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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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When Everything Means Nothing (Cinematic) (2021)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Free Ride is a band from Zagreb, Croatia, that evolved from melodic heavy metal roots into metalcore since 2018. The project reflects the shifting currents of Zagreb's diverse metal community.
Freedom Call is a power metal band from Nuremberg, Germany, known for their extremely melodic and catchy style combined with positive, life-affirming lyrics. Self-described as "happy metal" or "HAPPYCORE," their extensive discography includes albums like "Master of Light" (2016), "M.E.T.A.L." (2019), "The M.E.T.A.L. Fest" (2023), and "Silver Romance" (2024).
Freedomination is a thrash metal band from Vantaa, Finland, formed in 2015. The band delivers fast, aggressive thrash metal from the Helsinki metropolitan area.
Freefall is a death metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece, active since 2005 and delivering punishing death metal from Greece's northern capital. The project represents one of the established acts in Thessaloniki's extreme metal scene.
FreeHowling is a death/sludge metal turned deathcore/hardcore band from Hauts-de-France, formed in 2021. The band evolved from sludgy death metal origins into heavier deathcore and hardcore territory.
Freek is a thrash metal band from Kidderminster, England, active since 2016 and delivering aggressive thrash from the West Midlands. The project channels classic thrash metal energy through a British perspective.
Freeze is a crossover/hardcore/thrash metal band from Kent, England, one of the longest-running acts of their kind in Britain with origins dating back to 1980. The band has been fusing hardcore punk with thrash metal for over four decades.
Freezing Fog is a black metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece, active since 2007 and channeling cold, atmospheric black metal from northern Greece. The project draws on the harsher climate of Thessaloniki compared to southern Greece.
Fregath is a heavy metal band from Budapest, Hungary, active since 2015 and delivering classic heavy metal from the Hungarian capital. The project channels traditional metal energy.
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