Festung is an ambient black metal project from Leipzig, Germany, formed in 2018. The project layers ambient textures over black metal foundations, creating immersive sonic landscapes from the Saxon cultural hub.

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).

Feuermann is a black/doom metal project from Germany, formed in 2017. The project's name — German for "fire man" — signals the elemental intensity of their black/doom hybrid.

Feuerschiff is an atmospheric black metal project from Germany, formed in 2023. The project's name — German for "lightship" — evokes nautical imagery woven into their atmospheric black metal.

Feuersturm is a black metal band from Potsdam, Germany, formed in 2019. The band's name — meaning "firestorm" — reflects the intensity of their black metal from the Brandenburg state capital.

Feuille Morte is a black metal project from France, formed in 2021. The project's name — meaning "dead leaf" — evokes autumnal decay through atmospheric black metal.

Fever Sea is an atmospheric black metal/post-rock band from Bristol, England, formed in 2012. The band creates expansive, oceanic soundscapes merging atmospheric black metal with post-rock.

Fever Sun is a black/sludge metal project from Pordenone, Italy, self-described as a 'local discomfort unit.' Their 2025 debut Index spans four tracks across thirty-two minutes of atmosphere-heavy black metal fused with sludge and doom, praised for its balance of crushing weight and compositional nuance.

Feyn is a progressive black metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2021. The band pushes black metal into progressive, boundary-defying territory from the French capital.