symphonic black metal band from Brandenburg, Germany. The band layers orchestral arrangements over aggressive black metal from the northeastern German state.
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