Atmospheric black/folk metal band from Minsk, Belarus, blending stormy blast beats with epic ambiance and Eastern European dark tales since 2008. Their extensive nine-album catalog spans early recordings from 2005 through releases like "Bald Mountain" and "Conjunction of Spheres," drawing deeply from Slavic mythology and folklore.

Folk metal act from Prague, Czech Republic, weaving traditional melodies into a heavy metal framework since 2022. Their approach channels Slavic and Central European folk heritage through the power and energy of metal.

When Exsilium emerged in 2012 from Celje, they brought with them a sound rooted in black metal and folk metal — all acoustic instrumentation clashing productively with electric fury. Their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.

F.R.A.M. is a folk metal band from Luhansk, Ukraine, formed in 2023. They bring folk-infused metal from eastern Ukraine, a region deeply affected by the ongoing conflict.

Faanefjell is a symphonic black/folk metal band from Kristiansand in southern Norway, formed in 2014. They blend the orchestral grandeur of symphonic black metal with Norwegian folk traditions, drawing on the cultural heritage of the Agder coast.

Fabiant is a melodic gothic/death/thrash/folk metal project from Gomel, Belarus, formed in 2010. The project fuses an unusually wide range of metal subgenres — gothic, death, thrash, and folk — into a singular, genre-blending approach.

Fabula Rasa is a power/folk metal band from Düsseldorf, Germany, formed in 2020. The band weaves folk instruments and storytelling into an energetic power metal framework.

Fafnires is a folk black metal project from Třinec, Czech Republic, formed in 2013. Their debut album "Revenge of the Inequality" blends black metal with folk, celtic, and pagan influences in atmospheric, melody-driven instrumental compositions evoking medieval and heroic themes.

Falchion is a melodic death/folk metal band from Lahti, Finland, formed in 2019. The band blends folk influences with the melodic death metal tradition that Finland is renowned for.