False Reality is a melodic black/death metal band from Brasov, Romania, formed in 2024. They channel melodic extreme metal from the Transylvanian mountain city, a region whose Gothic architecture and Carpathian landscape have long inspired dark art.

Falskur Fugl is a post-black metal project from Perm in the Ural Mountains region of Russia, formed in 2016. Their Icelandic name — meaning 'false bird' — adds a Nordic dimension to post-black metal crafted from the geographic boundary between Europe and Asia.

Falsus Deum is a black/death metal band from Leiria, Portugal, formed in 2024. Their Latin name — meaning 'false god' — anchors their extreme metal in anti-religious themes from the central Portuguese city.

Fanatic Attack is a thrash metal band from Zalaszentivan, Hungary, evolving from straight thrash into blackened thrash metal since 2021. The project delivers aggressive, blackened thrash from rural western Hungary.

Fanaticism is a raw black metal project from Hungary, active since 2015 and channeling uncompromising lo-fi black metal. The project operates in the underground reaches of the Hungarian black metal scene.

Fanatisme is a black metal/post-punk project from Oslo, formed in 2025. They represent the newest wave of Norwegian black metal's genre-blending evolution, fusing traditional black metal with post-punk's angular rhythms and cold-wave atmospherics.

Fanchon is a black metal project from Bavaria, Germany, formed in 2020. The project creates atmospheric black metal inspired by the dark forests and alpine landscapes of southern Germany.

Fanebærer is a black metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2017. The band's Danish name — meaning "standard bearer" — signals their commitment to carrying the black metal banner from the Scandinavian capital.

Fangorn is a folk/black metal band from Hallwang, Salzburg, formed in 1998, now active under the name Rivendell. Drawing directly on J.R.R. Tolkien's mythology, their original 1998 demo "Poems of Mountains and Forests" — remastered and reissued as "Fangorn: Poems of Mountains and Forests" in 2024 — blends raw black metal with epic folk arrangements and fantasy-themed lyrics.