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Firstborn is a melodic death/black metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, active since 2005 and one of the capital city's longer-running extreme metal acts. The project blends melodic death metal hooks with black metal atmospheres.
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Firtan is a pagan/black metal band from Lörrach, Germany, active since 2013 and described as a relentless force in the German extreme metal scene. Drawing from 1990s black metal inspiration, they have evolved into a more progressive entity across seven releases — from "Wogen der Trauer" (2013) through "Ethos" (2024) — captivating audiences with dynamic performances across Europe.
Firunwinta is a one-man Austrian black metal project forged, as the artist describes it, "in the mist of the Karawanken," the mountain range on the Austrian–Slovenian border. The project is operated by Kälte, and their 2022 EP "Innenleben..." and the 2025 EP "Klagelieder der Heimat" deliver raw, stripped-down third-wave black metal with shrill guitars and raspy vocals in the tradition of Ildjarn, Judas Iscariot, and Nargaroth.
Fiscales Muertos is a grindcore and crust punk band from Punta Alta, Argentina, formed by four members — Atrofius on vocals, Yoni on guitar, Chinok on bass, and Gomez on drums. The band released a self-titled EP available on their Bandcamp page, playing fast and raw noise-driven punk metal.
Fish is a progressive metal band from Belfort, France, formed in 2016. The band explores complex progressive metal from the Franche-Comté fortress city.
Fishead is a progressive metal band from São José dos Campos, Brazil, founded in December 2009 by guitarist Danilo Martins and drummer Rodrigo Kusayama as a university project before expanding into a full band. They released their debut album "Green Hope" in 2012, followed by the second album "In My Hell" in 2018, the latter recorded at Acrobata Studio and featuring a fusion of hard rock and progressive metal with aggressive lyrical themes. Vocalist Jezer Ferris, a musician with over 30 years of experience, joined the lineup in 2015.
Fishing with Dynamite is a melodic death metal and deathcore band from Budapest, Hungary, active since 2017. The project fuses melodic hooks with extreme metal heaviness from the Hungarian capital.
Fission is a melodic thrash/death metal band from Skelleftea in the Vasterbotten region, formed in 2023. They bring melodic extreme metal to the Swedish subarctic, blending thrash and death metal from one of Norrland's mining towns.
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