Fateless is a melodic death/groove metal band from Drammen, Norway, formed in 2017. They combine the melodic precision of Scandinavian death metal with the rhythmic punch of groove metal from one of the Oslofjord's industrial cities.

Fates Messenger is a metalcore band from South England, formed in 2024. The band delivers aggressive metalcore from the southern English region.

Fateweaver is a metalcore band from Darlington, England, formed in 2024. The band crafts aggressive metalcore from the County Durham town.

Father Bluebeard is a goregrind/death metal band from Budapest, Hungary, named after the folklore character, delivering grotesque extremity since 2016. The project traffics in the most visceral corners of the Hungarian grind scene.

Father Merrin is a doom metal band from Ligny-en-Barrois, France, formed in 2014. Named after the exorcist priest from "The Exorcist," the band channels slow, heavy doom from the Meuse department of Lorraine.

Father Murphy is a thrash metal band from Fallingbostel, Germany, formed in 2008. With over 15 years of activity, the band has been a consistent presence in the Lower Saxon thrash metal scene.

Father of Lies is a doom metal/punk band from Sheffield, England, formed in 2021. The band merges doom metal's crushing weight with punk's raw energy from the Steel City.

Father Sky Mother Earth is a drone/doom metal duo from Hamburg, Germany, featuring Nico Seel on guitar and Niclas Gerull on bass. Their albums — the self-titled debut (2016) and "Across the River of Time" (2017) — create dense, meditative drone soundscapes drawing comparisons to Sunn O))), Bongripper, and Earth, described by critics as "superior drone" with ritualistic, pounding rhythmic elements.

Fathom is a doom/sludge metal band from Amsterdam, formed in 2018. They plumb the depths suggested by their name, delivering heavy, oppressive doom and sludge from the Dutch capital's thriving underground metal scene.