Faceshift is a heavy metal band from Stockholm that evolved from earlier gothic metal origins, active since 2012. Their stylistic evolution from gothic to traditional heavy metal reflects a journey toward more direct, riff-driven songwriting from the Swedish capital.

Fact is a heavy metal band from Sande/Wilhelmshaven, Germany, formed in 2020. The band delivers classic heavy metal from the North Sea coast of Lower Saxony.

Factory is a thrash/heavy metal band from Turin, Italy, active since 2018 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven metal from the Piedmont capital. The project channels the industrial heritage of Turin into thrash metal.

Factory of Art is a progressive heavy/power metal band from Leipzig, Germany, active since 1990 and now in their fourth decade. They describe their sound as "artfully arranged, timeless rhythms forming an extraordinary symbiosis of progressive, power, and classic metal," with releases including "Story of Pain" and "Back to Life."

Fair Fight is a heavy metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 2021 and delivering classic heavy metal from the Greek capital. The project draws on the Hellenic tradition of melodic, riff-driven heavy metal.

Fairchild is a heavy metal band from Eksjo in the Smaland region of Sweden, formed in 2020. They deliver classic heavy metal from the forested interior of southern Sweden.

Fairness is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Saffle in the Varmland region of western Sweden, formed in 2014. They channel riff-driven heavy metal and hard rock from the Swedish borderlands near Norway.

Fairytale is a heavy/power metal band from Recklinghausen, Germany, formed in 2011. The band delivers melodic, anthemic heavy and power metal from the heart of the Ruhr area.

Fairywhite is a progressive heavy/power metal band from Gütersloh, Germany, formed in 2020. The band combines the technical ambition of progressive metal with the melodic drive of power metal.