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Infinite Terror (2024)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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FolkenTroll is a folk metal band from Lecce in Puglia, formed in 2019. They bring the folk metal tradition to Italy's deep south, fusing regional folk sensibilities with heavy metal from the Salento peninsula.
Folkrim is a folk metal band from Rauma, Finland, formed in 2021. The band weaves Finnish folk traditions into a heavy metal framework from the UNESCO-listed coastal town.
Foothill Roots is an atmospheric folk/black metal project from Galway, Ireland, active since 2020 and blending Irish folk traditions with atmospheric black metal. The project draws on the wild landscapes of the west of Ireland.
Forgotten Land is a black/folk metal project from Como, Italy, active since 2005. Their output blends black metal intensity with folk elements, drawing on both the atmospheric landscapes of the Lake Como region and broader European folk metal traditions.
Forgotten Silence is an avant-garde and progressive death metal band from Rosice, Czech Republic, active since 1993 and boasting true cult status among fans and critics alike. Their vast discography — spanning releases like "Senyaan," "Kro Ni Ka," "La Grande Bouffe," and "Thots" — overlaps into metal, rock, ambient, and jazz, making them one of the most genre-defying acts in Czech metal history.
Forgotten Spirit is a black/folk metal band from Sumy in northeastern Ukraine, active since 1997. Nearly three decades of folk-tinged black metal make them one of the most enduring extreme metal acts in the Ukrainian underground.
Forgotten Tales Brotherhood is a symphonic folk metal band from Brittany, France, formed in 2019. The band weaves Celtic Breton folk traditions into symphonic metal from France's most Celtic-influenced region.
Forja is a folk/power metal band from Terrassa, Spain, formed in 2015. The band — whose name means "forge" — blends folk elements with power metal from the industrial Catalan city.
Forn Kaldr is a solo atmospheric folk/black metal project from Darlington in northeast England, creating expansive atmospheric metal since 2018. The project's discography includes The End of Everything, Beneath an Ocean of Stars, and Mystic Arcane Lands.
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