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Frozen Throne is a melodic death metal band from Kokemäki, Finland, formed in 2017. The band crafts melodic death metal from the Satakunta region of western Finland.
Frozen Time is a black metal band from Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, active since 2006. The band has spent two decades creating black metal from the western German state.
Frozen Winds is a black metal band from Limassol, Cyprus, active since 2009. The band is one of the few black metal acts operating from the Eastern Mediterranean island, bringing over a decade of raw aggression to the Cypriot underground.
Frozen Wreath is an atmospheric black metal project from Szombathely, Hungary, active since 2020 and creating expansive, layered black metal. The project draws on the atmospheric tradition from western Hungary.
Frozenland is a black metal project from Poland, formed in 2013. Their name evokes the frozen, desolate landscapes that have always been central to black metal's visual and sonic identity.
Frozenwoods is a black metal project from Novosibirsk, Siberia, formed in 2012. Their name evokes the vast frozen taiga forests surrounding the city, channeling that desolate landscape into atmospheric black metal.
Fruit Tree is a gothic metal project from London, active since 2011 and exploring dark, atmospheric territory at the intersection of gothic aesthetics and heavy metal. The project delivers moody, gothic-tinged metal from the English capital.
Frummyrkrið is a progressive black and viking metal band from Brazil, formed in 2021 as a trio of three siblings. Their debut album Dauðans Myrkri (2021) — the title meaning "The Darkness of Death" in Icelandic, mirroring the band's Icelandic-derived name meaning "Primordial Darkness" — weaves together progressive rock, ambient textures, and viking metal in the vein of Enslaved, earning a 91/100 score from The Elite Extremophile.
Frustrated Existence is a death/thrash metal solo project from Poço Fundo, Minas Gerais, Brazil, driven by multi-instrumentalist Ruben Alvim, who handles guitars, bass, and vocals. The project released its self-titled debut album in July 2023, a 11-track record recorded between November 2021 and February 2022 in a home studio, with tracks including "Shortcuts to Slavery" and "Implode this Damned System."
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