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Fléaux is a death metal band from Occitanie, France, formed in 2013. The band — whose name means "plagues" — delivers death metal from the southern French region.
Floyen is an atmospheric/depressive black metal project from Waterford, Ireland, active since 2024. The project creates dark, emotionally charged black metal from Ireland's oldest city.
FM are a London melodic hard rock band whose polished AOR sound made them one of Britain's enduring names in radio-friendly heavy rock. Formed in 1984 by members including Steve Overland and Merv Goldsworthy, the band arrived with Indiscreet, a debut that captured the era's love of big choruses, clean guitar muscle, keyboard sheen, and soulful vocals. Tough It Out, Takin' It to the Streets, Aphrodisiac, and later comeback albums such as Metropolis, Rockville, Heroes and Villains, Atomic Generation, Synchronized, Thirteen, Old Habits Die Hard, and Brotherhood show a group committed to melodic craft across multiple decades. FM fit hard-rock scope through guitar-driven arrangements, arena-rock lineage, and ties to the British melodic rock scene, even though their style is smoother than metal. The band's strength has always been songwriting discipline: verses set up clear emotional stakes, choruses land with lift, and Overland's voice gives the material warmth rather than empty gloss. FM's music is built for listeners who value hooks, musicianship, and professional polish, but at its best it still carries the heart of a working hard rock band.
FMW is a groove/thrash metal band from Dundee, Scotland, formed in 2025. The band delivers aggressive groove and thrash metal from the Tayside city.
FNB is a slam/brutal death metal band from Zürich and Thun, Switzerland, formed in 2014. The band delivers punishing, guttural brutality in the slam death metal tradition.
Fnorder is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Brescia, Italy, formed in 2016. They deliver riff-driven, no-frills heavy metal rooted in the classic traditions of the genre, operating from one of Lombardy's most active metal scenes.
Foali is a four-piece groove and alternative metal band from Leoben, Austria, founded by guitarist Andreas Fahrleitner. Their 2024 full-length "Your Black Is My Yellow," released on CD and cassette via Kvlt und Kaos Productions, blends driving rhythms with emotionally direct songwriting across tracks like "Narcissistic Biohacking" and "Art of Prophecy."
Fobia is a melodic thrash metal band from Finland, formed in 2023. The band combines melody with the aggression of thrash metal.
Fobos is a thrash metal band from Ruse, Bulgaria, formed in 2014. The band delivers aggressive thrash metal from the banks of the Danube in northeastern Bulgaria.
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