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Proof (2024)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Finrir is a death/pagan/viking metal project from Finland, formed in 2023, also incorporating ambient, folk, and electronica elements. The project blends an unusually wide range of influences from extreme metal to electronic music.
Fjordfader is a Viking/pagan metal band from Bergen, Norway, formed in 2023. Their name — meaning 'fjord father' — roots their Viking metal in the dramatic coastal landscape of western Norway, birthplace of some of the genre's most celebrated acts.
Flaygoth is a black/Viking metal band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2010. They merge the atmospheric sweep of Viking metal with black metal's hostility, channeling Norse themes from the Russian capital.
Forefather is a black/viking metal band from Leatherhead, England, active since 1999. With over a quarter century of activity, the band has been crafting Anglo-Saxon-themed black and viking metal from the Surrey town.
Fornhem is a Viking/black metal project from Norrkoping in eastern Sweden, formed in 2017. Their name — meaning 'ancient home' — anchors their Viking metal in the pre-Christian Norse heritage of the Ostergotland region.
Fortid is a Viking/black metal project formed in Kopavogur, Iceland in 2003, blending Norse mythology and Viking themes with aggressive black metal. The project is one of Iceland's most recognized Viking metal acts, having also operated from Oslo.
Frekkr is a black/viking metal band from Nancy, France, active since 2007. The band channels Norse-inspired black and viking metal from the Lorraine capital.
Frostblaze is an epic Viking metal band from Dubrava, Croatia, one of the longest-running acts in the Croatian metal scene with origins stretching back to 2001. The project channels Norse mythology and Viking themes through epic metal compositions.
Frostkorp is a Viking black metal project from Sweden, active since 2008. Their name — meaning 'frost body' — and their Viking thematic focus root their black metal in the frozen, myth-laden Scandinavian landscape.
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