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Sandanski, BG · 2009–present · active
Forgotten Forests is a death/doom metal band from Sandanski, Bulgaria, formed in 2009, self-described as an epic death doom metal act. Their discography includes "Fighting in the Age of Mist," "Kingdom of Death," "Spirits of the Ash," and "Rebirth Beyond," released through Acclaim Records.
Stavanger, NO · 2023–present · active
Forgotten King is a psychedelic stoner/doom metal band from Stavanger, Norway, formed in 2023. They channel the hazy, riff-heavy spirit of psychedelic stoner doom from Norway's oil capital on the southwestern coast.
Kraków, PL · 2020–present · active
Forgotten Souls is a gothic/doom/death metal band from Krakow, Poland, formed in 2020. They merge three of metal's darkest and most emotionally heavy subgenres from the atmospheric medieval streets of Poland's former royal capital.
Tallinn, EE · 2000–present · active
Forgotten Sunrise is a band from Tallinn, Estonia, active since 2000, who evolved from atmospheric doom/death metal into electronic and industrial territory. Their stylistic evolution reflects a restless creative vision spanning over two decades.
Rome, IT · 2012–present · active
Forgotten Thought is a funeral doom/depressive black metal project from Rome, Italy, formed in 2012. Their output dwells in the slowest, bleakest extremes of heavy music, merging the glacial pace of funeral doom with the anguished introspection of depressive black metal.
Piacenza, IT · 2000–present · active
Forgotten Tomb is a pioneering Italian black metal band from Piacenza, founded in 1999 and recognized as one of the true originators of depressive black metal (DSBM). From the genre-defining Songs to Leave and Springtime Depression through later releases incorporating rock, sludge, and punk influences, the project has continually evolved while maintaining its nihilistic core.
Winterthur, CH · 2014–present · active
Forlet Sires is an atmospheric black/doom metal band from Winterthur, Switzerland, formed in 2014. Their discography includes "Demo I," "Journey Towards Ruin," and "Holy," exploring the intersection of atmospheric black metal's vastness with doom metal's crushing weight.
Piacenza, IT · 2018–present · active
Formalist is a sludge/drone/doom metal supergroup from Piacenza, Italy, formed in 2014 by members of Forgotten Tomb, Malasangre, and Viscera///. Their releases We Inherit a World at the Seams and No One Will Shine Anymore aim to 'open new gates to total sonic horrors,' combining the heaviest elements of their parent bands into crushing experimental doom.
Mouscron, BE · 2024–present · active
Formol and Bones is an epic doom metal trio from Mouscron, Belgium, formed in 2024 by members Doomforger, Deathrites, and Axelord. Self-described as "guardians of the dead's memory," they revive forgotten tales of haunted graveyards, vengeful demons, resurrected witches, and unholy monks through crushing, narrative-driven doom.

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