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When Everything Means Nothing (Cinematic) (2021)
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Fates Warning formed in Hartford, Connecticut in 1982 and are recognized as one of the founding acts of American progressive metal alongside Queensrÿche and Dream Theater. After beginning as an Iron Maiden-influenced heavy metal band, the group pivoted decisively with Awaken the Guardian (1986), featuring guitarist Frank Aresti, and followed with the landmark No Exit (1988) and the intricately arranged Perfect Symmetry (1989), the latter frequently cited as a defining album of the genre. Guitarist Jim Matheos has remained the sole constant member through decades of lineup changes, with the band's most recent album Long Day Good Night released in 2020.
Fateweaver is a metalcore band from Darlington, England, formed in 2024. The band crafts aggressive metalcore from the County Durham town.
Father Bluebeard is a goregrind/death metal band from Budapest, Hungary, named after the folklore character, delivering grotesque extremity since 2016. The project traffics in the most visceral corners of the Hungarian grind scene.
Father Merrin is a doom metal band from Ligny-en-Barrois, France, formed in 2014. Named after the exorcist priest from "The Exorcist," the band channels slow, heavy doom from the Meuse department of Lorraine.
Father Murphy is a thrash metal band from Fallingbostel, Germany, formed in 2008. With over 15 years of activity, the band has been a consistent presence in the Lower Saxon thrash metal scene.
Father of Lies is a doom metal/punk band from Sheffield, England, formed in 2021. The band merges doom metal's crushing weight with punk's raw energy from the Steel City.
Father Sky Mother Earth is a drone/doom metal duo from Hamburg, Germany, featuring Nico Seel on guitar and Niclas Gerull on bass. Their albums — the self-titled debut (2016) and "Across the River of Time" (2017) — create dense, meditative drone soundscapes drawing comparisons to Sunn O))), Bongripper, and Earth, described by critics as "superior drone" with ritualistic, pounding rhythmic elements.
Father's Face was a progressive and heavy metal quintet from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, originally conceived by guitarist and vocalist Alessandro Marques. The band set out to craft conceptual albums inspired by classic horror literature, with their first project drawing from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Their discography includes Herald of the End and Soundtrack for a Closing Light before the band split up.
Fathom is a doom/sludge metal band from Amsterdam, formed in 2018. They plumb the depths suggested by their name, delivering heavy, oppressive doom and sludge from the Dutch capital's thriving underground metal scene.
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