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Fenfire is a melodic black metal band from Darmstadt, Germany, formed in 2011. The band blends melodic guitar work with the cold aggression of black metal from the southern Hessian city.
Fenice Nera is an epic black metal project from Parma, Italy, active since 1997 as a vehicle for conceptual art exploring history and philosophy. Eschewing conventional extreme metal imagery, the project has evolved through cosmic black metal, medieval atmospheres, and ambitious works like Maiestas Domini — Magnum Opus Extended over nearly three decades of output.
Feniks is a heavy metal band from Jastrzebie-Zdroj in the Silesian coal basin of Poland, formed in 2015. Their name — Polish for 'phoenix' — suggests themes of rebirth and resilience, delivering classic heavy metal from the industrial south.
Fennostana is a black metal project from Orimattila, Finland, formed in 2024. The project creates cold black metal from the southern Finnish town.
Fenrir's Scar is a gothic metal duo from Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2015 by André Baida and Desireé Rezende, blending heavy metal with gothic and alternative metal influences. The band released a self-titled debut album in October 2017, produced by Fabiano Negri and co-produced by Ric Palma at Minster Studios in Campinas, to positive reception from the Brazilian metal press. Subsequent releases include the albums The Enemy Inside, Curse of Mankind, and LOVE | HATE | HOPE | DESPAIR (2023), establishing the duo as consistent contributors to the Brazilian gothic metal underground.
Ruthless Folk / Melodic Death Metal from Plano.
Fenris Vrede is a melodic death metal project from Norway, formed in 2020. Named after the mythological wolf Fenris and the Norwegian word for 'wrath,' they bring Norse mythology-themed melodic death metal to the Scandinavian underground.
Fenriswolf is a thrash metal band from Kassel, Germany, formed in 2020. Named after the monstrous wolf of Norse mythology, the band delivers ferocious thrash metal from northern Hesse.
Fenriz is a raw black metal project from Chorzow in the Silesian Voivodeship, formed in 2023. Despite sharing a name with Darkthrone's legendary drummer, this Polish project carves its own path through raw, uncompromising black metal from Upper Silesia.
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