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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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AMENRA "Day Is Done" by Nick Drake (2021)
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Forsaken Sanctum is a raw black metal project from Sokobanja in southeastern Serbia, formed in 2024. They channel uncompromising black metal from the spa town nestled in the mountains of eastern Serbia.
Forsaken Wrath is a black/death metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 2011 and trafficking in aggressive, blasphemous extremity. The project fuses black metal's darkness with death metal's brutality from the Hellenic underground.
Forseti is a black/folk metal band from Germany, formed in 2019. Named after the Norse god of justice, the band blends folk traditions with the aggression of black metal.
Forskruz is a raw black metal project from France, formed in 2023. The project creates lo-fi, uncompromising raw black metal.
Forsman is a black metal project from Kopavogur/Reykjavik, Iceland, active since 2021. The project delivers Icelandic black metal from the greater Reykjavik area.
Forssa 1903 is a black metal project from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2014. The name references the Finnish town of Forssa and the year 1903, when Finland's labor movement held a significant congress there.
Forst is an atmospheric black metal project from Finland, formed in 2019. The project — whose German name means "forest" — creates expansive, nature-inspired atmospheric black metal.
Forsthexe is a black metal project from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2024. The project's name — "forest witch" — evokes the primeval and supernatural themes of their black metal.
Fortapt is a black metal project from Bergen, Norway, formed in 2014. Their name — Norwegian for 'lost' or 'desperate' — anchors their black metal in themes of desolation from western Norway's dark, rain-soaked cultural capital.
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