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Fagyhamu is a pagan black metal band from Szeged, Hungary, active since 2005, whose name translates from Hungarian as 'frost ash.' The project blends pagan themes with raw black metal from Hungary's sunniest city.
Farawisa is a pagan black metal band from Vienna, formed in 2017 and signed to Naturmacht Productions. Their debut album "Frægð" (May 2021) is rooted entirely in Norse mythology and Old Icelandic literature, with all lyrics written in Old Norse and music built on icy tremolo riffs, melancholic lead guitar, atmospheric keyboards, and vocals ranging from black metal screams to epic chanting.
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.
Festung Nebelburg is a black/pagan/folk metal band from Regen in the Bavarian Forest, Germany, active since 2005. They coined the term "Woidmetal" to describe their fusion of black metal, pagan metal, rock, and acoustic elements, with lyrics centered on the mythology and sagas of the Bavarian Forest region, heard across albums like "Gabreta Hyle" (2007) and "Zwischen den Jahren" (2015).
Fimbulvet is a pagan black metal band from Schmalkalden (near Meiningen), Germany, active since 2004 and self-described as "darkened pagan metal." Their extensive discography of eight albums — from "Gjallarhorn" (2004) through "Portale" (2023) — blends atmospheric darkness with pagan themes rooted in their Thuringian heritage.
Fimbulvinter is a pagan black metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2015. Named after the mythological great winter preceding Ragnarok, they channel Norse pagan themes through black metal from Russia's former imperial capital.
Fimbulwinta is a pagan black metal/hardcore band from Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany, formed in 2014. The band fuses the fury of pagan black metal with the directness of hardcore from the industrial city on the Polish border.
Finnwolf is a pagan/atmospheric black metal band from Lappi, Finland, formed in 2018. The band draws on the vast Arctic landscapes of Finnish Lapland for their atmospheric pagan black metal.
Finrir is a death/pagan/viking metal project from Finland, formed in 2023, also incorporating ambient, folk, and electronica elements. The project blends an unusually wide range of influences from extreme metal to electronic music.
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