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Infinite Terror (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Francis Soto is a heavy metal/hard rock project from Stuttgart, Germany, formed in 2025. The project delivers classic heavy metal and hard rock from the capital of Baden-Württemberg.
Frank Caruso is a heavy/progressive metal shred guitarist from Milan, Italy, active since 2024. His solo work showcases technical guitar mastery within a progressive metal framework, joining Milan's robust community of instrumentally focused metal artists.
Frankenstein is a heavy metal band from Zuidwolde in the Netherlands, formed in 2014. Named after Mary Shelley's immortal creation, they deliver riff-driven traditional heavy metal from the rural Drenthe province.
Franki Hiller is a heavy metal and shred solo project from Blankenberge, Belgium, launched in 2020. The project showcases high-speed guitar technique and classic heavy metal songwriting from the Belgian coast.
Fraxure is a heavy metal band from Nuneaton in the English Midlands, active since 2018 and delivering straightforward heavy metal. The project channels classic metal energy from the West Midlands.
Freakthrone is a melodic heavy metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2025. The band delivers melodic, hook-driven heavy metal from the Finnish capital.
Free Ride is a band from Zagreb, Croatia, that evolved from melodic heavy metal roots into metalcore since 2018. The project reflects the shifting currents of Zagreb's diverse metal community.
Fregath is a heavy metal band from Budapest, Hungary, active since 2015 and delivering classic heavy metal from the Hungarian capital. The project channels traditional metal energy.
Fretless is a melodic heavy metal band from Vansbro in the Dalarna region, formed in 2020. Their name — unusual for a metal band — signals a distinctive approach to melodic heavy metal from rural central Sweden.
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European Metal Index is an index of European heavy metal bands — death metal, black metal, thrash metal, doom metal, metalcore, hardcore punk, and all heavy music. Browse bands by genre, find metal concerts near you, and discover the European metal scene.