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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Abridged Dimensions (2025)
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With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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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.
Frvst is a black/sludge metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2019. The band fuses the cold aggression of black metal with the thick, tarry weight of sludge metal.
Fryderyk is a black metal project from Sondrio in the Lombardy Alps. They operate from one of Italy's most mountainous and isolated provinces, channeling the stark alpine landscape into atmospheric black metal.
Frykt is a black metal project from Hungary, whose name translates to 'fear' in Norwegian, active since 2019. The project channels Scandinavian-inspired black metal through a Hungarian lens.
Fran is a depressive black metal project from Foggia in Puglia, active since 2016. They deliver anguished, introspective depressive black metal from Italy's southeastern Adriatic plains, exploring themes of isolation and despair.
Früchtebrot is a raw black metal project from Bielefeld, Germany, formed in 2024. The project's ironic name — meaning "fruit bread" — belies the rawness of their black metal output from the East Westphalian city.
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