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Forever Wasted is a sludge/doom metal band from Kyiv, Ukraine, active since 2011. They deliver the heavy, intoxicated weight of sludge and doom from the Ukrainian capital's diverse metal scene.
Forevercold is an atmospheric black metal project from Fuzesgyarmat, Hungary, active since 2022 and channeling the isolation of the Great Hungarian Plain into atmospheric extremity. The project creates expansive soundscapes from rural eastern Hungary.
Foreverdark is a one-man project from Formia in the Lazio region, created by Paolo Costanzo and active since the early 2000s. The project has evolved through minimal ambient, black metal, death metal, and orchestral phases, with releases spanning metal covers, original orchestral sessions, and atmospheric extreme metal compositions.
Forevermore is a power/heavy metal band from Namur, Belgium, formed in 2010. The band crafts epic, melodic heavy metal infused with the anthemic qualities and soaring vocals characteristic of the European power metal tradition.
Forfeit is a brutal death metal band from Tallinn, Estonia, formed in 2014. The band delivers punishing brutal death metal from the Baltic capital.
Forgardur Helvitis is a grindcore band with black metal elements from Reykjavik, Iceland, active since 2019, whose name translates from Icelandic as 'the forecourt of hell.' The project delivers grinding extremity from the Icelandic capital.
Forge of Clouds is an atmospheric sludge/post-metal band from Lubin in the Lower Silesian copper basin, active since 2011. Their evocative name captures the atmospheric, textural quality of their post-metal approach — heavy music shaped and reformed like clouds in an industrial forge.
Forged in Black is a heavy/thrash metal band from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, praised by Powerplay Magazine for their 'stunning molten metal' and by Sea of Tranquility for capturing the big and brash sound of traditional metal. Their discography includes Lightning in the Ashes and Descent of the Serpent, and they have performed live at Hammerfest X.
Forged War is a heavy metal band from Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2017. The band debuted with the single "Reborn from Hell" in 2017, followed shortly by "Rains of Tears," and continued releasing independently-produced material including a remastered version of their debut single and the single "End of the World" in 2020.
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