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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Forsworn is a heavy metal band from Manchester, England, delivering riff-driven traditional metal since 2013. The project contributes to Manchester's diverse and growing metal scene.
Forsythia is a death metal band from Jyväskylä, Finland, formed in 2014. The band delivers death metal from the central Finnish university city.
Fort Royal is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Novosibirsk, Siberia's largest city, formed in 2018. They channel classic hard rock and heavy metal energy from the vast West Siberian Plain.
Fortaleza is a heavy metal band from Posadas, Misiones, Argentina. Their 2011 album "Islas Malvinas," released on June 24 of that year, features the core trio of Horacio Monllor on guitar and vocals, Marcelo Monllor on bass and backing vocals, and Mateo Castillo on drums.
Fortapt is a black metal project from Bergen, Norway, formed in 2014. Their name — Norwegian for 'lost' or 'desperate' — anchors their black metal in themes of desolation from western Norway's dark, rain-soaked cultural capital.
Forte Ruin is a progressive metal band with melodic death metal influences from Lahti, Finland, formed in 2018. The band merges progressive complexity with the melodic death metal tradition.
Fortified is a heavy metal band from Skovde in the Vastergotland region, formed in 2015. They deliver classic, riff-driven heavy metal from the military garrison city in the Swedish interior.
Fortis Ventus is a symphonic metal band from Athens, Greece, blending immersive orchestral sound and lyrical vocals with energetic guitar work and dynamic drumming. Their discography includes the debut album Vertalia and the 2025 follow-up Metamorphosis, delivering cinematic, layered metal.
Fortress Black is a black metal/hardcore band from Stuttgart, Germany, formed in 2012. The band merges the ferocity of black metal with the directness and energy of hardcore punk.
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