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A Stare Bound in Stone (2018)
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Of Stone, Wind, & Pillor (Remastered) (2021)
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Formless Body is an atmospheric black metal and experimental project from the UK, describing their sound as 'the cries of dystopia -- weeping machines and howling buildings, bleeding streets and empty people.' The project blends industrial and atmospheric textures with black metal foundations.
Formloff is a two-piece avant-garde black metal project from Nes, Norway, featuring Marius Blekspetl Sjoli and Bernt Karsten Sannerud. Their 2012 album Spyhorelandet delivers complex, experimental black metal that pushes the genre's compositional boundaries with progressive and avant-garde elements.
Formol and Bones is an epic doom metal trio from Mouscron, Belgium, formed in 2024 by members Doomforger, Deathrites, and Axelord. Self-described as "guardians of the dead's memory," they revive forgotten tales of haunted graveyards, vengeful demons, resurrected witches, and unholy monks through crushing, narrative-driven doom.
Formorket is a black metal band from Szerencs, Hungary, active since 2007 and operating in the underground reaches of Hungarian black metal. The project delivers raw black metal from the Tokaj wine region of northeastern Hungary.
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Formula Fiction is a death metal/grindcore band from North Brabant in the Netherlands, active since 2010. They pair the technical precision of death metal with grindcore's brevity and intensity from one of the Netherlands' most metal-rich provinces.
Formørkelse is an atmospheric black metal band with gothic influences from Freudenstadt, Germany, formed in 2024. The project's Norwegian name — meaning "eclipse" — speaks to their Nordic-influenced atmospheric black metal from the Black Forest.
Forn Kaldr is a solo atmospheric folk/black metal project from Darlington in northeast England, creating expansive atmospheric metal since 2018. The project's discography includes The End of Everything, Beneath an Ocean of Stars, and Mystic Arcane Lands.
Fornever is a heavy metal band with post-punk influences from Tolmin, Slovenia, formed in 2018. They operate from the town that hosts the famous MetalDays festival, blending classic heavy metal with angular post-punk elements.
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