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Curse of the Crystal Coconut (2020)
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Freigeist is a black metal band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2013. The project's name — meaning "free spirit" — reflects an independent approach to black metal from the northern German port city.
Freitod is a black metal band from Zürich, Switzerland, formed in 2016. The project — whose name translates from German as "voluntary death" — channels bleak, atmospheric black metal.
Freitodt is a depressive black metal project from Germany, active since 2007. The project channels despair and melancholy through bleak, atmospheric depressive black metal.
Freja is an atmospheric post-black metal project from the Netherlands, formed in 2022 and named after the Norse goddess of love and war. They craft expansive, emotionally layered post-black metal built on atmospheric textures and dynamic contrasts.
Frekkr is a black/viking metal band from Nancy, France, active since 2007. The band channels Norse-inspired black and viking metal from the Lorraine capital.
Fremdreich is a black metal project from Germany, formed in 2017. The project's name — meaning "foreign realm" — signals the otherworldly dimension of their black metal.
Frennekros is a black metal band from Grand Est, France, formed in 2012. The band creates atmospheric black metal from the northeastern French region.
Frentrum is a black metal project from Lanciano in the Chieti province of Abruzzo, formed in 2015. They draw their name from the ancient Frentani people who inhabited the region, grounding their black metal in the history and landscape of central-eastern Italy.
Frevel is a progressive black metal band from Tuttlingen, Germany, formed in 2022. The band pushes black metal into progressive territory from the Swabian town on the upper Danube.
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