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Fragmentum is a melodic death metal band from Lokeren, Belgium, founded by Jan and Gunnar and rounded out by Wouter on drums and Ozzy on bass. They blend melodies, synths, and ambient sounds over a heavy groove-riff foundation, and have toured with acts including Children of Bodom, Swallow the Sun, Wolfheart, Soulfly, and Annihilator across releases like "Masters of Perplexity," "Pugnacity," and "D!verge."
Fragore is a thrash/death metal trio from Turin, Italy, active since 2007 and featuring guitarist/vocalist Davide Nunziante, bassist Andrea Lorenti, and drummer Alessandro Baronetto. Their releases Asylum and The Reckoning deliver tight, aggressive thrash/death metal forged in the Piedmontese underground.
Frail Grounds is a progressive/power metal band from Lillestrom, Norway, active since 2008. They combine the melodic grandeur of power metal with progressive complexity from the suburban outskirts of Oslo.
Frail Petals is a black metal project from Jyväskylä, Finland, formed in 2025. The project juxtaposes the delicacy of its name with the harshness of black metal.
Frailty is a doom/death metal band from Riga, Latvia, active since 2008, creating 'dark and disturbing sounds of melancholy and tragedy.' Across five albums from Lost Lifeless Lights through Tumsi Udeni (2020), they blend doom/death heaviness with abstract ambient passages and ethnic soundscapes, performing in Latvian — a rarity in European extreme metal.
Frakasm is a death metal band from Dunkirk, France, formed in 2016. The band channels death metal from the Channel port city in French Flanders.
Frakass is a thrash metal band with RAC roots from Lyon, France, active since 2009. The band evolved from RAC/Oi! origins into a heavier thrash metal direction.
Fraktal is a brutal death metal band from Igualada, Spain, formed in 2012. The band delivers relentless brutal death metal from the Catalan industrial town.
Fraktur is a black/death metal band from Frahier-et-Châtebier, France, formed in 2017. The band merges black and death metal from the Franche-Comté village.
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