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Felsenfeste is a black metal band from Friedrichsdorf, Germany, formed in 2014. The band channels dark, atmospheric black metal from the Taunus foothills north of Frankfurt.
Felskinn is a heavy metal/hard rock band based across Lucerne, Basel, Aargau, and Bern in Switzerland, formed in 2018. Their releases "Mind Over Matter" and "Enter the Light" deliver classic-leaning heavy metal with hard rock energy.
Felvum is a black metal project from Mykolaiv, Ukraine, formed in 2022. They channel black metal from the besieged southern Ukrainian port city near the frontlines of the ongoing conflict.
Femicide is a death metal band from Sweden, active since 2004. Over two decades they have contributed to Sweden's world-renowned death metal tradition, one of the genre's deepest national scenes.
Fen is an atmospheric black metal/post-rock band from London, active since 2015. The band draws on the desolate beauty of the English fenlands to create expansive, atmospheric music merging black metal with post-rock.
Fenfire is a melodic black metal band from Darmstadt, Germany, formed in 2011. The band blends melodic guitar work with the cold aggression of black metal from the southern Hessian city.
Fenice Nera is an epic black metal project from Parma, Italy, active since 1997 as a vehicle for conceptual art exploring history and philosophy. Eschewing conventional extreme metal imagery, the project has evolved through cosmic black metal, medieval atmospheres, and ambitious works like Maiestas Domini — Magnum Opus Extended over nearly three decades of output.
Feniks is a heavy metal band from Jastrzebie-Zdroj in the Silesian coal basin of Poland, formed in 2015. Their name — Polish for 'phoenix' — suggests themes of rebirth and resilience, delivering classic heavy metal from the industrial south.
Fennostana is a black metal project from Orimattila, Finland, formed in 2024. The project creates cold black metal from the southern Finnish town.
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