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The Necrotic Manifesto (Bonus Tracks Edition) (2023)
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Flag is a thrash/death metal band from Nitra in western Slovakia, active since 1999. Over a quarter century of thrash and death metal from one of Slovakia's oldest cities make them among the most enduring extreme metal acts in the country.
Flagellant is a black metal band from Munich, Germany, formed in 2007. With nearly two decades of activity, the band has been a consistent presence in the Bavarian black metal underground.
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Flagellum is a melodic death metal band from Salta, Argentina, one of the few extreme metal acts from that northwestern city. The band has been active since 2004 and released the demo "Insomnio" in 2015, self-releasing material independently on Bandcamp under the name flagellumdei.
Flagellum Dei is an epic black metal band from Milan, Italy, active since 2004. Their discography including Under the Might, Order of the Obscure, and Tormentor of the False Creator delivers commanding, grandiose black metal steeped in anti-religious fury and historical darkness.
Flagg is a black metal band from Turku, Finland, formed in 2020. The band creates raw black metal from Finland's former capital on the southwestern coast.
Flagras is a black metal band from Kiel, Germany, formed in 2020. The band creates black metal from Germany's northernmost major city on the Baltic coast.
Flagrvm is a black metal project from Poland, formed in 2020. Their Latinized name — the Roman scourging whip — evokes the punishing, ritualistic character of their black metal from the Polish underground.
Flail is a black metal project from Finland, formed in 2018. The project channels the primal aggression of black metal.
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