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Frostbourne is a black metal band from Lübeck, Germany, formed in 2011. The band creates black metal from the historic Hanseatic city on the Baltic coast.
Frostburn is a gothic metal/rock band from Raahe, Finland, formed in 2021. The band delivers dark, atmospheric gothic metal from the Gulf of Bothnia coastal town.
Frosted Undergrowth is a black metal band from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2016. The project evokes the frozen forest undergrowth of their name through cold, atmospheric black metal.
Frosten is an English black metal project active since 2018, operating in the underground reaches of British black metal. The project delivers raw black metal from its anonymous English origins.
Frostfall is a black metal band from Grenoble, France, formed in 2024. The band creates cold black metal from the Alpine city surrounded by mountains.
FrostFire is a progressive melodic heavy metal band from Bath, England, blending progressive song structures with melodic heavy metal since 2014. The project draws on Bath's creative energy to craft technically ambitious metal.
Frostflame is a black metal band from Eger, Hungary, active since 2014 and delivering cold black metal from the Baroque city in northern Hungary. The project channels the dark side of the Bukk Mountains region.
Frostgoroth is a raw black metal project from Norway, formed in 2021. Their name fuses 'frost' with the Tolkienian '-goroth' suffix — meaning 'horror' or 'dread' — signaling their commitment to raw, uncompromising black metal in the Norwegian tradition.
Frostgrab is a black metal project from Cologne, Germany, formed in 2023. The project's name — meaning "frost grave" — captures the icy, sepulchral quality of their black metal.
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