F.P.G.S. is a two-piece experimental black/doom metal project from Bregenz, Vorarlberg, founded in December 2006 by F.P. on guitar, bass, and drum machine, and G.S. on vocals and concept. Their debut album "Am Abgrund" (2008) is a concept record built around the four stages of approaching schizophrenia — Prodromalphase, Exazerbation, Schizophrenes Residuum, and Suizidstadien — mapping the psychological collapse of a young man through bleak, droning compositions.

Face of Despair is a progressive doom/death metal project from Switzerland, formed in 2025. The project merges the introspective complexity of progressive metal with the crushing weight of doom and death metal.

Faceless Envoy is a melodic death metal band from Athens, Greece, blending modern aggression with old-school influences through powerful riffs, melodic leads, and dynamic vocals ranging from growls to clean singing. Their 2026 debut Memoirs Within was mixed and mastered by Bob Katsionis at Sound Symmetry Studio in Athens.

Fade Away is a doom metal project from Lamia, Greece, emerging in 2026 with heavy, slow-paced compositions from central Greece. The project represents the expanding reach of Greek doom metal beyond Athens and Thessaloniki.

Faded Remembrance is a gothic/doom/death metal band from Gyor, Hungary, active since 2023 and blending gothic atmospheres with doom and death metal heaviness. The project channels the melancholy of the Danube city into dark, brooding metal.

Fading Bliss is a gothic doom/death metal band from Saint-Nicolas near Liège, Belgium, active since 2009. They released their debut full-length "From Illusion to Despair" in 2013 through Danish label Mighty Music, followed by their second album "Journeys in Solitude" in 2018 via Malpermesita Records after a period of lineup changes.

Fading Sun is a funeral doom/death metal band from Minsk, Belarus, formed in 2010. Their single extended track "Yawning Void" — clocking in at over 18 minutes — exemplifies their approach to slow, crushing, atmospheric death doom.

Fairy Duster is a doom/post-metal band from Fürth, Germany, formed in 2014. After releasing the impressive "KARASëA" EP in 2014 and then going quiet for years, they returned heavier than before with their 2025 debut album "Far from Light and Time," featuring artwork by renowned painter Mariusz Lewandowski.

Faith is a doom/post-metal band from Omsk in western Siberia, formed in 2021. They craft heavy, contemplative doom and post-metal from the city on the Irtysh River, deep in the Siberian steppe.