Foreshadowing is a gothic metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2007. The band explores dark, atmospheric gothic metal from the German capital.

Forest of Shadows is a gothic/doom/death metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2018. They blend the melancholic atmospherics of gothic and doom metal with death metal's weight from the Swedish capital.

Forest Stream is a black/gothic/doom metal band from Chernogolovka in the Moscow Oblast, active since 2003. Over two decades they have developed a sophisticated blend of black, gothic, and doom metal, creating atmospheric extreme music from the science-oriented city east of Moscow.

Forever Autumn is a gothic/doom metal band from Steinebach an der Wied, Germany, formed in 2014. The band channels melancholic gothic doom from the Westerwald region of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Forgotten is a gothic/doom metal band from Alicante, Spain, active since 2000. With over two decades of activity, the band has been crafting melancholic gothic doom from the Mediterranean coast.

Forgotten Hope is a death/gothic metal band from the Pollino mountain region of Cosenza in Calabria, formed in 2012. Their debut Third Eye Fragments features ten tracks of melodic black-tinged death metal with gothic overtones, rooted in the remote landscapes of southern Italy's Calabrian interior.

Forgotten Lore is a gothic/black metal project from Rome, Italy, formed in 2023. They mine the intersection of gothic atmosphere and black metal ferocity, joining Rome's thriving underground extreme metal community.

Forgotten Souls is a gothic/doom/death metal band from Krakow, Poland, formed in 2020. They merge three of metal's darkest and most emotionally heavy subgenres from the atmospheric medieval streets of Poland's former royal capital.

Forgotten Tomb is a pioneering Italian black metal band from Piacenza, founded in 1999 and recognized as one of the true originators of depressive black metal (DSBM). From the genre-defining Songs to Leave and Springtime Depression through later releases incorporating rock, sludge, and punk influences, the project has continually evolved while maintaining its nihilistic core.