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Forest Silence is a dark ambient and black metal project from Szombathely, Hungary, one of the longest-running atmospheric projects in the Hungarian scene with origins dating back to 1997. The project evolved from pure dark ambient into black metal-infused ambient across nearly three decades.
Forest Stream is a black/gothic/doom metal band from Chernogolovka in the Moscow Oblast, active since 2003. Over two decades they have developed a sophisticated blend of black, gothic, and doom metal, creating atmospheric extreme music from the science-oriented city east of Moscow.
Forest Troll is an ambient black metal project from Burgas, Bulgaria, originally started by Shu, Iksrog, and Abaddon before being renewed in 2007 by Iksrog and Naazakh. Their releases — the "Land of Agony" demo (2007), "Forgotten Tales" (2013), and "Hex" (2015) — craft atmospheric soundscapes described as evoking the icy heart at the center of deep woods.
Forest Whispers is a black metal project from Blonie near Warsaw, formed in 2014. Their nature-oriented name suggests atmospheric, forest-themed black metal drawn from the wooded lowlands of central Poland.
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Forestdome is a black metal band from Santander, Spain, formed in 2012. The band creates atmospheric black metal from the mountainous coast of Cantabria.
Forestroamer is a black metal band from Ebeltoft, Denmark, formed in 2022. The band channels the forests and coastal landscapes of eastern Jutland into raw black metal.
Forever Autumn is a gothic/doom metal band from Steinebach an der Wied, Germany, formed in 2014. The band channels melancholic gothic doom from the Westerwald region of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Forever Blind was a progressive death metal band from Linz, Upper Austria, active from 2007 to 2011. Their 2010 debut album "Where the Sun Revives" combined dynamic, technically varied guitar work with classical melodic touches, featuring a lineup that included keyboards alongside standard death metal instrumentation.
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