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The Blind Leading The Blind (2018)
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Scum (2017)
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Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Fairyscape is a gothic metal band from Aschaffenburg, Germany, formed in 2013. The band blends dark, romantic gothic atmospheres with heavy metal instrumentation from the Bavarian Franconia region.
Fallen Arise is a symphonic gothic metal band from Athens, Greece, whose releases include Enigma and Adeline, blending orchestral grandeur with gothic metal atmospheres. The project represents the Hellenic tradition of symphonic metal.
Fallen Sentinel is a death metal turned gothic metal band from Vigo, Spain, formed in 2016. The band evolved from death metal roots into gothic metal territory from the Galician Atlantic city.
Far from Mind is a gothic metal band from Krasnodar in southern Russia, active since 1995 — making them one of the longest-running metal acts in the region. Three decades from the Kuban capital represent an extraordinary commitment to gothic metal in a musically remote area.
Faustus is a black/gothic metal band from Morag in the Warmia-Masuria region of northeastern Poland, active since 2008. They merge black metal ferocity with gothic metal's dark romanticism from one of Poland's most historically layered and geographically remote regions.
Fear of Silence is a gothic/doom/death metal band from Germany, formed in 2024. The project layers gothic melancholy and doom metal weight over a death metal foundation.
Fearlight is a pagan/folk metal band from Saint Petersburg, having evolved from earlier doom/gothic metal origins since 2019. Their stylistic transformation traces a journey from dark, slow heaviness to the folk-infused paganism of their current incarnation.
FearOfHatred is a gothic/industrial death metal band from Lincoln, England, formed in 2016. The band fuses gothic atmospheres and industrial textures with death metal heaviness from the Lincolnshire cathedral city.
Fearwell is a gothic/doom metal band from Rome, Italy, formed in 2022. Their approach merges the melancholic weight of doom metal with gothic atmosphere, drawing on Rome's rich tradition of dark, emotionally charged heavy music.
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