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Erra (band)
Erra (band): American progressive metalcore band from Birmingham, Alabama, formed 2009; also tagged djent. Members J.T. Cavey, Jesse Cash, Clint Tustin, Conor Hesse, Alex Ballew; albums Impulse through Silence Outlives the Earth.
Escape the Fate
Escape the Fate: Las Vegas post-hardcore band formed 2004, also tagged metalcore and screamo. Ronnie Radke's 2008 exit led to Craig Mabbitt fronting albums from This War Is Ours (2008) to Out of the Shadows (2023).
Espaço das Américas
Espaço das Américas is a large concert and events venue in the Barra Funda district of São Paulo, Brazil, opened in 2002 with capacity for up to 8,000 people.
Eternal Tears of Sorrow
Eternal Tears of Sorrow was a Finnish melodic and symphonic death metal band formed in 1994 in Pudasjärvi, releasing seven studio albums before disbanding in 2025.
Every Time I Die
Every Time I Die: Buffalo, New York metalcore band (1998–2022) blending hardcore punk and Southern rock; nine albums, Ferret then Epitaph Records, led by Keith and Jordan Buckley.
Exciter
Exciter is a Canadian speed metal band from Ottawa, Ontario, formed in 1978, whose 1983 debut Heavy Metal Maniac is counted among the first thrash metal albums.
Exhumed
Exhumed is an American deathgrind band from San Jose, California, formed in 1990 and fronted by guitarist and vocalist Matt Harvey, known for gore-obsessed extreme metal on Relapse Records.
Exodus (band)
Exodus is an American thrash metal band from the San Francisco Bay Area, formed in 1979 and known for its aggressive riffs and its debut album, Bonded by Blood.
Extol
Extol is a Norwegian extreme metal band formed in 1993 in Bekkestua near Oslo, known for fusing technical death metal, thrash, and progressive elements with lyrics informed by the members' Christian faith.
Eyehategod
Eyehategod (EHG) is an American sludge/doom metal band formed 20 April 1988 in New Orleans by Jimmy Bower and Joey LaCaze; the Take as Needed for Pain (1993) pioneers of the NOLA sludge scene, still active on Century Media.
Faith No More
Faith No More: San Francisco alternative metal band formed 1979, also pioneers of funk metal. Breakthrough "Epic" (1989) on The Real Thing with Mike Patton; Angel Dust (1992) shaped nu metal; split 1998, reunited 2009, Sol Invictus 2015, 2027 return confirmed.
Falling in Reverse
Falling in Reverse is a Las Vegas rock band formed in 2008 by Ronnie Radke (ex-Escape the Fate) while imprisoned, known for genre-blending post-hardcore, pop punk, and hip-hop, the gold debut The Drug in Me Is You, and the multi-platinum 2019 single Popular Monster.
Faster Pussycat
Faster Pussycat is an American glam metal and hard rock band formed in 1985 in Los Angeles, whose 1989 album Wake Me When It's Over was certified gold.
Fastway (band)
Fastway: English hard rock band formed 1982 by ex-Motörhead guitarist Fast Eddie Clarke and ex-UFO bassist Pete Way, with Humble Pie drummer Jerry Shirley and vocalist Dave King; 1983 debut hit No. 31 Billboard, broke up 1990, revived 2011.
Fates Warning
Fates Warning: American progressive metal band formed in Hartford, Connecticut in 1982 by Jim Matheos and John Arch, also called Misfit briefly. Known for Awaken the Guardian, Parallels, and the 54-minute single-song album A Pleasant Shade of Gray (1997); fronted by Ray Alder since 1988.
Fear Factory
Fear Factory is an American industrial metal band from Los Angeles formed in 1989, formerly Ulceration, known for Demanufacture (1995), Burton C. Bell's scream-and-clean vocals, and the Roboticist single of 2026.
Ferret Music
Ferret Music is an American independent record label specializing in hardcore and metal, founded in 1996 by Carl Severson in New Jersey and relaunched by him in 2026.
Finntroll
Finntroll is a Finnish folk metal band from Helsinki, formed in 1997, that mixes black metal guitars with polka-style folk keyboards and sings troll-themed lyrics mostly in Swedish.
Fit for a King (band)
Fit for a King (Fit For A King) is an American Christian metalcore band formed in 2007 in Tyler, Texas, signed to Solid State Records, with eight albums including The Hell We Create (2022) and Lonely God (2025).
Fit For An Autopsy
Fit For An Autopsy is an American deathcore band from Jersey City, New Jersey, known for a progressive style and led by guitarist and producer Will Putney.
Five Finger Death Punch
Five Finger Death Punch (5FDP), American groove metal band formed in Las Vegas in 2005 by Zoltan Bathory and Jeremy Spencer; ten studio albums through Legacy (2026), record 13 consecutive Billboard Mainstream Rock number ones, 15 billion streams.
Flotsam and Jetsam (band)
Flotsam and Jetsam: American thrash metal band from Phoenix, Arizona, formed 1981 (earlier names Paradox, Dredlox, Dogz). Debut Doomsday for the Deceiver (1986); Jason Newsted left for Metallica; still active on Napalm Records.
Flyleaf (band)
Flyleaf is an American alternative metal band from Belton, Texas, formed in the early 2000s and known for the platinum 2005 debut featuring singer Lacey Sturm.
Forbidden (band)
Forbidden (band): American thrash metal band from the San Francisco Bay Area, founded 1985 as Forbidden Evil; best known for Forbidden Evil (1988) and Twisted Into Form (1990), reformed 2023.
Fozzy
Fozzy: American hard rock/heavy metal band formed 1999 in San Antonio, Texas, fronted by wrestler Chris Jericho (Moongoose McQueen) with ex-Stuck Mojo guitarist Rich Ward; began as cover band Fozzy Osbourne, went original with All That Remains (2005), known for the Gold single Judas.
Frail Words Collapse
Frail Words Collapse is the 2003 studio album by San Diego metalcore band As I Lay Dying, released on Metal Blade Records and selling 250,000 copies.
Freak Kitchen
Freak Kitchen is an experimental heavy metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 1992 and fronted by guitarist and singer Mattias "IA" Eklundh, blending metal with carnatic influences.
Freedom Call
Freedom Call is a German melodic power metal band from Nuremberg, formed in 1998 by Chris Bay and Dan Zimmermann, known for its upbeat "happy metal" style.
From Ashes to New
From Ashes to New: American rap-rock/metalcore band formed August 2013 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania by Matt Brandyberry. Albums Day One (2016), The Future, Panic, Blackout, Reflections (2026) on Better Noise Music; hit "Through It All."
Frozen Soul
Frozen Soul is a Texas death metal band formed in 2018, signed to Century Media, known for icy themes, Bolt Thrower-style grooves, Magic: The Gathering ties, and albums Crypt of Ice, Glacial Domination, and No Place of Warmth (2026).