Fourth Monarchy is a symphonic black metal band from Venice, Italy, formed in 2019. They pair the grandeur of symphonic orchestration with black metal intensity, an approach befitting the theatrical, historically layered atmosphere of their Venetian home city.

Fovitron is a symphonic melodic black/death metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2014 by guitarist Fovitrus and vocalist Nuntius Mortis, signed to Alcyone Records. Their debut full-length Altar of Whispers builds on their 2016 EP with layered symphonic extremity.

Foyer du Chaos is a raw black metal/dungeon synth project from Avignon, France, formed in 2023. The project — whose name means "hearth of chaos" — blends raw black metal with dungeon synth from the Papal City of Provence.

Fra Waurhts is a black/death metal project from the Netherlands, active since 2014. Their Gothic-language name — derived from the Old East Germanic tongue — signals an antiquarian approach to extreme metal, channeling archaic darkness through black and death metal forms.

FraBezdan is an Austrian black metal one-man project whose creator describes it as a "hobbyonemanproject." Their self-released catalog includes albums titled "Visjoner om skjebne," "Globaler Flächenbrand!," and "Hate Eternal," drawing from raw, lo-fi black metal traditions with titles mixing Norwegian and German.

Fragda is a blackened deathcore band from Budapest, Hungary, active since 2019 and merging blackened extremity with deathcore's crushing breakdowns. The project represents the heavier end of Budapest's modern metal spectrum.

Fragile Edge is a depressive black metal project from Tolyatti on the Volga, formed in 2014. They channel anguished, introspective black metal from the massive automobile-manufacturing city in the Samara Oblast.

Frail Petals is a black metal project from Jyväskylä, Finland, formed in 2025. The project juxtaposes the delicacy of its name with the harshness of black metal.

Fraktur is a black/death metal band from Frahier-et-Châtebier, France, formed in 2017. The band merges black and death metal from the Franche-Comté village.