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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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For a Dozen Matters is a melodic death/thrash metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 2013 and combining melodic death metal's hooks with thrash metal's aggression. The project operates within Athens's thriving extreme metal scene.
For the Masses is a thrash metal band from Hereford, England, formed in 2024. The band delivers aggressive thrash metal from the Welsh border city.
For Your Sins is a death/thrash/groove metal band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 2013. The band blends death, thrash, and groove metal from Scotland's largest city.
Forbidden Forest is a thrash/progressive metal band from Drammen, Norway, formed in 2024. They blend thrash metal aggression with progressive complexity from the Buskerud city on the Oslofjord.
Forbidden Shape is a death/thrash metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2013. They deliver technically charged death/thrash from Moscow's deep and competitive extreme metal underground.
Forbidden Zone is a thrash metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2023. The band delivers fast, aggressive thrash from the German capital's ever-growing extreme music scene.
Force of Hell is a thrash metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2020. The band delivers relentless, high-speed thrash metal fury from the Czech capital.
Forced Asphyxia is a heavy/thrash/death metal band from Scotland, formed in 2011. The band blends the weight of heavy metal with thrash and death metal aggression.
Forced Kill is a thrash metal band from Jyväskylä, Finland, active since 2009. The band has spent over 15 years delivering unrelenting thrash metal from central Finland.
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