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Fraktura is a thrash metal band from Mungia, Spain, formed in 2018. The band channels aggressive thrash from the Basque Country town.
Frakture is a thrash metal band from Bilbao, Spain, formed in 2013. The band delivers fast, riff-driven thrash metal from the Basque Country's largest city.
Frame of Mind is a speed/thrash/power metal band from Dinslaken, Germany, formed in 2017, having evolved from earlier death/thrash roots. The band blends the speed and energy of thrash with the melodic sensibilities of power metal from the lower Rhine region.
Frames is a progressive metal band from Apulia, Italy, active since 2009. They craft intricate, compositionally ambitious progressive metal from Italy's southeastern Adriatic coast, contributing to a region better known for folk traditions than extreme music.
Framheim is an atmospheric black metal project from Ladispoli near Rome, formed in 2013. Named after Roald Amundsen's Antarctic base, the project channels the isolation and vast desolation of polar landscapes into atmospheric black metal.
Nashville's Framing Hanley gained widespread attention with their rock reimagining of Lil Wayne's 'Lollipop,' but their original material — brooding post-grunge anchored by Kenneth Nixon's versatile vocals — proved they were far more than a novelty. Albums like 'The Moment' and 'Envy' delivered polished hard rock with genuine emotional weight, carving a niche in the crowded mid-2000s rock landscape.
Ambitious Progressive Metal / Djent out of Texas.
Francesco Fareri is an instrumental guitar virtuoso and solo progressive metal artist from Rome, active since 2007. Across six solo albums including Secrets Within, Forbidden Dimension, and Primal Instinct — the latter featuring guest solos from Takayoshi Ohmura, Syu, and Rusty Cooley — he handles all instruments, mixing, and mastering with complete creative autonomy.
Francis is a metalcore band from Tiraspol, Moldova, formed in 2012. They bring metalcore energy from the Transnistrian capital, representing one of the few heavy music exports from this isolated Eastern European territory.
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